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  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s aggressive expansion in Europe is striking fear into its rivals, writes David Rothnie.
  • When the fireman made it up to the 5th floor, he looked rather surprised to find someone who had not evacuated the building because the alarm had been ringing hell’s bells for 20 minutes and the racket had driven everyone else out on to the street where they had gathered haphazardly at the designated assembly point.
  • A friend of mine works for another investment bank and received the following internal communication last week. Keep a bucket close to hand if your constitution is less than robust. Come with me, let’s take a walk among the verbiage and read this together. It’s a classic of the genre, almost beyond satire. And when we get to the bottom we can conduct a little critical analysis.
  • The RBS chairman’s bullish timetable for the bank’s reprivatisation does not look realistic, writes David Rothnie.
  • Nomura has appointed Alan MacDonald as its new head of equity research in EMEA, as it continues to refocus its research team.
  • Deutsche Bank is determined to meet any tough new regulatory demands on its US operation without sacrificing market share, writes David Rothnie.