BNP eyes SocGen; France warns off foreign bids
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BNP Paribas confirmed on Thursday that it  was studying a possible bid for Societe Generale, as its fellow  French bank reeled from rogue trading losses and France warned  off would-be foreign bidders.
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Nicolas Sarkozy will push for a European tax on "speculative movements" by financial groups, such as hedge funds, if he wins this year's French presidential elections.Comment
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Societe Generale faces growing  embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last  year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key  fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed.
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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France and Germany's market watchdogs say they are looking into Citigroup bond trades already under scrutiny in the UK.
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Business & money: French desperate to keep bank out of foreign hands
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French bank BNP Paribas warns "deepening crisis" in financial markets has dented profits.
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The board of Societe Generale pored over the fate of its chairman on Wednesday, torn between political pressure to dump him over a trading scandal and the need to close ranks against potential predator BNP Paribas.
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As numerous European banks assess whether to make a bid for SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, regulators in Brussels warned France against any effort to thwart open competition.
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PARIS/LONDON  - France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale, as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP Paribas drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.
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Federal prosecutors are looking for U.S. ties to French bank Societe Generale's  trading scandal, for example transactions that went through a U.S. broker, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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London banks warned London investment banks face the likelihood of closer regulation of derivatives trading in the wake of the rogue trader debacle that cost French bank SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale an estimated â¬4.9bn ($7.2bn).â¦
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No immediate counter offer is expected in the bidding battle for the London Stock Exchange. The pan-European stock exchange Euronext is, however, weighing up the prospects of such a move, according to sources close to it.
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Soaring Eurotunnel shares prompt an unusual warning from the French stock market regulator.
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The head of French bank Societe Generale  has hired investment banks to advise on the possibility of a merger with larger domestic rival BNP Paribas , Les Echos newspaper reported on Friday.
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French bank BNP Paribas is "thinking" about a possible takeover of its rival Societe Generale, rocked by muti-billion-euro rogue trade losses, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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France warned foreign banks on  Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale  , as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP  Paribas  drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.