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Portfolio manager Bill Gross, regarded as a legend of the fixed income investment world, announced his retirement on Monday, after a torrid year for the global unconstrained bond fund he managed at Janus Henderson Investors. -
Karel Naphausen, formerly head of the capital markets and treasury team in Rabobank’s legal department, is leaving the sector in order to focus on being a DJ and producing house music.
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NordLB said at the weekend that it had welcomed an offer of an equity injection from the German association of savings banks (DSGV) and the State of Lower Saxony, as it looks to restore its capital position to above its minimum requirements.
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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.
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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.
