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U.K. Fund Managers to Investment Banks: Change Bonuses or Else

Investors in Credit Suisse will have their say on revised remuneration proposals at the bank’s annual meeting on Friday, but U.K. fund managers say it’s just the beginning.

Stop looking at France and concentrate on another huge risk to the EU — Italy

If the real data converge up to the surveys, it is all upside for reflation.

HSBC wins mandate on $100 bln Saudi Aramco IPO: CEO

HSBC's Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver announced the bank's appointment on the deal at a shareholders' meeting in Hong Kong

UK's HSBC bank wins mandate on $100bln Saudi Aramco IPO

HSBC has retained its dividend payout ratio at a higher level in the last few years.

Credit Suisse investment bank COO joins small private equity advisory firm

Credit Suisse has been downsizing its UK operation.

British Banking Braces for Hard Times

This all feeds into less revenue for investment banks, forcing them to cut more costs.

Carney's Diversity Pledge Falters as Women Quit Bank of England

She also served as chief operating officer, yet another role that will need filling.

A senior RBS investment banker has just joined a train company

RBS’s investment bank has been gradually shrinking since the bank’s near-collapse and subsequent government bailout in 2008.

Macquarie poised for deal to buy UK’s Green Investment Bank

Macquarie (MQG), the world’s biggest manager of infrastructure assets, has been speculated to be eyeing GIB for more than six months

Green Investment Bank sold to Macquarie in £2.3bn deal

The GIB will look to invest at least £3bn of new investment into the green economy over the next three years under Macquarie’s ownership.

UK govt sells green bank in £2.3b deal

Buyer Macquarie has vowed to invest at least £3b of new funds into Britain’s green economy over the next three years

Russian central bank chief says rates could be cut next week

Our central bank has been towards global standards for the past few years.

Lloyds 'chooses Berlin' as base for its European hub post-Brexit

The bank reportedly considered several cities for the location of its EU base, including Amsterdam and Dublin

Investment banks to see 10% boost in revenues – S&P

Citigroup and JP Morgan kick off the Q1 earnings season for Wall Street’s biggest banks this week

Libor did hit bank bosses, just not the right ones

Keeping Libor rates artificially low could be defended on financial stability grounds.

EU should consider billion-euro investment boost for Greece

It was important to help the country participate in a pick-up in growth in the euro zone.

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins US local custody mandate from Raiffeisen Bank International

“We were also impressed with the quality of BNP Paribas’ corporate actions services and the expertise and commitment of the team.”

Banks charge asset managers $75,000 a year for research

Fund houses only spend average of $40,000 annually to access independent research

Bullish brokers must not overlook the elephant in the room

Every year businesses seem to hang on somehow.

Italy’s biggest lender, Intesa, expands into competitive Abu Dhabi

Intesa isn’t the only Italian lender heading to Abu Dhabi.

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