BNPP’s latest strategic update for its corporate and institutional bank might have fallen short of the expectations of a market now used to the wild lurches of rival European firms, but to dismiss this as mere tinkering would be a mistake. It builds on an already bold and long-held plan. And, crucially, it is one the bank’s leaders say they can afford.

UBS Wealth Management voted best global private bank; revenue outlook dimmer this year; asset management competition heats up.

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Deutsche Bank retains its position as the leading global trade-finance bank in this year’s Euromoney survey. The German bank and overall runner-up UniCredit also dominated the results by region and by product.

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The industry reacts to RBS's decision to retrench its international transaction services operations, referring clients instead to BNP Paribas.

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The $5.6 billion of fines handed out to six leading foreign exchange banks will not be the end of the crisis afflicting FX, but it might be the beginning of the end. The people at the top of the industry are starting to think more deeply about what will drive success in the FX markets of the future. How can foreign exchange rebuild its zest, and its reputation?

The headline results of Euromoney's 2015 foreign exchange survey show the leading banks have been remarkably consistent, despite the upheavals in the sector. But, beneath the surface there are changes that will transform the competitive landscape of the industry. Deeper analysis of the survey results demonstrates that’s already starting to happen.

Citi retains top spot in Global FX as clients execute more than half electronically for the first time

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Regulatory hurdles, globalization and digitization continue to transform the transaction-services industry, according to Marc Carlos, head of corporate trade and treasury solutions EMEA at BNP Paribas.

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JPMorgan’s $100 million settlement of a currency manipulation lawsuit has sparked a flood of interest from potential new claimants, and marks a new victory in their fight for compensation, according to a leading lawyer involved in negotiations.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s co-heads Sofia Merlo and Vincent Lecomte talk about their business and industry.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management CIO Florent Bronès shares his firm's views on last year's surprises and the risks ahead in 2015.

When an email dropped into our inbox from BNP Paribas talking about something called the Marylebone Project we were hoping it might be the name of a five-piece band with BNPP’s head of primary markets, Martin Egan, as its lead.

Société Générale and BNP Paribas outline new plans to get their investment banking divisions growing again. The US market is central to the ambitions of both banks.

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Following in the digital footsteps of Spain’s BBVA earlier this year, BNP Paribas announced at the end of July it had acquired a 81.39% stake from UniCredit in Germany’s DAB Bank, an online securities broker.

BNP Paribas beats Italian and Spanish banks for; Rabobank Polish unit; Commits to third-biggest bank in Ukraine

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French policymakers would need to inject up to €300 billion of capital – the highest level of support in Europe – to prop up the country’s banking system during a severe global financial crisis, according to a new European systemic risk index, Euromoney can reveal.

Weak 2012 earnings reflect deleveraging that’s now complete; the bank will cut costs and increase lending

When BNP Paribas announced its adaptation plan last year the corporate and investment banking unit was squarely in the firing line. Revenues are down but profitability is resilient – something that CIB head Alain Papiasse argues makes it better positioned than its peers.

BNP Paribas thinks it has an image problem. But Adrian Boehler, less than two-months into his tenure as global head of institutional sales at the French bank, says he likes what he sees.

The need for a change in approach to the new normal pervaded the markets last year from the largest deals to the smallest. BNP Paribas extended its reach in bespoke index products to address the changing priorities among its private banking clients. The Emerging Balanced Note that it developed for a Belgian private client last year was a direct answer to the changing demands of an increasingly sophisticated client base. "The client wanted a product invested in emerging markets so the key was to find the right underlying," says Gilles Staquet, managing director and head of global equities and commodity derivatives sales at BNP Paribas in Brussels. "The easy option would have been to use a few market indices or to create a custom-built basket of stocks. But using funds was the best solution as they are dynamically managed by specialists."