AP Societe Generale's evaluation of risks around the Strait of Hormuz is supposed to reassure you. The French bank says there is only a 5% chance that Iran shuts the Strait, causing oil prices to explode and setting off a US military response. ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/soc-gen-5-percent-iran-shuts-straits-2012-1

6 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should sell the rand for Mexico's peso as Europe's debt crisis will hurt South Africa's currency while the US economy recovery will help the Latin country, Societe Generale SA said. SocGen is advising clients to sell rand at ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-06/sell-south-african-rand-buy-mexican-peso-socgen-advises.html

5 (Bloomberg) -- Societe Generale SA paced a decline by French bank shares as the government offered investors higher yields to complete its first sovereign-debt sale of the year. Societe Generale, France's second-largest bank, slid 4.4 percent to ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/socgen-paces-french-bank-share-slide-as-government-sells-debt.html

Societe Generale The French bank is set to announce an overhaul of its private banking unit that will see Daniel Truchi replaced as head of the division, according to several sources familiar with the matter. Old Mutual The London-based insurer named ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/moves-idUSL3E8C5JWV20120105

Societe Generale (GLE) Home Loan SFH is planning to sell covered bonds in euros, according to a banker involved in the transaction. ABN Amro Bank NV, BayernLB, Credit Agricole SA (ACA), UBS AG and UniCredit SpA (UCG) are managing the deal with SocGen, ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-04/societe-generale-said-to-plan-covered-bond-sale-in-euros.html

4 (Bloomberg) -- Societe Generale SA, France's second- largest lender, plans to cut about 1580 jobs at its corporate and investment bank, about 10 percent of the unit's total, as the sovereign debt crisis crimps revenue. The reductions include 880 ...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/04/bloomberg_articlesLXAG4E0UQVI9.DTL

Weak demand to pressure Norwegian, Russian export contracts * Socgen outlook for British gas prices also bearish LONDON Jan 3 (Reuters) - European gas demand will remain below 2008 levels until 2017 and the weak outlook could force suppliers like ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/03/europe-energy-gas-idUSL6E8C30QW20120103

The European Financial Stability Facility hired Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) and Societe Generale (GLE) SA to manage the deal, the fund's first bond of this maturity and earmarked to help finance the bailouts of Ireland and ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-03/efsf-mandates-three-banks-for-scheduled-eu3-billion-3-year-bond.html

PARIS: French banking giants BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole are currently slashing about 1000 jobs in the US largely due to difficulties in raising US dollars, a report said yesterday. Diony Lebot, chief executive of SocGen Americas, ...

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120103002655/Article/

Auto-maker Volkswagen also advanced about 1%. In banks, Commerzbank was up 1.5% but Deutsche Bank declined 0.2%. BNP Paribas was up 0.7% in Paris while Credit Agricole was up 0.1%, However, Societe Generale erased 1.1%.

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=530119

30 (Bloomberg) -- Societe Generale SA's joint venture fund in China has stopped investing in initial public offerings because of the high frequency of new share sales in the country. “In order to increase our company's investment and research ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-30/societe-generale-china-fund-management-venture-stops-buying-ipos.html

By Simon Rabinovitch in Beijing A Société Générale venture in China has delivered a sharp rebuke to the Chinese stock market, saying that it will stay away from initial public offerings because their quality has become too difficult to assess. ...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/920409b4-32c8-11e1-8e0d-00144feabdc0.html

SHANGHAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) Societe Generale's Chinese fund venture will temporarily suspend participation in initial public offerings in the country, a rare move by an institutional investor that highlights the recent high pricing of many mainland IPOs ...

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/30/business/20111230125212&sec=business

Carl J. Forcheski, director of corporate FX sales at Societe Generale, says EUR was pulled lower as the sterling “was hit by a sell order sending it a penny lower quickly during the NY am from the $1.5660′s.” The strength of the US dollar also weighed ...

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/12/28/euro-suffers-collateral-damage-from-pound-socgen/

Societe Generale last week announced a senior management shakeup of its investment banking division, to come into force on January 3. Financial News takes a closer look at the history of its new head of corporate and investment banking, Didier Valet. ...

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2011-12-28/didiervalet-societegenerale-managementshakeup

The “misfortunes of global rivals” are certainly reflected in the share prices of Royal Bank of Scotland, Commerzbank AG and Societe Generale. As detailed in many articles on Emergingmoney.com, the future does not hold much promise for these ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/316162-brazil-s-itau-unibanco-looks-to-grow-as-european-banks-scale-back

Societe Generale de Banque – Jordanie (SGBJ) held an opening ceremony on the occasion of relocating its Branch in Wehdat. The ceremony was attended by a number of the branch's existing and potential clients as well as a number of the bank's employees. ...

http://www.jordandirections.com/2011122648696/company-news/societe-generale-de-banque-%E2%80%93-jordanie-holds-an-opening-ceremony-on-the-occasion-of-wehdat-branch-relocation

By Marietta Cauchi Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Societe Generale SA (GLE.FR) on Friday cemented its management shake-up under Didier Valet, the bank's new head of its corporate and investment banking division, with a series of senior ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111223-706921.html

| LONDON Dec 23 (Reuters) - Societe Generale has reshuffled the senior management of its corporate and investment banking unit, days after the bank said division head Michel Peretie was leaving the firm. The chief operating officer of the business, ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/23/societe-generale-investment-bank-idUSL6E7NN1T620111223

Société Générale has announced a surprise management shake-up as the French bank accelerates asset disposals and cuts costs. Michel Péretié, who as chief executive of SocGen's corporate and investment banking division helped to steer it through the ...

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/socgen-unveils-surprise-management-shakeup/891009/

Societe Generale group has named its CFO Didier Valet as CEO of Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) as of 3 January 2012. Valet, who is a member of Societe Generale group's executive committee, replaces Michel Peretie, ...

http://assetmanagement.banking-business-review.com/news/societe-generale-names-ceo-of-cib-231211

21 (Bloomberg) -- Societe Generale SA said Michel Peretie, chief executive officer of its corporate and investment banking unit, is leaving after three years in the post and will be succeeded by the bank's chief financial officer. ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-21/socgen-investment-bank-head-peretie-to-leave-valet-succeeds.html

21 (Bloomberg) -- Societe Generale SA said Michel Peretie, chief executive officer of its corporate and investment banking unit, is leaving after three years in the post and will be succeeded by the bank's chief financial officer. ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-21/socgen-investment-bank-head-peretie-to-leave-valet-succeeds.html

By Noemie Bisserbe Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES PARIS (Dow Jones)--Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook for French bank Societe Generale SA (GLE.FR) to negative from neutral Tuesday having also revised its outlook for France's to negative last Friday. ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111220-711799.html

By Noemie Bisserbe Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES PARIS (Dow Jones)--Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook for French bank Societe Generale SA (GLE.FR) to negative from neutral Tuesday having also revised its outlook for France's to negative last Friday. ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111220-711799.html