10/11/2017
BofA Signs Lease for Paris Trading Hub Ahead of Brexit
Lender said to rent 100,000 square feet near Arc de Triomphe
Investment Banking
10/10/2017
French Bankers expected to return to Paris post-Brexit
Senior staff at French investment banks expect to bow to the pressure from the Government of Emmanuel Macron and return to Paris after Brexit
10/10/2017
Inside Barclays’ $10m+ investment bank hiring boom
It will be hoping they generate the revenues to justify their existence.
10/10/2017
UBS: Elephant in the Room
UBS is wait for it still an investment bank with global ambitions after the deep cuts and much-lauded restructuring.
10/09/2017
Barclays chief Jes Staley faces threats on two fronts
Investors worry about strategy and low share price, while regulatory decision looms
10/09/2017
Deutsche Bank Has a Plan to Ease Fund Managers’ MiFID II Star
Deutsche Bank is the first bank to confirm that it will adopt the European SI regulatory status for fixed income.
10/09/2017
French bankers weighing Brexit face Paris pressure to come home
Frankfurt is by far the favorite.
10/08/2017
Chastened Deutsche Bank plots more moderate course
Its newfound strictness about financial regulation means the bank is "on track" to restore confidence among clients, she said.
10/06/2017
Josef Ackermann Passes the Buck
They have relatively little to do with the fact that business isn't going so well today.
10/06/2017
Nedbank and Deutsche Bank announce corporate banking alliance for Southern Africa
The arrangement to co-operate, intended to combine Nedbank’s regional footprint with Deutsche’s global reach, does not involve a formal joint venture or new legal entity
10/05/2017
Barclays Keeps Tabs on Asia
The seven year Barclay's veteran will be responsible for leading originations and supporting key banking clients in the Europe EMEA region.
10/03/2017
National Bank of Greece plots new bond in latest sign of country’s rebound
The bond is expected to have a three-year maturity, and is expected to attract a rating of single B and B3 by Fitch and Moody’s respectively.
10/03/2017
Global investment banking fees at 10-year high
Barclays was the best performing European bank, bringing in $2.6 billion.
10/02/2017
Chinese Group Set to Control European Bank
Geely Group was founded by businessman Li Shufu, who has been seeking opportunities to expand into the finance sector
10/02/2017
Spain's Alantra gets a London foothold through merger
The UK is the most important M&A market in Europe
09/27/2017
BofA Seeks Paris Office for Post-Brexit Trading Space
Bank of America initially plans to locate around 300 employees in the space which could accommodate about 1,000 people, they said.
09/27/2017
BNP Paribas launches three smart beta ETFs
BNP Paribas Easy Equity Value US UCITS ETF replicates the performance of a strategy index that offers exposure to the potential performance of a basket of US shares
09/25/2017
BNP Paribas Asset Management is upping its private debt game
BNPP AM’s Private Debt & Real Assets investment group consists of around 50 investment professionals.
09/25/2017
Georgia's BGEO shakes up management roles ahead of banking, investment split
The Tbilisi-based firm said on Monday that Giorgi Alpaidze, currently head of BGEO’s finance, funding and investor relations, would take on the role of group chief financial officer
09/25/2017
UK's green bank abandons Britain: Promise to back UK ditched in rush to privatise firm
But it has raised concerns that GIG now plans at the same time to invest less in the UK