01/15/2018
JFD Brokers acquires control of German investment bank ACON
The move to acquire ACON will see JFD diversify away from online brokerage into complementary areas such as asset management and capital raising.
Investment Banking
01/11/2018
SocGen to book $450m charge in the fourth quarter
SocGen added that from 2018, “the decrease of the federal tax rate will have a favourable impact on the profitability of group operations in the US”.
01/08/2018
Spanish Bank Eyes Post-Brexit HQ in London
Alantra Partners bucks trend of firms pulling back from U.K.
01/08/2018
Deutsche Bank hiked salaries for its VPs in London
The latest rises follow significant rises in VP pay at Deutsche in London in March 2016, when some VPs at the German bank saw their salaries go from £100k to £140k.
01/08/2018
Cerberus sees room in Germany for Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank-Handelsblatt
Deutsche Bank on Friday said it would report its third consecutive annual loss for 2017
01/07/2018
Deutsche Bank to post third consecutive annual loss
Revenue at bond-trading unit seen dropping 22% in fourth quarter
01/04/2018
Why Investment Bankers Work for Free
Too bad this gift economy is limited to the elites.
01/04/2018
HSBC opens China desk in Poland to further tap Belt and Road opportunities
The new service in the Polish capital Warsaw brings the number of HSBC's China Desks to 24 globally.
01/04/2018
Investment banking fees at record high in 2017 - Thomson Reuters data
Fees for bonds beat mergers and acquisitions as the number one product, rising almost 15 percent to $31 billion.
01/04/2018
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs come top of banker pay league in Britain
The Wall Street banks’ higher pay packages show how they have bounced back more quickly from the financial crisis than their peers in Britain
01/04/2018
Investment banking masterminds of City's biggest takeovers pocket £63m in 2017
The bank's other 13 employees took home £8.9million in wages, or an average of £685,000 each.
01/03/2018
JPMorgan leads again in Europe, as equity deals drive a revenue rise
Investment banking fees rose in 2017, with a jump in equity-capital-markets revenues making up for an M&A slump
01/02/2018
Green investors and bailout lawyer handed New Year’s honours
Former executives at the UK's Green Investment Bank and founder of Jupiter Ecology Fund named in annual roll-call
01/02/2018
Europe’s bank bosses see need for consolidation in sector
Cross-border deals to return only when eurozone banking union is complete, says a CEO
01/02/2018
Bellpenny set to ditch branding following Ascot Lloyd merger
The company would not comment on the plans
01/01/2018
Deutsche Bank says ‘normal’ bonuses and pay rises are back
Chief executive John Cryan signals happy new year at Germany’s biggest lender
12/31/2017
Last chance saloon for Deutsche Bank as investors eye full-year results
“Cryan’s contract runs until 2020 which I think is too long for lacklustre results,”
12/29/2017
Deutsche Bank confident of its prospects in the Asia-Pacific
Deutsche Bank sees Apac as a region of growing importance for it and plans to enrich its existing offerings there, he said.
12/29/2017
Credit Agricole takes sole ownership of investor services division CACEIS
This acquisition will reinforce the benefits of integrating CACEIS into Crédit Agricole S.A. group's Large Customers business line.
12/27/2017
Goldman Sachs says it is 'considering options' after report of UK jobs moving to Dublin
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has over 400 employees in the UK and, in a statement today, the company said it is looking at what changes need to be made.