09/07/2020
Deal of the year: Deutsche Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2020
Investment Banking
09/04/2020
HSBC’s looming pensions crisis: will the bank win the battle but lose the war?
This is the problem which HSBC faces.
09/01/2020
Blackrock launches thematic equity fund
The BGF Multi-Theme Equity fund gives investors access to five megatrends identified by the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII).
09/01/2020
Credit Suisse cuts back in London with Madrid move
Credit Suisse's headquarters in Madrid is growing in importance as Britain leaves the European Union, with some jobs in London being switched to Spain
08/19/2020
Wholesale banking: ABN Amro cuts now, but ING is next
Exits at ABN Amro, including its big operation in commodity trade finance, raise questions about ING, as both firms enjoy much better returns in Dutch retail lending.
08/18/2020
Morgan Stanley IM launches emerging markets fund in UK
Morgan Stanley said the fund is managed by the Global Opportunity team, part of Morgan Stanley IM's Counterpoint Global platform.
08/14/2020
Investment bank critics swing and miss
No excessive risk taking, no outsized bets, no more monster trading desks.
08/13/2020
ABN Amro to slash size of investment bank
Dutch lender will also stop providing trade and commodity finance
08/10/2020
Shawbrook Bank “cautiously optimistic” as it Publishes Half Year Report for 2020
Looking to the future he continued: “Although significant uncertainties regarding the broader macroeconomic impact and pace of recovery remain, we are cautiously optimistic in our outlook as we start to see signs of momentum returning to certain of
08/09/2020
NatWest to oust top investment bankers
Alison Rose slashes senior roles at Markets in bid to save money
08/06/2020
Credit Agricole second-quarter net income drops 22% as coronavirus provisions weigh
Revenue at Credit Agricole’s ‘Large Customers’ unit, which includes capital markets and corporate finance activities, rose by 16%.
08/05/2020
Sberbank structures first trade finance deal
Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities acted as the buyer. It’s a long-term customer of the bank and a major trader of agricultural products.
08/04/2020
Banks' Corona Jitters
Mainly corporate and retail vulnerability is what has caused trouble for banks in any given recession, Holman said, which also represents the major reason investors sell down the shares in times of crisis.
07/30/2020
Confession Time for Big Banks in Europe: Banco Santander Reports $12.7 Billion Loss
Too-Big-To-Fail Santander is also one of the Eurozone’s worst capitalized banks.
07/30/2020
Lloyds Banking Group – bad loans and interest rate cuts push Lloyds into the red in perfect storm
Lloyds has seen some signs of recovery, particularly among consumers, although low interest rates and a poor economic outlook are expected to weigh on performance for the rest of the year.
07/29/2020
Credit Suisse to Merge Investment Bank and Trading in Revamp
The bank also expects to combine its risk and compliance units, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.
07/20/2020
Goldman and Nomura send about 10% of staff back to London offices
At JPMorgan Chase & Co, about 15% of its staff are back, and mergers and acquisitions bankers are returning for the first time this week.
07/09/2020
HSBC France to cut 1 in 3 global banking and markets jobs
The cost-saving round of job cuts is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
07/02/2020
Can BNP Paribas beat the investment banking jinx?
The French lender is the latest European bank with ambitious plans to take on Wall Street
06/18/2020
With consolidation, Raisin takes on European promise of single market
The ensuing expansion of the cooperation with Raisin Bank has also underscored the bank’s own ambition to grow as a partner for European fintechs.