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European IBs look to loosen purse strings
After several quarters of strong performance among European investment banking businesses, there are signs that firms are satisfied with cost cutting measures and are prepared to resume investment instead.
29 Jul 2021 -
UBS grows IB fees without committing more capital
UBS opened the European bank earnings season on Tuesday with a strong set of results from its M&A and capital markets businesses, which CEO Ralph Hamers seized as an opportunity to play up the importance of talented bankers over the generous application of balance sheet.
20 Jul 2021 -
M&A bolsters IB revenues for US banks
US investment banks enjoyed a boost in earnings from their M&A bankers in the past quarter as a flurry of deal making made up for a return to more normal levels of debt issuance and trading.
14 Jul 2021 -
ECM shine begins to fade as Goldman, JPM kick off earnings season
Goldman Sachs celebrated its second highest ever firm-wide quarterly net revenues, net earnings and earnings per share on Tuesday. It set the as-yet unbeaten net revenue record in the first quarter of the year.
13 Jul 2021 -
Commerzbank turns profit, focuses on Germany
Commerzbank has outperformed expectations by reporting a net profit in the first quarter of the year — even accounting for a large restructuring charge — as the German lender trims its workforce and sharpens its focus on the domestic market and German clients.
12 May 2021 -
Syndicated loans, bonds boost Cred Ag earnings
Crédit Agricole emphasised high levels of activity in syndicated loans and fixed income, especially among French clients, as it revealed a strong set of quarterly earnings on Friday.
07 May 2021 -
Equities, asset finance propel SG earnings
Société Générale posted impressive earnings on Thursday. Like other banks, it had hyperactivity in equities to thank in part for the robust quarter, though the French firm also pointed to a boom in energy, infrastructure and other asset-based financing activities.
06 May 2021 -
Machenil fields prime brokerage queries on BNPP call
BNP Paribas announced strong quarterly earnings last week, bolstered, like many banks, by activity in equities. But some analysts were more interested in the French firm’s acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage unit, in the wake of the Archegos Capital affair.
05 May 2021 -
Barclays almost quadruples ECM revenues
Barclays announced pre-tax profits of £2.4bn on Friday, beating expectations thanks in part to its best ever quarter in equities, including derivatives and equity capital markets.
04 May 2021 -
NatWest beats expectations but markets revenues ‘normalise’
NatWest Group recorded a loss at its investment bank on Thursday, after climbing down from the dizzying heights of last year’s first quarter profits. The weaker numbers weighed on the performance of the group, but the bank still managed to breeze past market expectations.
29 Apr 2021
