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• ABN’s European ambitions present M&A challenge

  

  The bank wants to grow its franchise, but may have to take its M&A joint venture with Case a step further to achieve its goals, writes David Rothnie.

  • 20 Jul 2017

• HSBC hires levfin banker from Deutsche

  

  Paul Cahalan has moved from Deutsche Bank’s leveraged finance desk to head HSBC’s EMEA leveraged finance and acquisition team.

  • 17 Jul 2017

• Nomura hires EM veteran as head of CEEMEA DCM

  

  Nomura has appointed a new head of CEEMEA DCM, a newly created role, as it looks to expand its offering in emerging markets.

  • 14 Jul 2017

• NatWest Markets hires Marriott for FIG DCM

  

  NatWest Markets has hired UBS's James Marriott to run financial institutions origination, including securitizations, covered bonds, and bank capital.

  • 14 Jul 2017

• ‘Brexodus’ and the death of suitcase banking

  

  Banks face a coverage dilemma, as Brexit means the UK’s pre-eminence as a global coverage hub is in question, writes David Rothnie.

  • 13 Jul 2017

• US firms blast through CCAR and boost payouts

  

  All of the 34 banks taking this year’s Federal Reserve stress tests passed for the first time in the test’s history. For the European-owned firms, that reflects concerted efforts to improve their qualitative processes, while for the major US firms, the result has set off a bonanza of capital returns.

  • 29 Jun 2017

• Barclays hires macro sales head from BAML

  Barclays confirmed on Thursday that it had hired Filippo Zorzoli to head macro distribution for EMEA and Asia Pacific, and head solutions sales globally. The hire forms part of the firm’s rebuild of its macro business, and is likely to be followed by further senior hires, as reported by GlobalCapital in May.

  • 29 Jun 2017

• Citi taps ex-Deutsche boss Altenburg as senior advisor

  Citigroup has hired its third senior banker in a week with the appointment of the former co-head of Deutsche Bank’s European corporate finance business.

  • 29 Jun 2017

• Natixis names public sector and FIG coverage head

  

  Natixis has announced that Pierre-Henri Denain will become global head of financial institutions and public sector coverage from July.

  • 29 Jun 2017

• RBC to take a tilt at Europeans following ‘third phase’ of EMEA expansion

  

  Royal Bank of Canada has ramped up its business in Europe in readiness ready to take on its European rivals, writes David Rothnie.

  • 29 Jun 2017

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