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The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV Opens a New Branch in Spain

The European Bank has offices in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

CaixaBank obtains profit of €1.38 billion after making provisions of €1.25 billion for COVID-19

Core income remains stable during the year (-0.1%) and increases by 2.8% compared to the third quarter

The coming squeeze on free banking

With interest rates ultra-low, lenders will seek new ways to make money from retail customers

Goldman sees US$200b opening from European tech unicorns

The number of tech unicorns in Europe has surged over the last three years to around 200, according to Mr Gutman, highlighting the importance of spotting these companies early in the battle for private fundraising mandates and more lucrative work on initi

Deutsche Bank Suffers Another Worrying Mishap

The German bank’s latest troubles are a test for its senior management and for its main regulator, the European Central Bank.

What investors are watching for as UBS prepares to kick off Europe’s bank earnings

UBS will kickstart the earnings season for Europe’s major lenders on Jan. 26, having posted a 99% rise in net profit in the third quarter of 2020.

Handelsbanken: Hope returns

The second wave of the coronavirus has caused even more suffering than was feared.

BNP has won Europe’s investment banking crown, but can it keep it?

The French group scored a big win in 2020’s rankings, but it has been here before. The real challenge lies ahead

JPM says investors too gloomy on company earnings

Earnings will be bolstered by a surge in cash, policy support, pent-up demand, ease base effects and an easing of restrictions as vaccines are administered, Matejka said.

Rethinking equities at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Following growth in US operations over the past few years, head of European equities at Cantor Fitzgerald, Talat Khan, tells Hayley McDowell that adding new talent in 2020 has helped bolster the bank’s position in the market.

M&G instigates fee cuts across 75% of UK OEIC AUM

Changes affect 45 funds

Commerzbank suspends coverage of groups tracked by former Wirecard analyst

Move comes after it emerged that Heike Pauls had briefed payment group’s managers about hedge fund’s criticism

StanChart investment banking head emerges as frontrunner in CEO succession

Simon Cooper becomes internal ‘heir apparent’ to Bill Winters at emerging-markets lender

Commerzbank raises bad loan provisions as lockdown drags on

Germany’s second-largest lender earmarks ‘at least’ €1.7bn for losses, its second increase since November

EIB Group and BNP Paribas launch new securitisation operation to support French companies facing the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis

The financing operations may take the form of bank loans or leasing transactions. The beneficiaries of this financing will have access to favourable financial terms via an onlending deal granted by the EIB.

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