05/20/2019
KBC Ireland has returned almost third of €1.4bn bailout
Irish division released €12m of loan-loss provisions in first-quarter due to rising house prices and improvement in the quality of its portfolio
Investment Banking
05/20/2019
Why Goldman Sachs should buy Deutsche Bank
US group wants growth in transaction banking and a German deal could help achieve that
05/20/2019
Lloyds Bank to create 500 new jobs at new tech hub
“People’s expectations are rising rapidly as they want the same experience they’re used to with established digital brands.
05/17/2019
Lloyds job ads provide clues about Schroders joint venture
Over 20 roles advertised online mention Schroders venture with salaries up to £100k
05/16/2019
Commerzbank and AllianzGI extend long-term partnership
AllianzGI will be Commerzbank's ‘strategic product partner', in particular in the multi asset space, and will be responsible for the management of the "Vermoegensmanagement" range of funds.
05/16/2019
Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland among five banks hit with €1bn fine for forex rigging
UBS is an addressee of both decisions, but was not fined as it revealed the existence of the cartels to the Commission.
05/15/2019
Alexei Yakovitsky: VTB welcomes new investors in Russia
As part of Euromoney's 50th anniversary coverage, we profile some of the biggest names that we interviewed for our May CEE focus.
05/15/2019
UniCredit advances toward bid for Germany's Commerzbank – sources
UniCredit said in statement responding to the Reuters report that it wanted to clarify that no banking mandate had been signed in relation to any potential market operation.
05/15/2019
Goldman Sachs is moving more tech jobs to cheap locations. So, what if you want to work in New York or London?
Goldman is currently advertising six Bangalore roles in a team known as the, 'Foundational Technology Group,' which develops common solutions for managing the firm's infrastructure.
05/15/2019
Rothschild bucks trend with strong Europe performance
The bank’s revenues were boosted by advisory fees on M&A in Europe, in contrast to many rivals
05/15/2019
Hargreaves Lansdown assets boosted by market gains, net inflows
Market gains added 9 billion pounds and new business 2.9 billion pounds.
05/15/2019
Credit Agricole reports Q1 net profit fall, shares slip
The bank's top executives said the lender was nevertheless seeing generally positive signs
05/14/2019
Deutsche Bank’s debt-protection cost is not a sign of vigour
Counterparties now pay less to hedge their risk but lender is not yet out of the woods
05/14/2019
La Banque de France predicts 0.3% growth in second quarter
The growth predictions by La Banque de France are in line with those of the Insee
05/10/2019
Natixis Q1 profits lifted by capital gain on assets sold to parent bank
Analysts polled by Infront Data for Reuters had expected an average net profit of 701 million euros.
05/10/2019
SGSS mandated by Spanish Asset Manager
SGSS was chosen for its recognized experience in cross border fund solutions as well as its long-time experience in alternative funds (Private Equity, Real Estate and Loans Services), for its client support and for its complete range of global securities
05/09/2019
Commerzbank keeps adding clients, but not making much money
Five weeks of talks with Deutsche Bank to build a larger, more competitive bank through a merger collapsed last month, fuelling speculation that another bidder for Commerzbank may come forward.
05/09/2019
Investors urged to protest against Deutsche Bank chairman
Proxy adviser backs motion to axe Paul Achleitner as head of supervisory board
05/08/2019
UniCredit sells 17 percent stake in online broker FinecoBank
It said the sale was part of planned asset disposals designed to ensure the bank would meet a target of being at the upper end of a 200-250 basis points core capital buffer it wants to maintain over and above regulatory requirements.
05/08/2019
Mortgage litigation claims could hit Spanish bank results: Bank of Spain
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled in 2017 the index did not constitute an abuse of the market and that its use in contracts was transparent as the IRPH was an official measure approved and published by the Bank of Spain.