09/21/2017
Italy's UniCredit signals interest in deal with Germany's Commerzbank
UniCredit has been in touch with the German finance ministry.
Retail Banking
09/20/2017
Russia’s banking woes mount as state-run firms withdraw billions
Credit Bank of Moscow chief executive Vladimir Chubar said the withdrawals were made by one large state-run organization after the bank withdrew its rating from Expert RA, a Russian agency, this summer.
09/20/2017
Apollo considers higher bid for Slovenian bank: report
Apollo was not available for comment while Gorenjska and its biggest shareholder Sava said they could not give details on the sale process.
09/18/2017
Nordea Faces Client Mutiny in Sweden as Bank Moves Headquarters
The decision means Sweden’s regulator will no longer have full control over Nordea’s Swedish operations.
09/15/2017
Russian lenders Promsvyazbank and Vozrozhdenie plan to merge
A Promsvyazbank spokeswoman said details of the merger have not yet been finalised.
09/14/2017
Santander is frontrunner for Deutsche's Polish assets
Millennium bcp said in July its Polish bank had gone through to the second phase of the sale process.
09/13/2017
London's Metro Bank secures £18m investment for Charterhouse
Patrick Hanlon, director at Charterhouse, commented: “Charterhouse required a banking partner to assist us with the rationalisation of our mortgage lending for the commercial element of our portfolio."
09/12/2017
Billionaire to buy Credit Agricole's $1.5bn Banque Saudi Fransi stake
The deal will give Kingdom Holding a 16.2 percent stake in Fransi, making Alwaleed the biggest single investor
09/11/2017
Goldman Sachs to take on UK retail banks
Now Goldman is taking it international, aiming to launch an online deposit business in the UK about the middle of next year.
09/11/2017
Scotland's private sector growth 'slows down'
Job creation also remained strong, with many panellists reporting that salaries were being pushed up as a result of the tight labour market.
09/07/2017
Italian banking fund to invest 640 mln euros in rescue of 3 small banks
The remainder of the money still needs to be found.
09/05/2017
BNP Paribas to open branch in Romania next year
The steps have already begun, according to Economica.net.
09/05/2017
BBVA selected to buy Deutsche Bank Spain - El Confidencial
Deutsche Bank was considering pulling out of some of its European retail operations, including in Spain.
09/01/2017
Au revoir: Barclays completes sale of French retail banks to private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners
French private equity firm AnaCap is also invested in UK challenger bank Aldermore
08/31/2017
More German Banks Looking to Merge as Low Rates Weigh-Watchdogs
The survey revealed that about 10 percent of the banks are currently in actual merger talks and that half think mergers in the medium-term are likely.
08/31/2017
Chesnara Interim Profit Jumps After L&G Netherlands Acquisition
Chesnara raised the interim dividend by 2.9% to 7.00 pence from 6.80p last year.
08/31/2017
BNP Paribas opens subsidiary in Romania
The consumer loans firm Cetelem will thus become a BNP Paribas branch in Romania, on the ING Bank model.
08/31/2017
BBVA in talks to sell Chilean bank to Scotiabank
The bank said this week its capital strength, which is the strongest of Canada’s major banks, gave it “flexibility to grow and invest.”
08/31/2017
Pimco joins race for Danske Bank's €2bn retail loan book
The California-based money manager, which was thrown into turmoil three years ago following the exit of its prominent co-founder, Bill Gross, oversees US$1.61trn in assets.
08/30/2017
Baltics roundup: Nordea and DNB to merge operations
Nordea has built a strong position within the large corporate segment whereas DNB is active with smaller companies.