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Global 100 firms expand in Europe as Hill Dickinson hires a captain
September 1st, 2015
Last week saw Global 100 firms building their presence in Europe, with White & Case bolstering its private equity (PE) practice and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton expanding its competition offering in Brussels. Meanwhile Hill Dickinson hired two partners for its ...
Further evidence that new rules could threaten market liquidity in Europe
August 26th, 2015
A preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity. The researchers used data from Euronext to investigate the behaviour of liquidity suppliers during the ...
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment
August 20th, 2015
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment on Thursday using newly released bailout funds, a government source said, as a senior minister argued for rapid elections following a rebellion in the ruling party. The repayment to the ...
European Banks to Sell a Record $154 Billion of Loans, PwC Says
August 20th, 2015
European banks are set to divest a record 139 billion euros ($154 billion) of loans this year, led by the U.K., as the industry accelerates asset sales to meet new rules, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Banks have offloaded 54.5 ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
Greece to get 6 billion euros in bridge loans if no agreement at Eurogroup
August 14th, 2015
Greece could get 6.04 billion euros in bridge financing if euro zone finance ministers cannot agree on the planned third bailout for Athens when they meet on Friday, according to German newspaper Bild, citing a European Commission proposal for ...
EBS BrokerTec launches BrokerTec European Government Bonds data product
August 13th, 2015
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP’s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that it has launched the BrokerTec European Government Bonds premium pricing data product, distributed by ICAP Information Services, the information division of ICAP. The product ...
Mobile payments trend is getting bigger: MasterCard to connect Europe to Samsung Pay
July 30th, 2015
Samsung has struck a deal with MasterCard to connect European card issuers to the handset manufacturer’s forthcoming mobile payments service. Under the agreement, European banks will be able to connect to the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service platform and activate ...
Euro static as Greek bailout talks resume – Euro Currency update
July 29th, 2015
Euro The Greek bailout talks resumed on Tuesday with a high security presence, but as no interesting news emerged from the discussions the Euro was left trading fairly statically against a number of its peers. The common currency did ...
IMF reports: Euro Area Recovering, But Lasting Growth Requires Collective Push
July 28th, 2015
Euro area recovering but stronger growth needed to boost jobs More balanced policy mix can generate large growth dividends Cleaning up bad bank loans can help support more lending and investment The euro area recovery is strengthening, but the ...
