06/01/2017
The discreet banker of Africa development
Nevertheless, €3 billion in European taxpayers’ money has been channelled through this glass building into the poorest countries in Africa and the Caribbean.
Investment Banking
05/31/2017
Deutsche Bank inks $3bn Chinese project finance deal
Deutsche, which opened its first overseas office in Shanghai in 1872, is one of several foreign banks seeking to bulk up its Asian operations and it is in the process of hiring a number of telecoms, media and technology bankers in the region.
05/31/2017
Barclays to sell £1.6bn stake in African unit
South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation, the manager of the government employee pension fund, was likely to be the largest buyer of the shares being sold, people familiar with the matter said.
05/30/2017
Barclays up to third in the FTSE 100 broking rankings as JP Morgan Cazenove holds its overall top spot
The two firms also battle it out in the industrials sector, in which JP Morgan Cazenove this quarter overtook Numis to become the highest-ranking broker as it added three new clients.
05/30/2017
Malta seals €50 million loan with European banks for major social housing project
Minister Michael Farrugia says deal rubbishes PN's warnings that financial institutions are losing trust in Malta
05/30/2017
Rip-off banking fees are choking company flotations, warns OECD
The traditional model of hiring one bank for an initial public offering of shares has given way to a system of hiring a consortium of banks to underwrite the equity sale.
05/30/2017
Italy's banking fund says no conditions for more investments in Veneto banks
He said that it was not clear how much money the two banks needed and whether the amount requested would be enough to ensure the two lenders would be allowed to receive state aid.
05/30/2017
Investment banks to advise Government to proceed with AIB announcement
Transaction expected to raise up to €3bn
05/29/2017
Barclays wins more business in corporate broking
Investment bank notches up 21 FTSE 100 clients as it gains market share from rivals
05/29/2017
Barclays tipped to start hiring bankers again in Asia this year
One of the recruiters (who both asked to remain anonymous) says Barclays is likely to have “a handful” of advisory and capital markets roles in the second half of the year when its Asian strategy beds down.
05/26/2017
German bank and green fund sign deal to raise private finance
It follows from GCF’s recognition of the essential role of the private sector in filling climate finance gaps.
05/24/2017
The one place to work in investment banking now
Generally, banks have stopped cutting, except in equities – particularly in Asia
05/24/2017
HSBC Reports The Best Core Capital Ratio Among European Banking Giants
The figures at the end of Q1 2017 and the 2019 fully phased-in target compiled here are as reported by each of these banks in their latest quarterly reports.
05/22/2017
Raiffeisen Leasing and European Investment Bank signed a loan agreement
Financial leasing is granted with a maturity longer than two years, at favourable interest rates.
05/22/2017
Mizuho Chases Financial Bond Deals as It Starts London Team
Our corporate bond business has already come a long way, and we want to do more in the financial institutions bond area.
05/22/2017
Horror as hot millennial investment bankers quit for regular jobs elsewhere
The new thing among analysts and associates in investment banking is to leave the industry to work for a tech company.
05/19/2017
Meet the men behind the small broker making big hires from hedge funds and investment banks
What’s wrong with working for a hedge fund?
05/18/2017
Deutsche Bank's Cryan Sees Better Revenue Opportunities in 2017
Chief executive cites economic recovery in Europe, U.S.
05/18/2017
Why Deutsche Bank Is Becoming More German
After a costly foreign adventure on Wall Street, Germany’s largest bank is returning to its roots.
05/17/2017
Deutsche Bank's Chairman Builds a Private Power Haus in Munich
The concentration of power is reminiscent of what a generation ago was called Germany Inc., the network of executives who ran big companies in the postwar era.