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The Swiss bank posted the biggest quarterly profit on record thanks to an accounting gain related to its acquisition of Credit Suisse, but weak performance at its former rival hints at a long road back to growth
Imminent half year results will reveal whether the new Swiss bank is a hastily patched monster or a new financial powerhouse
Banks are determined to stick to their growth plans as they see cause for optimism in investment banking thanks to increasing confidence and a growing pipeline of deals
Wall Street is urging the Fed to be cautious despite the regulator hinting higher capital requirements are coming
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Royal Bank of Scotland’s plans to return to profitability have taken another blow after the bank posted a worse than expected £2bn first half loss on Friday morning, which it blamed on mounting legal costs. -
Despite recording strong year on year increases to net income in the second quarter, UniCredit's corporate and investment bank attracted little attention on Wednesday. Instead new chief executive Jean Pierre Mustier spent time taking questions on the group's plans to raise capital, stress tests and non-performing loans.
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Chief executive Frédéric Oudéa warned of further turbulence as a year-on-year slump in Société Générale’s equities business drove profits at its investment bank 36.2% lower. Group profits, however, were cushioned by strong international retail banking income and the sale of shares in Visa Europe.
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HSBC’s troubled US business has turned a corner, with the bank now allowed to pay its first dividend from the American subsidiary to the parent since 2007. That draws a line under a decade of woe, which saw the bank brutally burned by its purchase of Household Mortgages, and spin-offs including the sale of its credit card business and many of its upstate NY branches.
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HSBC’s Asia business accounted for a higher share of the bank’s earnings during the first half of the year, as the bank continues to develop its business in the region.
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A big drop in Commerzbank’s equity markets and commodities (EMC) business made a dent in its overall investment banking revenues for the second quarter of 2016, results released by the bank on Tuesday show. Investment bank boss Michael Reuther said volatility in Asia drove much of the decline.
