Societe Generale SA

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Societe Generale sees a rebound in financial earnings in 2021, Chief Executive Frederic Oudea told reporters on Wednesday.

Amundi Chief Executive Yves Perrier is stepping down after more than a decade running Europe's largest fund manager and will be succeeded by his deputy Valérie Baudson, the group said on Friday.

France's Societe Generale posted a drop in equity and fixed-income trading revenues in the fourth quarter, the bank reported on Wednesday, out of step with many rivals who profited from volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foreign investors were net sellers of most Asian equities in 2020, deterred by the economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although the flows turned positive in the fourth quarter on hopes of a recovery and vaccine optimism.

Current analysis of the newsflow suggests there will be a "No Deal" regarding Brexit, wrote French bank Societe Generale's Cross Asset Research team in a note on Wednesday.

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France's Societe Generale said on Monday it expected to shut 600 branches in France by 2025 with the merging of its two retail banking networks Societe Generale and Credit du Nord.

Societe Generale and Credit du Nord have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations after the boards of both French institutions met separately over the weekend, Les Echos reported on Sunday.

Spanish telecom firm Telefonica has hired Societe Generale and Greenhill to sell the submarine cable business of its infrastructure unit Telxius as part of its wider divestment plan, Cinco Dias newspaper reported on Monday.

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday as the prospect of a weak fourth economic quarter overcame optimism that vaccines against COVID-19 are close to being rolled out and could return the economy to normal. "The focus has shifted away from exuberance on vaccines to the rising...

French bank Societe Generale (SocGen) said on Monday it planned a net reduction of about 640 positions in France but said there would be no forced redundancies.

French bank Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> swung back to profit in the third quarter, helped by a recovery in its markets business, giving a boost to chief executive Frederic Oudea who was under pressure after sharp trading losses earlier in the year.

Frederic Oudea promised Societe Generale investors "growth with lower risk" after he became chief executive in 2008, the year a rogue trader lost billions in equity derivatives and brought the French bank close to collapse.

Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> is considering merging its two French retail networks in an attempt to boost profitability, after two consecutive quarterly losses due to poor trading results.

Societe Generale is gearing up to launch the sale of its asset management arm Lyxor as the French lender seeks to shore up its finances after two consecutive quarterly losses, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> is gearing up to launch the sale of its asset management arm Lyxor as the French lender seeks to shore up its finances after two consecutive quarterly losses, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

A French former Societe Generale executive accused by federal prosecutors of taking part in a scheme to manipulate the global U.S. dollar Libor benchmark interest rate should be allowed to challenge the charges without coming to the United States, her attorney told a federal...

French bank Societe Generale <SOGN.PA> announced on Tuesday a wide management reshuffle in a move to reduce costs and boost synergies following two consecutive quarterly losses.