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  • That the Deutsche Bank board is said to be accelerating the hunt for a new chief executive should not come as a surprise as John Cryan looks increasingly isolated, but an internal promotion seems more likely, writes David Rothnie.
  • Lloyds has combined its corporate DCM and financial institutions DCM operations in a single division, run by David Carmalt, former head of financial institutions DCM. Guillaume Fleuti, who headed corporate DCM, will run a new combined infrastructure group at the bank.
  • Natixis has continued the rapid expansion of its mergers and acquisitions business with the purchase of a stake in three independent advisory boutiques.
  • Société Générale said on Wednesday that Didier Valet, deputy chief executive of the bank and former head of CIB, would be leaving the group — a move driven by US authorities' investigation into the manipulation of Libor.
  • The botched succession to the chief executive seat is un-Goldmanlike, and the firm must provide more clarity if it is to stay focused on its expansion plans and not cede the initiative to its rivals, writes David Rothnie.
  • The EU’s lenient treatment of the IFRS 9 accounting rules has opened a loophole for Italian banks — allowing them to push through punishing provisions on their NPL portfolios, but wish away the impact on their regulatory capital — which could save the weakest banks from turning to shareholders for more cash, and speed up portfolio sales.