Sunday, 15 December 2013

Natixis, once David Einhorn's baby, is set to cut 700 jobs, we've been told

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( this was confirmed a day after we put it out ) PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - French investment bank Natixis is set to announce a plan to c...
Wednesday, 20 November 2013

That French World Cup qualifying match could mean extra cash for broadcaster TF1 next year

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Tuesday night's remarkable 3-0 victory to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit in France's World Cup play-off against Ukraine was as upl...
Friday, 15 November 2013

Vinci's ubiquitous parking lots seen attracting 2 bln euro preliminary bid values, sources tell us

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UPDATE 2-Vinci parking unit bids due end Nov, valued around 2 bln euros-sources Vinci wants to keep 25 pct as part of deal -sources Ardian...
Friday, 8 November 2013

Natixis owner BPCE plans to double profit by 2017 -sources

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(we put this out several days ahead of the official announcement, which confirmed the lot) ( Full story ) * Due to unveil new strateg...
Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Hundreds more job cuts on the way at SocGen, union reveals

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( Full story ) PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale plans to cut 375 jobs across Europe in its securities-services bu...
Sunday, 3 November 2013

Meet R2-D2, your new robot banker

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( Full story ) (and Business Insider link , just 'cause I love their enthusiasm) VELIZY, France (Reuters) - Installation art, interac...
Thursday, 24 October 2013

Eurozone banks to clean house ahead of ECB review

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( Full story ) By Lionel Laurent and Helene Durand PARIS/LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters/IFR) - Euro zone banks are expected to issue more deb...