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Deutsche Bank’s weak set of results on Friday were driven by losses in its corporate and investment bank, notably in fixed income and currencies trading, but bank chiefs suggested the CIB performance was set to improve. The bank, subject to rumours about a merger with Commerzbank, also made sure to state that it had more than enough capacity to pay additional tier one coupons. -
Barclays and Rothschild are being legally pursued by Scor, which claims they breached confidence and trade secrets after the insurer rejected a merger offer from compatriot Covéa. But Scor praised Credit Suisse, claiming it had refused to join those two banks’ actions.
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While banks fight shy of big-ticket mergers, a select group of private equity firms are leading the restructuring of the industry in Europe, writes David Rothnie.
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Heavyweight debt collector Intrum reflected on a very active period of investments in its fourth quarter results, as banks continue to use it when dealing with legacy assets. But analysts questioned its refinancing abilities.
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Most bond investors are making minimal effort to lobby companies to improve their performance on climate change, a new report has found. Some feel they haven’t the right to make demands; some leave it to equity colleagues; some do not see it as relevant.
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Sam Woods, chief executive of the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority, has said that banks and insurers should lose preferred capital treatment for EU exposures in the event of a no-deal Brexit. But in that situation the regulator would not be likely to force the change on firms straight away.
