Friday, 18 February 2022

Reuters Global Investor: JPMorgan raises annual forecast for net interest income to $53 bln

JPMorgan raises annual forecast for net interest income to $53 bln

JPMorgan Chase & Co expects its net interest income to grow to $53 billion in 2022, up nearly $3 billion from its prior forecast, Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Barnum said on Friday at a conference hosted by Credit Suisse.

After ECB shock, European firms confront higher borrowing costs

European companies hoping to fund M&A and capital expenditures on bond markets this year are facing a sudden jump in borrowing costs and wary buyers after the ECB's shock pivot towards tighter monetary policy.

Former Lazard banker found guilty of insider trading by German court

A former employee of investment bank Lazard was sentenced on Friday to an 18-month suspended jail term by a German court after being found guilty of insider trading, a court spokesman said.

doValue says bids due next week for 5 bln euro Greek bad loan portfolio

Non-binding offers for a non-performing loan (NPL) portfolio worth around 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) put on the block by Greece's bad bank liquidator PQH are due next week, Italy's biggest problem loan manager doValue said.

Apologetic CEO says Allianz to cut bonuses after trading debacle

Allianz announced on Friday big bonus cuts for its CEO and board, and a settlement with a "vast majority" of investors, as it braces for the outcome of U.S. regulatory investigations into a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at its funds arm.

China Orient Asset Management gets approval to issue bonds to resolve risks in property sector

China Orient Asset Management said on Friday it was approved to issue up to 10 billion yuan bonds in China's interbank bond market to resolve risks in the property sector.

NatWest earnings soar but rising prices bite

British bank NatWest swung to a hefty profit on the back of the country's economic recovery but said rising prices will make it harder to cut overheads, prompting it to lower its cost-cutting target.

Allianz books $4.2 bln hit in investment fund case, says more may come

German insurer and asset manager Allianz on Thursday said it would set aside 3.7 billion euros ($4.20 billion) to deal with investigations and lawsuits resulting from the collapse of a multi-billion-euro set of investment funds.

Wall St banks fear inflation, asset price deflation, even recession

Wall Street's biggest banks sounded a warning over the year ahead on Thursday, citing high inflation, credit concerns, asset price depreciation and companies postponing deals due to market uncertainty.

Bank of America CEO: capital markets business down, but pipelines are full

Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said the bank's capital markets business "is down" so far in 2022, even as the investment bank continues to see a strong pipeline of customer activity.

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