12/04/2017
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland to close branches
This has been a strategy of banks globally.
Investment Banking
12/01/2017
Barclays Sells Another Tranche Of African Operation
The British Bank’s Stake In Absa’s JSE-Listed Parent Company Is Now Just 14.9%
12/01/2017
BNP Paribas Upgrades Trading Platform To Comply With EU Rules
MiFID II, Aims To Push More Trading Onto Regulated Public Exchanges
11/30/2017
Credit Suisse gives impact investing its Drew
Drew’s role is to look across asset management, the markets business and private banking
11/30/2017
France Will Press China for More Financial Market Access
Finance minister Le Maire said to seek better access for banks
11/28/2017
European Investment Bank slashes sterling debt sales
EU’s development vehicle has sold £2.95bn in bonds versus £5bn a year ago
11/28/2017
SG's investment bank seeks margin improvements
Oudea foresees some opportunities in derivatives to benefit from the regulatory changes coming in, such as MiFID II.
11/27/2017
Investment Bankers Are Hard to Replace With Robots, Nordea Says
They shouldn’t expect human contact if they lose and need to replace their credit card.
11/27/2017
AWARDS Barclays named best bank for FX in London
Barclays, which won Best Bank for FX in London and Best Bank for GBP/USD at the 2017 FX Week Best Banks Awards, started down this journey in 2014.
11/24/2017
Deutsche Bank Award
This prestigious award by one of the most prominent international banks demonstrates FIMBank’s commitment to operational excellence and unparalleled customer service.
11/23/2017
Societe Generale Securities Services and UniCredit commit to extend partnership
The extension of this partnership marks a milestone in the relationship between UniCredit and Societe Generale and supports the sustainable and long-term growth of both institutions.
11/23/2017
GSAM employs ‘non-traditional’ team for new fund
The portfolio will invest in 35 to 70 companies from developed and emerging markets using an unconstrained approach.
11/22/2017
StanChart targets 5-7% growth in investment bank
Investors are hoping StanChart can begin to grow revenue again
11/22/2017
Societe Generale launches tool to measure investment strategies’ impact on society
These indicators include criteria, such as CO2 emissions, board composition and executives’ salary as well as workforce management and producer responsibility.
11/21/2017
StanChart targets 5-7 percent growth in investment bank
Some investors however remain sceptical that the lender can grow profits in the long term at the same level as in the past.
11/19/2017
Russian Billionaire's Bank Bets on Egypt as Mideast Risk Rises
At the same time, one year after Egypt devalued its pound, economic growth is accelerating and stocks are near record highs.
11/19/2017
Natixis unveils plans to lift profitability targets
French investment bank targets further growth in insurance and asset management
11/17/2017
Bank technology provider of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Europe Awards 2017
11/17/2017
European Investment Bank backs re-development of Limerick
The Opera Site will be the largest single project in the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme.
11/17/2017
Deutsche Bank CEO says European banks would benefit from consolidation
There are too many institutions in Europe, especially in this country.