07/18/2012
The Swiss bank announced Sfr15.3bn ($15.65bn) of capital raising measures, including Sfr3.8bn of mandatory and contingent convertible securities, as it pushed out second-quarter results one week earlier than expected.
07/18/2012
The idea, first floated by a German economic policy group, calls for imposing a 10 percent tax on the wealth of the richest Europeans and forcing them to lend money to their governments.
07/18/2012
But private banks have lagged, offering relatively little in terms of wealth management for Islamic customers, who want products and services that respect Islamic laws prohibiting trading in debt and collecting interest, among other rules.
07/18/2012
Hodgson told CNBC his research shows the incentive structure on Wall Street, in which bonuses are paid based on short-term profits, was one of the prime factors that caused the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009.
07/17/2012
In an environment the investment bank characterized as "tough," Goldman said it was embarking on a new round of cost-cutting, which will include laying off some senior employees.
07/17/2012
Malaysia’s CIMB will market more instruments in the fourth quarter for clients with a minimum of 1 million ringgit (Dh1.15 million), Badlisyah Abdul Gani, chief executive officer of CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd., said.
07/17/2012
Despite Libor-mania, rogue trading and mis-selling scandals, our pin-stripped - sorry, striped - friends partied until 6am at the Square Mile’s 7th summer party at McQueen’s in Shoreditch.
07/17/2012
About 34 banks operate in Monaco, a significant number by any measure for a country of 38,000 people – however, consolidation may be on the horizon.
07/17/2012
RBS Private Banking India, the Indian private banking arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has launched a new bespoke Credit Solutions offering.
07/16/2012
Bloomberg reports that the unit set aside $4.91bn for pay in the first six months of the year, enough to compensate each of the 26,553 employees an average of $184,989 for the period, according to figures posted on the firm's website.