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Barclays aims to increase presence in middle market debt

The bank has set up a dedicated team to target opportunities from its debt finance department.

Doughnut danger: banks get harsh with bonus carve-up

Heady expectations look set to be met with harsh reality in this year's bonus round, with only top performers and certain divisions in line for a rise

ABN Amro to expand selectively in Asia

Maureen DeRooij, chief executive Asia-Pacific, says focused nature means that the bank will grow at a steady clip amid boom and bust.

Morning Coffee: This is dreadful news for Deutsche Bank bonuses. CEO’s secret career weapon

The increase comes after Deutsche’s investment bank performed poorly in the first nine months of 2017

Robeco inks outsourcing deal with JPMorgan

The outsourcing process will commence this month and is expected to be completed within two years.

Danske Bank no longer placed under AML investigation in France

This means that Danske Bank is no longer placed under formal investigation, but still forms part of the investigation as an assisted witness.

US advisory weakness hurts UBS

The bank, like others, was affected by the low volatility across financial markets.

UBS, Morgan Stanley and Belgrave top 2017 table

Fourteen of 20 best-performing funds specialise in investing in China

Santander to Transfer Part of Investment Bank From London to Madrid -Expansion

Santander says the move won't lead to job transfers nor impact the bank's capital ratio

SocGen faces loss of €2.2bn tax credit from rogue trading scandal

Société Générale is France’s third-largest bank by market value

Germany's Continental hires JP Morgan for potential break-up

Continental said last week that it was in talks about a possible structural overhaul, confirming media reports, and pledged to flesh out its plans within six months.

Investment bank Houlihan Lokey buys Quayle Munro to build data and analytics group

Quayle Munro was founded in 1983 and is based in London with a team of 40 financial professionals.

ABN AMRO Press Release: Update on fourth quarter results

Update on fourth quarter results

BNP Paribas seizes Brexit opportunity to boost UK operation

Ambition to advise more British companies comes amid hiring spree at French bank

Italy's largest bank to invest €5 billion into the nation's tourism sector

Italy’s tourism sector is worth €185 billion a year

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.

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”.

Spanish Bank Eyes Post-Brexit HQ in London

Alantra Partners bucks trend of firms pulling back from U.K.

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.

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

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