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International trade set to drive UK economic growth
02/22/2012
HSBC is playing its part in growing the UK economy, in 2011 UK exports rose 13% and over the same period our export related business grew 33%, within which trade finance lending underpinning exports grew 91%.

What's wrong with Britain's fund industry
02/22/2012
"A lot of this is in the hands of the Financial Services Authority and the Investment Management Association," he says.

Top S'pore bank open to acquire Asia assets of EU banks
02/21/2012
While European lenders looking to sell Asian assets in recent months have approached the bank, he says the pricing has not been attractive.

Santander brings in EBRD to seal Kredyt Bank
02/20/2012
Shares in Kredyt Bank jumped as much as 6 percent after the Reuters report and were up 3.4 percent by 1450 GMT.

Nordea releases annual report
02/20/2012
Return on equity was around 11 per cent for 2011. Capital adequacy has increased during the year, and the core tier 1 capital ratio is over 11 per cent. The solid financial development has been important for Nordea's ability to maintain a strong fun

Civil war breaks out at Royal Bank of Scotland
02/20/2012
Current and former senior employees in GBM describe an organisation in turmoil, riven by power struggles even as managers are forced to fire thousands of staff.

Ken Livingstone sparks anger with 'hang bankers' speech
02/20/2012
A spokesperson for Livingstone insisted it was simply a joke.

Spain moves to ease bank merger fears
02/17/2012
Banks in Spain, which have been encouraged by new legislation to swallow weaker rivals, will not be railroaded into “unnatural mergers” that would risk frightening international investors and draining foreign capital from the sector, the offic

HSBC, Deutshe Bank among 114 European institutions under Moody’s downgrade radar
02/17/2012
Moody's said tonight it was reviewing some 114 European banks and financial groups, including many of the top firms, for a possible ratings downgrade because of the eurozone debt crisis.

RBS opens China Desk in London
02/17/2012
Building on the similar blueprint that RBS established with the launch of their UK-based India Desk earlier this year, the China desk will offer expertise and guidance across the market, including regulatory insight and product support.

Deutsche Bank narrows asset manager bidders
02/15/2012
Deutsche Bank has pared down the shortlist of potential investors vying to buy its asset management operations to fewer than 10, three sources close to the process said on Tuesday.

Fund managers ‘have work to do’ on responsible investing, says Mercer
02/14/2012
Since 2008, Mercer has been assigning ESG ratings to investment strategies that span asset classes and geographic regions.

Banks Accept New Reality On Cash Payouts
02/14/2012
Barclays Capital said on Friday it would cap the cash element of bonuses at GBP65,000, while Deutsche Bank will cap cash bonuses at EUR100,000 and stock awards exercisable this year at EUR100,000. Morgan Stanley is capping cash bonuses at $125,000.

Investment banking unit weighs on Barclays
02/13/2012
The bank also said the bonus pool at the investment banking division was down 32 per cent to £1.5bn in 2011.

Deutsche Bank readies investment bank, regions revamp -sources
02/10/2012
Jain, the bank's 49-year-old India-born investment banking chief, and Fitschen, the 63-year-old German head of regional management, were expected to make senior appointments before a gathering of top managers in April, three people familiar with the

German bank defers bonuses
02/10/2012
Any staff with a bonus at or below the maximum would see half of it in cash, and half of it in equity shares that they can sell in August, the source said.

Moment of Truth For Spanish Bank
02/10/2012
Lender's Independence Seen at Risk From Spain's Cleanup Rules, Just Months After IPO

BBVA will comfortably comply with the new requirements of the financial reform in Spain
02/08/2012
For BBVA, the additional gross amount of provisions and capital before mitigating items and taxes comes to €4 billion.

Barclays Seen Needing Deeper Cuts to Reach Profit Target
02/08/2012
Unlike his U.K. competitors Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Barclays Chief Executive Officer Robert Diamond has stuck to the 13 percent return on equity target he set for 2013 a year ago, even as the sovereign debt crisis a

Banks seek to slash Italy swaps portfolio
02/06/2012
The way Morgan Stanley pulled this off was arguably as significant as the end-result. Other banks have been forced to slash government bond portfolios or buy credit default swaps to shield themselves against Southern European countries.