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New equity capital markets talent and Bernstein joint venture have helped Société Générale win eye-catching mandates. Next, it will expand sector teams
Italian investment bank has retained its focus since its takeover by Banca Monte dei Paschi. Now with two suitors for MPS, it is set for more upheaval
Years of underperformance are behind it and the bank has launched a new growth plan
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NatWest Markets made a loss in the first quarter, Royal Bank of Scotland said on Friday when presenting its results, partly thanks to it being made to account for the cost of old RBS plc debt. The group will also now stop including NatWest Markets when reporting its net interest margin, and one analyst said this could raise questions about commitment to the investment bank. -
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank will have to sort themselves out without the help of each other, after merger talks collapsed this week. Speculation mounted as to whether Deutsche would now be forced to slash its investment banking operations, and about whether Commerzbank would be embraced by another European peer.
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The heads of two of the world’s leading global financial regulators have hailed the potential of financial technology to help lift people out of poverty by connecting them to the banking system. But both Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, and Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned of potential risks.
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Nomura announced in its results on Thursday that its wholesale business made a loss both in the fourth quarter and in the year as a whole. The Japanese bank is looking to cut back the division.
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A tough quarter scuppered Goldman Sachs's strategic update but the bank places deeds before words and is already well advanced in its new strategy, writes David Rothnie
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Spanish bad bank Sareb is reducing NPL portfolio sales in 2019 after increased competition made large sales unprofitable, and is instead focusing on converting NPLs into real estate assets via foreclosure. Tom Brown reports.
