Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
Bank strives for ‘complete global offering’ in M&A and ECM but market conditions hang in the balance
Broaching the delicate subject with your boss of being asked to keep too many plates spinning
‘New kid on the block’ disrupts established order with lead role on Schroders takeover
Olivier Caseris takes over from Joëlle Assouad
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Franck Lacour is taking over HSBC’s equities business, with Hossein Zaimi leaving the bank. In Hong Kong, Selene Chong will take on new responsibilities in the equities business. -
Bank of America has appointed Martina Slowey as head of equities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
-
Singapore’s stock exchange and Nasdaq have extended a partnership for dual listings on the bourses with an agreement to co-operate on regulatory matters.
-
Several companies boasting Big Four accounting firms as auditors have emerged as fraudulent, leading many to wonder what value auditors bring to an investors' understanding of a company. The big issue is that auditors have little obligation to detect fraud at companies they audit, and neither it seems does anyone else. Until they do, investors need to stop believing a Big Four sign-off is a seal of approval. In fact, for a system supposedly built with its own reputation in mind, developed markets have offered investors very little protection.
-
Capza, the European private investment platform focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, completed a €450m capital raising for a new equity fund this week, taking its total assets under management to more than €4bn.
-
Analysts think Intesa Sanpaolo will succeed in winning over UBI Banca’s shareholders after sweetening the terms of its takeover bid. The merger deal is seen as an important test case for consolidation in the Italian banking sector.
