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Lake leaves bank, Rohrbaugh moved to get retail experience
The extra scrutiny that comes with working on the most visible, public and largest deals would give even the Stoics something to scratch their heads about.
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
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  • P&M Notebook
    You can’t fault Credit Suisse’s determination, or at least, that of its chief executive, Tidjane Thiam. But each time he sets a tougher target, the world gets tougher still.
  • Credit Suisse updated the market on the progress of its strategic turnaround on Wednesday, lowering its revenue targets and stepping up its cost cutting. The majority of the additional cost cutting will hit global markets, while in investment banking it has already cut down its reliance on leveraged finance.
  • UBS is exploring opportunities in 'asset-side projects', GlobalCapital understands, though it won't be relaunching its cash ABS franchise. It has brought Rob Baston, who once structured ABS and bank capital at the bank, back as a senior adviser to work on specific private projects for the firm.
  • The non-performing loan securitization at the heart of Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s rescue package could pay out fees of €2.72bn — including €1bn of servicing commission and a €710m legal bill. The bank has also revealed details of the planned issue’s structure, and the spread it hopes to achieve on the senior notes. Owen Sanderson reports.
  • Barclays wants to be UK’s leading investment bank. Backed by a supportive CEO, it believes it has the team and strategy to achieve that, writes David Rothnie.
  • The junior debt of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena rallied strongly on Wednesday on reports the Italian government was preparing to buy €2bn of subordinated bonds from retail investors, support which could potentially avoid the European Commission’s onerous state aid rules.