SG struck by Libya but FICC thrives

Tyler Davies

May 04, 2017 01:00 pm

SocGen_PA_230x150 — Moody's ratings agency said Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011, it had downgraded by one notch top French banks Societe Generale and Credit Agricole while leaving BNP Paribas on negative watch. Credit Agricole's rating slid from Aa1 to Aa2 while Societe Generale was cut from Aa2 to Aa3. Shares in all three banks have plummeted in recent weeks on exposure to Greek sovereign debt and turbulence caused by the eurozone debt crisis. File picture : French bank Societe Generale headquarter building in the business district of La Defense near Paris, France on February 18 2009. Photo by Etienne de Malglaive/ABACAPRESS.COM | de Malglaive Etienne/ABACA/PA Images

Société Générale missed consensus for its first quarter earnings on Thursday, following a €963m legal settlement with the Libyan sovereign wealth fund. But the French bank’s results were otherwise robust, with a particularly strong performance in trading fixed income currencies and commodities.

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