02/08/2018
Société Générale ekes out quarterly profit despite charges
Results helped by an improving trend in bank’s French and international retail units
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02/08/2018
French bank SocGen produces unexpected fourth-quarter profit
SocGen's shares rose 4.6 percent in early trading.
02/07/2018
Volatility’s return is a lifeline for becalmed bankers
What investment banks needed was good old-fashioned uncertainty, and this week’s stock market tumble seems to have delivered that
02/07/2018
Carillion Exposure Sends Losses Soaring at Handelsbanken
The common equity tier 1 ratio decreased to 22.7% (25.1) after proposed dividend and the total capital ratio was 28.3%
02/06/2018
StanChart prunes coverage, may cut investment banking jobs
Move part of a two-year overhaul at the bank that investors hope will help lender return to higher revenue growth
02/06/2018
Credit Suisse and Nomura liquidate ETN products amid market volatility
Swiss bank says the closure of the product had ‘no material impact’ on the group
02/05/2018
Handelsbanken’s year-end report for January-December 2017 will be presented on February 7
The year-end report for January‑December 2017 will be published at 7:00 a.m. CET, on February 7, 2018.
02/01/2018
Deutsche Bank suffers deeper than expected quarterly loss
Only a charge related to US tax reform at the end of the year meant that we had to post a full-year after-tax loss.
01/30/2018
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.
01/29/2018
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
01/29/2018
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.
01/29/2018
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
01/25/2018
Robeco inks outsourcing deal with JPMorgan
The outsourcing process will commence this month and is expected to be completed within two years.
01/25/2018
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.
01/22/2018
US advisory weakness hurts UBS
The bank, like others, was affected by the low volatility across financial markets.
01/21/2018
UBS, Morgan Stanley and Belgrave top 2017 table
Fourteen of 20 best-performing funds specialise in investing in China
01/17/2018
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
01/17/2018
SocGen faces loss of €2.2bn tax credit from rogue trading scandal
Société Générale is France’s third-largest bank by market value
01/16/2018
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.
01/16/2018
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.