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Investment banking divisions had their best post crisis year in 2014, according to figures from data firm Coalition, despite employing fewer people than ever.
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Natixis posted weak annual results in its capital markets division on Thursday, with revenues down 13% year-on-year in 2014, even as the bank’s profit at group level grew by 16% at €1.3bn. -
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched its review of competition in wholesale capital markets, questioning whether investment banking services offer value to clients.
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Don’t be distracted by the razzmatazz. Peer-to-peer lenders walk like banks and quack like them. As a retail bond offering from Wellesley & Co in the UK makes clear, bankishness is one of the best things about P2P. But don’t go thinking the risks are the same.
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The European Commission has published its Green Paper on Capital Markets Union, alongside consultations on securitization and prospectus regulations.
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Crédit Agricole’s shares leapt 7.3% this morning after the bank published an encouraging set of 2014 results, including higher profits in investment banking and the group’s Italian subsidiary Cariparma.
