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NatWest Markets has come a long way since the dark days of its repeated restructurings. For a while, RBS was a punchline for gallows humour about the state of investment banking (not to mention the participation of the state in investment banking). Senior bankers jumped or were pushed, while the firm closed offices, sold off its US operations, trimmed its ambitions and seemed ready to settle down as a bit-part domestic player in the capital markets. But it is often darkest before the dawn. -
A group of Chinese investors lead by Zhongze Group has struck a deal to acquire Irish stockbroking group Goodbody, in the first step towards international expansion.
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A storming first half for deal making in Europe is set to run into the rest of the year as banks report full pipelines and high levels of corporate confidence. But not all firms are benefiting, writes David Rothnie.
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There was a time, not so very long ago, that Barclays and Deutsche Bank seemed to be plunging down the same path together. Fixed income flow monsters both, the two firms unveiled superficially similar revamps in 2014 and 2015, driven by the same structural imperatives. In the last year though, the pair couldn’t have been more different.
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The package of business cuts unveiled by new chief executive Christian Sewing earlier this year has already started to bite on Deutsche’s balance sheet, with trading assets plunging and borrowing in repo down 95%. Despite the cuts, though, the bank beat rock bottom expectations this quarter, but still faces a challenge to return to sustainable profit-making, according to analysts.
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Jean-Yves Hocher leaves a legacy of stability at Crédit Agricole CIB but his retirement will bring fresh energy to a unit with growth ambitions, writes David Rothnie.
