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• ABN Amro hires new head of UK FIG DCM

  

  ABN Amro has appointed an ex-Barclays banker as its new head of UK FIG DCM.

  • 10:15 AM

• Investec takes 14-strong team from Canaccord

  

  A team of 14 investment company specialists is joining Investec’s corporate and investment bank from Canaccord Genuity, which has decided to restructure its capital markets operations in the UK.

  • 17 Jun 2019

• Alawwal and SABB merge, create leading Saudi lender

  

  Saudi Arabian banks Alawwal Bank and Saudi British Bank have merged after months of negotiations. The deal is yet another bank tie-up taking place in the Gulf, as lenders strive to stay competitive. Royal Bank of Scotland, which held a stake in Alawwal, has received capital relief from the transaction.

  • 17 Jun 2019

• Market welcomes reported Deutsche retrenchment plan

  

  Deutsche Bank’s reported plan to separate off non-core assets like long-dated derivatives and to size down parts of its trading operations were seen as positive for the bank's shares and bonds on Monday morning.

  • 17 Jun 2019

• SocGen picks Orsini as global DCM head

  

  Felix Orsini is the new global head of debt capital markets at Société Générale, after Demetrio Salorio left the position to become UK head of global finance. And two other bankers have new roles as a result of Orsini’s job change.

  • 14 Jun 2019

• BNP Paribas veteran to retire

  

  A long-standing capital markets practitioner is leaving BNP Paribas.

  • 14 Jun 2019

• Green bond market debates whether opex has a place in use of proceeds

  

  Green bond specialists are divided over whether proceeds of labelled green bonds can be used for operating expenditure, or whether they should mainly or entirely be used for capital expenditure.

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Platform aims to ease banks’ ‘rogue trader’ risks

  

  Acin says that data its platform collects to help banks identify where they are failing to mitigate operational risks could also give them leverage when talking to regulators about capital requirements.

  • 13 Jun 2019

• People moves in brief

  Terranova finds new ground at BNPP — BBVA appoints equity head from Commerz — Czornik joins JPM for German M&A

  • 13 Jun 2019

• Green Bond Principles forms Advisory Council, gives new guidance

  The Green and Social Bond Principles’ executive committee has decided to leave the Principles unchanged this year, but is publishing three new documents on Thursday to help market participants. It also plans to launch an Advisory Council, to enable it to listen better to the concerns of the market.

  • 13 Jun 2019

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