France

Lyxor sale shows big bank M&A will be piecemeal

Capital markets

Going all in: BNP Paribas bets on Exane buyout to complete its CIB vision

Why Natixis is bidding goodbye to the public markets

The EU is ignoring bank risks in its periphery

Corporate debt hangover weighs on French banks

Capital markets

Societe Generale details equity derivatives cuts

Banking

Societe Generale bets retail business on open banking and Boursorama

Crédit Agricole: Testing the limits of the partnership model

BNP Paribas: Trading bolsters the bank, but for how long?

Crédit Agricole-Creval deal shows lessons have been learnt

Central bank experiments with CBDC will drive securities onto blockchain

Capital markets

The EU recovery fund may transform European bond markets