07/17/2017
Austria's BAWAG PSK buys Germany's Suedwestbank
Suedwestbank has total assets of more than 7 billion euros ($8.02 billion) and 650 staff in its 28-branch network
Retail Banking
07/14/2017
Santander launches €1bn scheme to cover retail investors’ Banco Popular losses
The bonds will pay 1 per cent interest annually and will be perpetual but redeemable after seven years, subject to the approval of the European Central Bank.
07/12/2017
Bain Capital Credit buys €1bn Spanish and Portuguese bad loans
Deals come as regulators push banks to offload their non-performing assets
07/10/2017
Metro Bank Is Going Digital And Using DevOps To Compete Against Traditional Banks
He hopes fans of the bank convince their friends to switch to Metro Bank, the same way as Apple fans persuaded their friends to switch to the iPhone.
07/07/2017
Raiffeisen Bank Polska IPO to be postponed
The decision to suspend the IPO was taken without an indication of a new timetable to replace the previously announced offering period.
07/07/2017
End is in sight for RBS on road to going private
We have to live in the real world.
07/07/2017
Bulgaria's Fibank sounding out potential investors, CEO says
We are looking at the three options for the time being
07/05/2017
Monte Paschi looks to leave "emergency room" and return to profit
It's a conservative plan.
07/04/2017
Yes Bank ties up with Santander UK
The LoC is part of an earlier line of credit of USD 25 million.
07/04/2017
Greece's National Bank to sell Romania, Serbia, Cyprus operations
The sale will be concluded in the next few months, it will be capital-accretive and beneficial to liquidity.
07/04/2017
DZ Bank appoints new co-CEOs as of 2019
Supervisory Board discusses holding and decides on executive board staffing issues
07/04/2017
EU clears Italy's $6 billion state bailout for Monte dei Paschi
The bank's overall capital shortfall is 8.1 billion euros.
06/30/2017
M&A alert. Intesa Sanpaolo acquires the branch network of Veneto Banca in Romania
I have been working and living in Romania for many years and I am sure that this acquisition will help to further develop the already good business relationships between Italy and Romania
06/29/2017
Co-op Bank bondholders to lose at least 55pc of their money in restructuring deal
That swap involved a loss or “haircut” of about 50pc of bondholders’ original investment.
06/26/2017
Co-Op Bank halts sale process
The investors want to extricate the bank from the Co-Op Group’s retirement plan
06/25/2017
South Korea's Woori Bank to open Frankfurt subsidiary ahead of Brexit
The South Korean bank's decision to set up the subsidiary was made at the start of this year and will likely see it set up shop with five staff this autumn - all of which are expected to be new hires.
06/25/2017
The European Central Bank moves to wind down two Italian banks
The banks will continue to operate and depositors will not suffer any inconvenience.
06/25/2017
Intesa Sanpaolo board tasks CEO with completing purchase of Veneto banks' assets
The board of Italy's biggest retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo has tasked CEO Carlo Messina with completing the purchase of the good assets of two ailing Veneto-based lenders.
06/23/2017
Deutsche Bank To Sell Retail Banking Business In Spain For €1.4 Bn Less Than Expected
The bank’s wholesale and investment banking activities, as well as its business in Portugal, will not be included in the operation.
06/23/2017
Swedish-owned firm to buy bad loan portfolio from Latvia's Reverta
The value of the transaction has not been disclosed under the terms of the deal.