11/05/2020
SG reports Q3 2020 Financial Results
Operating expenses were significantly lower in Q3
Investment Banking
11/04/2020
And the best bank in German M&A is...JPMorgan
Goldman Sachs maintained third spot while Bank of America, which held pole in the first nine months of 2019, has slipped to fourth place.
11/03/2020
Jyske Bank Interim Financial Report
Activity has returned in the greater part of the Danish economy after the lockdown following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the spring.
10/30/2020
CaixaBank posts profit of €726 million and reinforces capital position and liquidity
The quarterly growth of 2.3% is down to the positive market performance and positive net subscriptions in both the year-to-date and the quarter.
10/29/2020
Morning Coffee: Goldman Sachs is sticking to its strategic guns. The small player that still fancies a fight with the bulge bracket
Are cloud services, cash management and retail banking really the future, or did they just look good when you compare the peak of one hype cycle to the trough of another?
10/29/2020
UK social impact investment market grows to more than £5bn
Social property funds account 42% of the market
10/29/2020
Investment bank lifts Deutsche to surprise third-quarter profit
“We see our revenue growth in the investment bank as much more than just market driven,” Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing told analysts.
10/27/2020
Bundesbank keeps faith in German economy, property market
“From today’s standpoint, the German economy could be extending its recovery in the current quarter, albeit at a noticeably lower pace.”
10/26/2020
France broadens retail investor access to private equity
State-backed bank BPI launches innovative fund amid debate over suitability of illiquid strategies for general public
10/23/2020
Crédit Agricole Assurances and Europ Assistance Sign Strategic Partnership
For Crédit Agricole Assurances the aim is to expand its services offer.
10/22/2020
Balyasny Asset Management still busy hiring junior bankers
In New York, hires this year include Tony Mocarski, a former junior banker from Goldman's healthcare team. Mocarski joined the long/short equities desk in New York, covering healthcare.
10/22/2020
Deutsche Bank ‘in talks to sell IT unit’ as cost-cutting continues
Deutsche Bank is reportedly in talks to sell a IT services unit to Tata Consulting Services (TCS), one of Asia’s biggest software exporters, as the lender continues a cost-cutting programme.
10/21/2020
Handelsbanken net profit hit by restructuring costs
Costs are well under control.
10/21/2020
Goldman Sachs sends some London staff home following positive tests for COVID-19
Goldman Sachs is one of several banks that has encouraged groups of employees back into its London offices.
10/21/2020
EIB joins force with Santander to support Spanish SMEs affected by COVID-19
The EIB will subscribe €193 million from Banco Santander's securitisation, with the latter committing to offer financing on favourable terms to the SMEs affected by the pandemic.
10/20/2020
Jes Staley set ‘to stay on at Barclays for two more years’
Staley has the support of Barclays’ board to stay on for another two years, according to the Telegraph.
10/15/2020
Deutsche Bank overhauls business banking operations
The bank regards business clients as a strategic growth segment within the group.
10/14/2020
Intesa Sanpaolo S p A : provides additional credit for SMES through a new EIB guaranteed securitisation
The new loans may also be granted in combination with the government decree measures issued to address the pandemic emergency with guarantees from the Central Fund and Sace.
10/14/2020
Nearly four-fifths of European banks say coronavirus has changed their business ‘forever’
Vast majority of executives say pandemic has accelerated their modernisation from years to months
10/09/2020
JPMorgan, HSBC among banks telling Paris staff to stay home after virus spike in France
Banks' plans to bring more employees back to the office are being halted after the French government said that remote working must be prioritised 'now more than ever'