Societe Generale completes integration of Commerzbank equity and commodities business
Commerzbank agreed to sell its equity markets and commodities business to Societe Generale in July 2018, including its ETF products and asset management business.
Commerzbank agreed to sell its equity markets and commodities business to Societe Generale in July 2018, including its ETF products and asset management business.
Societe Generale's equities business saw revenues collapse by nearly 99% after it suffered huge losses in structured products linked to dividend payments.
Two new teams focused on client management and electronic coverage have been established at Societe Generale, with HSBC’s Jonathan Green taking a leadership role.
Richard Hills has departed Societe Generale after 18 years to head up client engagement at TCA provider big xyt.
Matching and negotiation platform Wematch said the transaction is the first to be negotiated on an electronic basis.
The swap and cash prime brokerage will be combined onto a single infrastructure with Nuvo Prime, as Societe Generale targets growth of business.
Paxos has been given the green light to launch its blockchain-based settlement service for certain broker-dealers, including Credit Suisse and Societe Generale.
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Allianz, JP Morgan and Vanguard are among those raising concerns about CCPs, urging regulators to take action.
The US CFTC also fined NatWest Markets, PNC Bank and Northern Trust for reporting and risk management regulation failures.
Wematch has 40 banks using its platform, having been part of FinTech programmes at both JP Morgan and Societe Generale.