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Originator hired to go after bank bond issues in euros and dollars
With Sergio Ermotti set to step down as group CEO, chairman Colm Kelleher favours an orderly, internal succession. But in a critical year for the bank, there could be turbulence ahead
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National Bank of Bahrain has made a bid to buy a majority stake in Bahrain Islamic Bank, of which it already owns 29%. The move is the latest in a seemingly endless round of consolidation between Gulf banks, driven by the effort to become more competitive in what many have called an oversaturated banking market. -
UniCredit sold its entire stake in Mediobanca through a €784m block trade on Wednesday night, before announcing its third quarter results on Thursday morning.
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A slump in big deals and a quest for fee growth is pushing the big banks into mid-market M&A to an extent that has not been witnessed before, writes David Rothnie.
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Société Générale reported a slump in overall profit as part of its third quarter results on Wednesday, but was keen to draw attention to a near-50bp improvement in its capital ratios, thanks to restructuring actions.
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BNP Paribas has won its first corporate broking mandates since launching a dedicated UK effort almost a year ago.
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The market for legacy UK and Irish mortgages is large and diverse, but it has one monster buyer, Pimco. The California-based bond investing giant has bought bonds backed by more than £12bn of loans from the UK government’s bad bank in the last two years, almost all of which went into its $75bn Income Fund, writes Owen Sanderson.
