12/12/2017
RBS Leaves Bonus Pool Flat for First Time Since Crisis
Last year, the Edinburgh-based lender cut its compensation pool by 8 percent to 343 million pounds ($458 million)
Investment Banking
12/12/2017
UBS will launch Live Ethereum Platform with Credit Suisse
Madrec aims to simplify things for banks
12/08/2017
EIB plans internationally-focused offshoot
The European Investment Bank plans to launch an internationally-focused E7 billion-E8 billion subsidiary aimed at countries fuelling Europe's migrant crisis.
12/05/2017
Scottish lawmakers to pressure RBS to stop branch closures
The closures will also entail 680 job cuts.
12/05/2017
Goldman Sachs to beef up Polish operations
US investment bank plans to hire about 250 new staff in Warsaw
12/05/2017
Deutsche to rebrand asset manager and keep control after IPO
The listing will give the unit the ability to attract and retain talent by incentivising staff with bonus shares, although it is not targeting overall pay increases.
12/04/2017
HSBC is moving jobs from London to Paris, but Asian banks stay put even as Brexit looms
Some Asian banks do not do enough business in the EU to justify the costs of setting up new operations, say analysts
12/04/2017
French Bank Natixis Bets On Fixed-Income, Equity Derivatives To Grow Asia sales
Natixis Aims To Boost Asia’s Share Of Its Corporate And Investment Banking
12/04/2017
Goldman London bankers queuing up for new jobs in Milan
It’s still early days for Goldman’s plans, but first movers are expected to be managing directors and vice presidents.
12/04/2017
French bank Natixis bets on fixed-income, equity derivatives to grow Asia sales
Natixis also plans to continue adding to its headcount of 620 in Asia, its fastest-growing region globally, by 10 percent a year over the next three years, global CEO Laurent Mignon told Reuters in an interview.
12/04/2017
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland to close branches
This has been a strategy of banks globally.
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.