05/17/2017
HNA stake increase in Deutsche welcomed by German banking head
The head of banking supervision in Germany has said that he welcomes Chinese investment in the banking industry.
Investment Banking
05/17/2017
Labour's investment bank plan could help fix our damaging financial system
The UK should learn from the success of a similar project in Germany.
05/15/2017
Some of HSBC’s most senior investment bankers have just teamed up for new private equity firm
Since the installation of former Goldman Sachs banker Matthew Westerman as head of HSBC’s global banking division in May last year, its investment bank has undergone some sweeping changes.
05/15/2017
UK infrastructure projects could be hit by European Investment Bank concerns
The bank also lends to non-EU nations, 90% of loans go to member states.
05/15/2017
HSBC settles bondholders' claims of Libor manipulation
Libor, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is used to set rates on hundreds of trillions of dollars of transactions
05/14/2017
Major global bank no longer accepting declarations issued by Maltese auditing firms
There has been growing concern about the effect of recent scandals on Malta’s financial services sector.
05/14/2017
JPMorgan looks to Dublin for custody business expansion
US bank to hire ‘significant’ number of people in the Irish capital over next 3 years
05/12/2017
Goldman reshuffle is an effort to shore up its core business
Bank’s partnership ethos is why it believes three co-heads are better than one
05/12/2017
Barclays May Need 18 Months to Finish Turnaround, CEO Says
Staley unveiled a new strategy in March last year that aimed to achieve return, cost and capital targets within “a reasonable time frame,” without committing to a specific date.
05/12/2017
Barclays to hire up to 100 new staff for investment bank
British bank to shake up leadership of markets division after underwhelming first-quarter performance.
05/11/2017
Crédit Agricole profits jump fourfold on trading unit boost
Buoyant fixed income activity mirrors lift seen across French banking sector
05/11/2017
Barclays rejigs global investment banking team, seeks new hires
CEO Jes Staley has stressed that investment banking is a key pillar of the bank's growth strategy and in September appointed former JPMorgan colleague Throsby to head the international division that houses Barclays' investment bank.
05/11/2017
Credit Agricole's first quarter profits surge higher
Its revenue rose 24 percent to 4.7 billion euros, driven by a bumper quarter for capital market activities that rose 17 percent and a rebound in French retail banking.
05/10/2017
ING Groep Tops First Quarter Earnings Estimate as Wholesale Banking Impresses
This proves that the commodity trade finance sector, where processes are largely paper-based and labour intensive, can be digitalised.
05/09/2017
European banks warn of London exodus if told to convert branches to subsidiaries
British regulators have been comfortable with this situation with Britain as part of the EU
05/08/2017
Database provider MariaDB secures €25 million from European Investment Bank
The worldwide database market is tipped to reach $50 billion this year, according to IDC.
05/08/2017
Danske Bank tops list of Northern Ireland firms for third year in row
The publication features in-depth profiles of the 100 companies, and cutting-edge commentary and insights from Northern Ireland's top business leaders and commentators.
05/08/2017
New French President starts plan to drag bankers from London to Paris after Brexit
Analysts speculated France could try to nick up to 20,000 workers from Britain
05/07/2017
Upstart challenger banks eye consolidation
Those barriers have indeed now fallen.
05/05/2017
Macquarie eyes Irish banking licence as it reports record profits
Australian bank already has staff in Dublin as well as a number of other EU cities