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KPMG says EU bank reforms should be shelved - Bloomberg

Audit firm KPMG has written to Europe's largest lenders saying a European Commission plan to separate banks' consumer and investment-banking arms should be shelved.

Credit Suisse arranged securities for BES

Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse yesterday confirmed that it had created investment vehicles for scandal-mired Banco Espirito Santo before it was bailed out by the Portuguese government.

Equity Bank’s investment arm to collaborate with London-based global investment services firm

On the other end, Equity Investment Bank is a member of the Nairobi Stock Exchange and is locally licensed to provide investment banking services including stock brokerage.

Monolithic investment banks need a reality check

Scandals and instances of fund mismanagement call for an overhaul in client ties

Arcapita Bank hires JP Morgan to float Irish energy firm

Viridian, which has been owned by Arcapita Bank since 2006, reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of 99 million pounds in the year to the end of March on 1.6 billion pounds of revenue.

Credit Suisse Teams Up With Fidelity

Credit Suisse plans to team up with Fidelity’s retail clients to get their hands on promising IPOs

British Banks Most Exposed To China

Of the 25 countries whose banks report lending data to BIS, the biggest surge in new loans in the year ended March 31

Earning $1m as an investment banker is now too much of a long shot

Those entering the industry today are increasingly viewing their banking job as a training ground to move on to other ventures

Barclays Quant Trading Unit Said to Take 60 Employees in Spinout

The firm, which hasn’t yet been named, will use algorithms to trade mainly equities and other liquid securities globally.

Something is deeply amiss in the IPO market

Many stock market floats have underperformed in recent weeks

BlackRock raises concerns over IPO processes

The recent rush to market of IPOs has raised concern from other asset management firms.

Slovenia invites binding bids for second-largest bank NKBM

It did not say who the bidders for 100 percent of state-owned NKBM were.

BNY Mellon wins Treasury Services Award from EMEA Finance

BNY Mellon secures top ranking for fifth consecutive year

Cyber spooks in demand at investment banks

The demand is being driven by an increase in threats and heightened awareness among senior management at banks of the need to defend against attacks.

BNP Paribas Offers to Buy DAB Shares After UniCredit Deal

The bank will publish final terms of the offer on its website once German financial markets regulator Bafin grants permission

Blackstone’s Intertrust Said to Hire Four Banks for IPO

ABN Amro Group NV and Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) were also chosen to work on the possible sale, in which the owner may seek a valuation of about 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) including debt, two of the people said, asking not to be identified as the details

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