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  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    InterviewCredit Agricole SA
    French farmers’ favourite makes hay in investment banking

    Crédit Agricole reaps reward from early post-crisis exit from markets trading business

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse to probe second allegation of surveillance against an executive

    Bank ordered spying against its head of human resources, according to report

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    UBS Group AG
    UBS to wind down unit for the super-rich

    Iqbal Khan makes mark with overhaul just months after joining the Swiss bank

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    US financial regulation
    Breaks for green lending are ‘feckless’, says ex-regulator

    Retired Basel committee chief says banks are seeking to undermine financial standards

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse cuts targets after investment banking loss

    Swiss lender readies cost reductions as environment deteriorates

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2019
    AnalysisFinancial job losses
    Europe’s banks slash 60,000 jobs on negative outlook

    Potential industry consolidation could unleash even more pain for employees

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit boss warns against incentivising ‘green’ lending

    Intervention comes as debate over how banks can tackle climate change intensifies

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    UniCredit SpA
    UniCredit plans 8,000 job cuts and share buyback

    Move by Italy’s biggest bank will result in closure of 500 branches in effort to save €1bn

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    InterviewWealth management
    Swiss private bank chief plays down tech disruption fears

    Lombard Odier boss says newcomers will struggle to challenge market leaders

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  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse names Miller head of investment banking 

    Swiss bank hopes to lift performance at struggling division

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Deutsche Bank AG
    Deutsche Bank tech failings hit thousands of payments

    Bank retreats on letter to BoE that CHAPS improvements were on track

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Bloomberg LP
    Bloomberg reassures staff over owner’s presidential run

    Executives say operations will not be disrupted if former New York mayor steps away again

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
    Societe Generale
    SocGen misses forecasts in restructuring hit

    Lender sees 35% fall in profits but says investment bank overhaul ahead of schedule 

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Banking Weekly podcast20 min listen
    Payment fraud, DBank leadership and JPMorgan loans

    Patrick Jenkins and guest discuss the week's news in banking

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Financial services
    Ion: the financial data group taking on Bloomberg

    Andrea Pignataro has bought Mergermarket, Fidessa and Dealogic in a debt-fuelled spree

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    Deutsche Bank AG
    Regulators press Deutsche boss to drop dual roles

    ECB and BaFin fear restructuring could suffer unless Christian Sewing acts

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    BNP Paribas SA
    BNP Paribas profits boosted by trading surge

    Fixed-income revenue at French bank rises 35% in third quarter as results exceed expectations

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    AnalysisDeutsche Bank AG
    Deutsche results reveal scale of challenge for Sewing

    Cuts have been hard and progress has been made but analysts remain sceptical

  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse chief executive defends his conduct during spying scandal                                              

    Tidjane Thiam speaks up about affair alongside robust quarterly results

  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2019
    Banking Weekly podcast14 min listen
    HSBC and UBS restructure, Lloyds slips up

    Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the week’s news in banking

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    Banking Weekly podcast18 min listen
    StanChart pay, Citigroup on Brexit and Libra

    David Crow and guests discuss the week’s news in banking

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    UBS Group AG
    UBS profits slide as investment bank struggles

    Swiss lender faces headwinds but wealth management division attracts new money

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    London fights for its future
    Citi signals confidence in post-Brexit London

    Timezone and rule of law are big advantages for UK capital, says bank’s regional head

  • Sunday, 20 October, 2019
    Standard Chartered PLC
    StanChart’s Bill Winters set to take pay cut

    Chief executive seeks to draw line under pension allowance dispute

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong’s rich open foreign bank accounts amid unrest

    Singapore benefits as wealthy residents hedge against political stand-off

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