Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Top 10 op risks: For change management, the cloud is its own weather front
As lenders move legacy banking to the cloud, the risks of getting it wrong are exponentially greater
Derivatives house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2025: Mega-merger expected to add $1 billion to markets revenues, via 30 integration projects
Commerzbank wager swells UniCredit’s modelled RWAs by 62.5%
Total return swaps on German shares inflate VAR and SVAR components
People: All fall in at Citi, TD turbulence, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
UniCredit-Commerz merger could spawn sixth-largest EU G-Sib
Analysis of banks’ risk indicators suggest combined entity could have larger systemic footprint than ING and BPCE
UBS Americas’ delinquent mortgages up sixfold post Credit Suisse merger
Share of delinquent exposures jumps to 1.2% of bank’s total real estate loan portfolio
BBVA’s takeover of Sabadell would shrink its leverage ratio
New entity would have lowest ratio since 2020
Capital One puts OCC’s tough stance on mergers to the test
Proposed Discover deal should be approved but will go under the microscope, ex-regulators say
Capital One’s purchase of Discover would triple its Treasury holdings
Record UST boost would propel combined company past six US lenders
Banks scrutinised for offloading deal contingent risks on to funds
Critics say practice could lead to disclosure of sensitive client data
Leading-edge LLM approaches: predictive analytics for M&A targets
Utilising LLMs, LSEG’s StarMine Mergers and Acquisitions Target Model is transforming the landscape for M&A target predictions. LSEG’s Nelson Chin and Richard Goldman discuss the company’s ongoing innovation in data analytics
Risk density edges higher at UBS’s legacy unit
New division established post Credit Suisse acquisition partly responsible for $785m quarterly loss
PacWest’s loans jitter, deposits dwindle in race towards merger
Merging partner Banc of California also sees deposit base slip further
Goldman writes off $506m of intangibles in GreenSky disposal
Only sliver of original investment to return to CET1 capital
Asia moves: Senior hires at Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Natixis and more
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UBS leapfrogs global peers following Credit Suisse takeover
Swiss lender reports big increases in RWAs, leverage exposures and other key metrics
PacWest, Banc of California aim to slash emergency borrowings
Post-merger, the new regional lender could see wholesale funding fall from $16.2bn to $2.9bn
SRB head asks for extra tools to restore faith in resolution
Laboureix disputes Swiss claim that G-Sibs are not resolvable, but wants improvements to framework
Lawmakers ask how big is too big for US banks
JP Morgan purchase of First Republic sparks debate over 10% cap on deposit market share
Asia moves: Senior hires at BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon and more
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Bank of the West brings C$730m in loan provisions to BMO
Acquired book comes with 2.5x the quarterly charges booked by BMO standalone