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After hiring stacks of bankers in north America with rich pay packages, Citigroup has switched its attention to Europe. So far, Citi’s chequebook is still wide open
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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
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  • Deutsche Bank announced its new strategy for investment banking, with a plan to cut leverage by around €200bn, and redeploy €50bn-€70bn into relationship-driven businesses.
  • Post-crisis pressure on Western banks and faltering domestic returns are pushing Japanese banks to be increasingly aggressive overseas. Buying up swathes of assets and an energetic hiring spree have helped put Japan's biggest lenders in a position that they have not enjoyed for years, as Peter McGill reports.
  • Rupert Hume-Kendall, one of the dominant equity capital markets bankers in Europe during the years 2000 to 2008, is to retire from Bank of America Merrill Lynch at the end of September.
  • BNP Paribas has made the next move in its merger of its high yield and leveraged finance operations, moving three people into new positions under Charlotte Conlan.
  • A slump in ECM volumes across southeast Asia has forced investment banks to trim headcounts in the region, but for some small is beautiful. The pullback is creating opportunities for boutique investment banks like Religare Capital Markets, looking to tap pockets of strength in a region that still has a robust need for issuance, writes John Loh.
  • Goldman has spent the last three years building out its debt platform in Europe, but it has kept its eye firmly on the ball in M&A and is pulling away from the pack once more, writes David Rothnie.