05/30/2012
According to a source close to Barclays, the bank had been in advanced discussions for several months with a buyer of its French business, while talks on the sale of its Italian retail business were less advanced.
05/29/2012
After adding leadership of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Emea covered bonds team last year, Hoggett has now taken on additional responsiblity for short-term fixed income origination in that region, according to a spokeswoman for the bank.
05/25/2012
BNP Paribas SA, the biggest lender in France by market value, this week launched a cash-management service in Australia targeting multinational companies moving operations to the country, and for local clients with international activities.
05/25/2012
The two Italian banks that this week sold a combined 11.5 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange did so to cut debt, the LSE CEO said adding ties with Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit would continue to be close.
05/24/2012
The new rules incorporate three new requirements.
05/23/2012
Last week, leading credit rating agency Moody's cut the score of 16 Spanish lenders amid ongoing fears about the Iberian nation's financial future.
05/18/2012
HSBC may sell off its British bank branches if new regulation makes it impossible for them to meet the company's profit targets.
05/17/2012
The integration of its four pillar businesses has delivered US$500 million of additional revenue, the bank said, adding a further US$1.5 billion in revenue is expected in the short- to medium-term.
05/17/2012
HSBC said it had sold or exited businesses through a total of 28 transactions since the beginning of last year and would continue to do so at a similar pace over the next two years. Mr
05/16/2012
Until last Thursday, Dimon had been able to use his position as chief executive of the biggest bank in the US to argue against proposed changes to regulation that would stop banks like JP Morgan using their own cash to take bets on financial markets throu
05/16/2012
This decline was mainly the result of an increase in loan impairments and a slight decrease in revenues
05/16/2012
Investors are looking for greater stimulus as expectations of economic growth have fallen further and as concerns about inflation have eased significantly . Only a net 15 percent of the panel expects the global economy to strengthen in the year ahead, do
05/15/2012
The newspaper said HSBC and La Banque Postale could make an offer, without giving any indication of the source of its information.
05/15/2012
HSBC Holdings PLC’s huge exposure to emerging markets is leading Citigroup analysts to question why the U.K. bank isn’t being valued like one.
05/14/2012
UniCredit may expand in the countries where it operates in a bid to play a “leadership role” in Europe, new Chairman Giuseppe Vita said.
05/11/2012
The Middle East and Africa generated about 5 billion pounds ($8 billion) of revenue for Barclays last year, about 15 percent of the global total, according to the London-based company’s annual report.
05/11/2012
The flow of talent from both European and U.S. banks, which began two years ago after a decade of boom, reflects a longer-term fall in profits and tighter regulation of the banking industry, which has given trading houses and hedge funds greater scope to
05/11/2012
UniCredit SpA, Italy's biggest bank, said first-quarter profit rose 13 percent as higher trading income related to the buyback of its securities offset a drop in fees and lending.
05/11/2012
Credit Agricole SA, France’s third- largest bank by market value, said first-quarter profit dropped 75 percent, hurt by Greek losses.
05/11/2012
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is in discussions with the U.K.’s financial regulator over the role London employees had in a $2 billion trading loss, according to two people familiar with the talks.