BNP Paribas, Oberthur Team Up for NFC
Bank Tech (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The bank will provide residents of Nice with NFC payment services enabled by Oberthur's technology.
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BNP Paribas and Oberthur Technologies Partner to Offer NFC Mobile Payment Solution
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
PARIS, November 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
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Institutional Investor: Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas Are Hedge Funds' Top Brokers, According to Institutional Investor Survey
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Morgan Stanley is the prime brokerage preferred by hedge fund managers with more than $1 billion in assets in the fifth annual Alpha Awards, which rank the top service providers as chosen by managers of hedge funds large and small.
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Alcatel-Lucent cut to neutral by Exane BNP Paribas
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Alcatel-Lucent was downgraded to neutral from outperform by Exane BNP Paribas, which said the shares have reached their medium-term potential. "ALU's current valuation discounts 5% to 6% mid-cycle EBIT margins, an ambitious but achievable goal, which yields a EUR3 fair value per share," the broker said. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks...
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European shares slide, rate decisions on tap
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares dropped in early trading on Thursday, contributing to a volatile week, with rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England on tap in another busy day for corporate earnings. Miner Vedanta Resources fell 2.9% and consulting firm Cap Gemini fell 4.9% after updating investors, while Deutsche Telekom rose 1.6% and BNP Paribas gained 1%. The...
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Fortis boosts BNP Paribas results
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
BNP Paribas, the eurozone's second largest bank, revealed higher-than-forecast third-quarter profits on increased earnings from its investment banking division and acquisition of Fortis
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BNP Paribas quarterly earnings lifted by investments, Fortis
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
PARIS (MarketWatch) -- French bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP.FR) Thursday said the continuing strong performance of its corporate and investment bank and the acquisition of Fortis Bank Belgium contributed to a 45% rise in third-quarter net profit.
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Credit Suisse upgraded to buy at Citigroup
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Swiss bank Credit Suisse was upgraded to buy from hold on Monday at Citigroup, which cited significant operating leverage potential in the asset-gathering business, across-the-board market share gains in investment banking and significant capital strength. Taking a wider view of capital markets, Citi said there have been major market share shifts, and Credit Suisse has been...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (COH, ITG, K, LYG, WFR, STI, TWX, TOL, VMW, ZUMZ)
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
These are this Friday mornings top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations of coverage from Wall Street firms: Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Investment Technology Group (NYSE: ITG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE: LYG) ADR upgraded at both BNP Paribas and Credit [...]
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Have oil prices broken free?
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Oil broke free of a three-month trading range recently to hit a year-high of $82 a barrel. Can the gains continue, or will economic realities curb progress? Ask Harry Tchilinguirian at BNP Paribas answers' readers' questions on Monday, November 2
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Report: German hedge fund probed over bank losses
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- German hedge fund firm K1 Group is the target of an international criminal investigation after saddling banks including J.P. Morgan Chase , Barclays and BNP Paribas with $400 million of losses, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge ofthe probe. Europe and U.S. authorities are examining whether K1 deceived teh banks when borrowing money. K1 said on its web site...
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BNP Paribas brokerage chief quits in Japan
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
BNP Paribas said its chief Japan representative would resign, after the country's financial regulator ordered the French bank to suspend trading in its equities and commodities derivatives division for two weeks
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BNP Paribas upgaded to buy from neutral at UBS
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- French bank BNP Paribas was upgraded to buy from neutral on Friday at UBS, which said it believes the bank will continue to deliver robust capital rebuild by cash flow generation, and get a boost from better-than-expected asset quality at Fortis, the Belgian bank it took over this year. UBS said it's overweight French banks overall, with expectations revenue growth will go...
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Should the Big Banks Be Broken Up?
Smart Money (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Governor of the Bank of England Speaks Out GOOD MORNING. Stocks in Asia closed lower today; U.S. futures are pointing to a lower open. Alan Greenspan was a famously opaque central banker, challenging traders and economists to figure out what he meant. Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, may be just the opposite. Writing in a newspaper opinion piece, King said U.K. interest rates will rise...
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Japan watchdog slams BNP Paribas
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
BNP Paribas faces disciplinary action by Japan's markets regulator for the second time in less than a year
- UPDATE 1-Japan regulator to brief on BNP Paribas probe - Reuters UK
- Japan regulator to brief on BNP Paribas probe - Reuters UK