Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG jacked up its investment banking bonus pool by almost half after a blowout year in the markets, a far cry from the lean years when traders called the annual pay announcement the “day of long faces.” A 46% jump in variable compensation for investment bankers, and a 29% increase across all units at Germany’s largest lender, ...

Bloomberg A group of asset managers for Revlon Inc. lenders urged a judge not to extend a freeze on more than $500 million that they accidentally received from Citigroup Inc. while the bank appeals a ruling that they don’t have to return it. Citibank sought the freeze because it’s upset that the lenders received a “lottery-like windfall,” the group said ...

Bloomberg Alta Global, one of Credito Valtellinese SpA’s biggest shareholders, is urging Credit Agricole SA to increase its all cash-offer for the Italian lender, boosting the camp of shareholders pushing back against the current bid. “At the current offer price, Alta Global will not adhere to the bid,” Viatcheslav Pivovarov, the founder and CEO of the investment firm previously called ...