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Rabobank Said to Hold Talks for $4.9 Billion Leasing Sale

Rabobank is seeking to cut as much as 150 billion euros of assets by 2020 in preparation for tougher European capital rules.

Italy's Rescued Banks to Draw `Long List' of Bids, Chairman Says

We are expecting to receive expressions of interest from potential bidders by today.

Top boss says investment banking staff set for 'solid' bonuses

Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam said remuneration is the battleground in his attempts to restructure the investment bank.

Barclays Cutting 1,000 Jobs, About 230 Eliminated in Asia

The U.K. bank plans to cut about 230 jobs in the Asia Pacific, including winding up its cash equities business in the region

EIB aims to invest in financial sector

Executives from the European Investment Bank will visitthe Zimbabwe in the second half of the year to do a due diligence exercise, as they eye an investment in the financial services sector

Tens of thousands of disgruntled customers leaving these banks for better deal

BRITAIN's biggest banks are seeing thousands of disgruntled customers up sticks and leave for a new and better value provider as market for new customers gets more competitive.

Credit Agricole Eyes Capital Boost by Selling Bank Stakes

The French lender may be ready to announce a deal in March, though it is discussing various options and hasn’t made a final decision

Banks look to retain junior talent by boosting bonuses

Wall St and City take action to retain next generation

Barclays’s New CEO Beats a Retreat in Africa

New leader Jes Staley makes his mark with plans to sell off a big stake in the bank’s African business

Three banks named to run float of Dutch state insurer ASR

NLFI said fees would be capped at 4.5 million euros shared between all the syndicate banks.

European investment banks capitalise on rivals

Europe’s lesser-known investment banks have been helped by market conditions

Panmure storms into the top five London advisors

The firm soared five places up the table, jumping from tenth in 2014.

Development bank president welcomes deeper cooperation with China

The Silk Road initiative was valuable to central Asian nations as well as to China and Europe, said Chakrabarti.

'Grandfather of markets' leads China's charge into German M&A

The consortium included his investment firm, AGIC Capital, and was a rare example of a Chinese state firm teaming up with a private equity group.

RBS Chairman Says U.K. Investment Banks Must `Rethink' Services

RBS is exiting commercial and investment banking operations in 25 countries around the world

Pay Is a Battle Ground as Bankers Don't Accept Cuts, Thiam Says

Thiam is shrinking the investment bank and increasing the lender’s focus on wealth management as regulators step up scrutiny of riskier activities and demand higher capital buffers.

Choppy Waters for Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank's hopes for an extremely lucrative Saudi business contract may be disrupted by political tensions.

Deutsche Bank Fund Buys $537 Million London Office Project

The FCA, will regulates financial markets in the U.K., is due to move into the property in east London in 2018.

BNP Senior Debt Deal Shows Legal Muddle Facing EU Bond Investors

France and Germany are implementing the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, which came into force on Jan. 1.

Red faces as big banks lose in UK bond trader’s collapse

Invexstar was a tiny broker that went under in the market meltdown that followed the spike in German government debt yields last May.

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