Societe Generale
Societe Generale taps BNP Paribas veteran Oliveira to co-head trading unit
The French lender hires from its rival for key trading job
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Societe Generale to sell digital bank Shine to Ageras
SocGen set to offload Shine less than five years after its acquisition
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SocGen to sell equipment finance division to Groupe BPCE for €1.1bn
The French lender is simplifying its business under chief executive Slawomir Krupa
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Barclays weighs bid for Societe Generale’s UK private bank
Kleinwort Hambros is up for grabs, according to reports
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Societe Generale to axe 900 jobs in France
The French lender is reorganising its head office and plans to reduce headcount with no forced redundancies
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Societe Generale promotes Bassili and Magnouat to co-head investment banking
Societe Generale continues to shake up its senior ranks after installing Slawomir Krupa as CEO in May
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Societe Generale reports Q1 revenue drop
Divisionally, SocGen had the largest revenue decline at in French retail banking, which fell 11% in the quarter
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Societe Generale hires Natixis’ Anne-Christine Champion to co-head investment bank in executive shake-up
New chief executive Slawomir Krupa has unveiled his top team
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Societe Generale tops expectations as fourth-quarter revenue jumps
Investment banking unit holds up, but French lender notes headwinds on the horizon
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SocGen and AllianceBernstein agree equities tie-up
Investment bank boss Slawomir Krupa bids to create 'undisputed leader across the equity business' with new joint venture
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Societe Generale appoints new risk chief as Sadia Ricke heads to Standard Chartered
Stéphane Landon, Société Générale’s deputy chief risk officer since October 2020, will become chief risk officer on 1 December
Societe Generale names investment bank boss Krupa as next CEO
Slawomir Krupa takes step up as Oudéa exits
SocGen sees $1.5bn net loss amid disposal of Russian assets
SocGen said it ‘withdrew in an orderly and effective manner from Russia’ in mid-May by disposing of its entire stake in Rosbank and its insurance subsidiaries in the country
SocGen accuses Clifford Chance of negligence in £384m gold bullion dispute
SocGen demands compensation from Clifford Chance over gold bullion debacle
SocGen chief exec Frédéric Oudéa says banking talent war has ‘normalised’
Pay and bonuses have spiralled across the sector over the past year, but could soon cool off
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Societe Generale chief executive Frédéric Oudéa to step down next year
Oudéa has been one of European banking’s longest-serving leaders
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Societe Generale faces €3.1bn hit on sale of Rosbank stake as it quits Russia
French bank becomes the latest to pull back from Russia over the war on Ukraine
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SocGen and Citigroup are among the most exposed to Russia
Banks are now working to reduce their exposure to Russia as risks mount
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HSBC, Barclays among banks financing most oil and gas expansion as pressure on ESG ramps up
ShareAction is calling on investors to use their shareholder rights to demand that banks implement policies to restrict oil and gas expansion in the upcoming AGM season
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