04/28/2014
French banks riding high on wave of M&A
On a surge in French mergers and acquisitions action this year, two venerable French banks have surfed their way confidently to the upper echelons of M&A the league tables. The question now is, can they stay there?
04/28/2014
Taxpayer-owned RBS is at the bottom of the banking pay league and feels it is being singled out for unfair treatment
04/25/2014
Investors fear bank not strong enough to cope with tougher regulatory environment
04/25/2014
The average salaries of London investment bankers is booming
04/25/2014
Female Banker Jumps to her Death from Office Window after Clash with Bosses
The bank circulated an email confirming the suicide, adding it was a "very painful moment for the company."
04/25/2014
But cost-cutting programme is starting to show ‘material benefit’ and will help offset drop
04/24/2014
Shareholders expected to question decision to raise payouts by 10% while activists highlight bank's promotion of tax havens
04/24/2014
Russia’s largest investment bank considering cutting most of New York staff
The bank is reviewing whether to wind down its trading operations in New York, where it has about 40 employees
04/24/2014
Standard Life Investments, a key institutional shareholder, has voted against Barclays' plan to award higher bonuses despite a 30% fall in profits.
04/24/2014
Russia's third biggest bank moved almost $7 billion to the central bank as tension over Ukraine rose in March and joined others in slashing its deposits in foreign banks where they could be frozen if more international sanctions are imposed.
04/23/2014
Barclays May Cut 7,500 Investment Banking Jobs, Bernstein Says
Barclays Plc , U.K.’s second-largest bank by assets, may have to eliminate 7,500 jobs at its investment bank to improve returns at its securities unit, according to a report by Sanford C. Bernstein.
04/22/2014
Moscow Bankers See Fees Slide 67% as Ukraine Crisis Grows
Russia Will Pay a Price for Ukraine Crisis: Berger
04/22/2014
Spanish banks face tough rivalry in small firms bet
The big challenge will be that banks will be competing for the best SMEs
04/22/2014
Oppenheimer opens office in Geneva
Oppenheimer Europe has opened a new office in Geneva as part of the firm’s continued international expansion.
04/22/2014
Bank CEO memo said to hint at largescale job cuts
How best to simplify the bank's sprawling operations and which of its businesses it 'should focus on and invest in'.
04/22/2014
New tax man wants to turn Ukraine into investment bank
Chief tax collector Ihor Bilous likens Ukraine to a huge investment bank whose main task is to turn a profit.
04/21/2014
British companies have also been on the move
04/21/2014
South Korean mergers surged this year amid improved prospects for economic growth
04/17/2014
Deutsche Bank AG denied a report by Manager Magazin that Paul Achleitner, the company’s supervisory board chairman, is looking for potential successors to co-Chief Executive Officers Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen.
04/14/2014
In recent private meetings with analysts and investors, Barclays PLC's new finance chief, Tushar Morzaria, surprised attendees with a frank admission: The British bank hasn't had a credible plan for what to do with its sprawling investment bank,