07/24/2015
Deutsche Bank and Leonteq announce new cooperation
Deutsche Bank and Leonteq announced a new cooperation for the origination and distribution of structured investment products.
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07/23/2015
EU takes on Asia, BRIC infrastructure banks
Commission launches plan to boost infrastructure investment.
07/23/2015
MD versus analyst: The top 50 universities for investment banking
There’s a big difference between breaking into investment banking and making it in investment banking.
07/22/2015
One of the UK’s top former investment bankers to launch investment firm
The firm is based in Maidenhead, a suburb of London near Heathrow Airport. Del Missier declined to comment on potential backers, adding that the firm is in its “very early days".
07/22/2015
Why are all these juniors leaving HSBC’s IBD business?
It’s come to our attention that plenty of HSBC’s investment banking juniors have been leaving, often for large US investment banks.
07/22/2015
Barclays McFarlane Expected to Signal Aggressive Cuts, Citi Says
Barclays will announce earnings on July 29 along with a revised strategy for the investment bank, which lags behind profitability at the rest of the firm.
07/20/2015
Investment banks tread carefully after years of living dangerously
Stricter regulation and hefty penalties after 2008 financial meltdown forcing them to shift focus to less risky areas of banking
07/20/2015
The Willful Blindness Of Deutsche Bank's Management
But this is a particularly active form of negligence.
07/20/2015
Body of banker in death plunge lay undiscovered for 4 days
The body of a banker who plunged to his death from a mountain in the Lake District lay undiscovered for four days after hotel staff failed to notice he was missing, an inquest heard last week.
07/20/2015
Barclays is reportedly planning to cut more than 30,000 jobs
The paper said a potential candidate, who would replace Jenkins, is expected to eliminate jobs much faster and more deeply than the ousted boss.
07/17/2015
ABN, NAB reopen Swiss for international FIG
International financial new issue supply returned to the Swiss market this week after a lull of more than a month, as ABN Amro and National Australia Bank priced new seven year bonds
07/17/2015
Green Investment Bank privatisation presents a threat to UK low carbon economy
E3G's Nick Mabey argues the government's GIB privatisation plan will deal a serious blow to the low carbon investment landscape
07/15/2015
£50.1m of Green Investment Bank funs backing Halton projects
Funds pumped into wood burning power plant in Widnes and waste incinerator in Teeside powered by Halton and Merseyside rubbish
07/14/2015
Bank of England plans to accept equities as collateral from banks
Officials could let banks offer shares to the Bank of England in return for funding
07/14/2015
RBS to Exit Greek Shipping Portfolio
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is winding down its Greek operation and is looking to sell its USD5 billion shipping loans portfolio, Reuters reported on Saturday.
07/14/2015
Barclays investment bank in firing line despite change at top
The investment bank has gone from Barclays' main profit engine to its biggest drag on returns.
07/13/2015
Barclays Considers Acquisition To Help Split Off Retail Arm - FT
According to the FT, Barclays is the only bank that requires an extra licence for its ringfenced unit.
07/13/2015
SocGen shuffles Asian global markets sales
Société Générale has appointed new heads of global markets sales across Asia as it continues to reorganise its global markets business.
07/12/2015
Sacked Barclays boss Jenkins to leave with £28m package
Antony Jenkins upset investors in 2013 when he increased the bonus pool despite a slide in profits
07/10/2015
Barclays sets out plans to ‘unleash revenue growth’
John McFarlane gave the green light to start the new growth initiatives this week