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Clydesdale Bank flotation approved by NAB shareholders

National Australia Bank shareholders overwhelmingly back proposal to demerge 75% of troubled British bank

Private equity sells Charter Court bank

Charter Court Financial Services, whose main business is buy-to-let loans, is being sold by Elliott Associates

Start-up banks to be given extra support

Start-up banks launching in the UK are to be given special support under plans by City watchdogs to boost competition in Britain's banking sector.

Intesa CEO Rules Out Takeover of Monte Paschi Amid Selloff

Italian lenders extended declines in Milan trading

Investment banks pitch for roles in HSH privatisation

The ship financier's owners have collected pitches from investment banks vying for roles in the privatisation by a Monday deadline

Sberbank CEO says views idea of selling stake in bank positively

The Russian government controls a 50 percent plus 1 share in Sberbank.

Big price cut looms for Clydesdale float

Investors have said that the price will have to come down by several hundred million pounds.

UniCredit plans no further assets sales after Ukraine unit - CEO

After that, "no other sales are foreseen

MALTA: Banks as restrictors or innovators

One aspect that particularly worries him going forward is Malta’s negotiating capabilities vis-à-vis certain key proposed EU measures.

Deutsche's Postbank float may be delayed by tax issues -sources

German law allows tax-free termination of domination agreements only after five years or due to "important reasons", that need to be approved by tax authorities.

Digital Bank Raises $70M In Pre-UK Move

As noted by FT, the firm was founded by Anne Boden, who was previously the chief operating officer of Allied Irish Bank

Banco Popolare, Banca Popolare di Milano in talks

Italy’s government set the scene for a sweeping consolidation of Italy‘s mutual bank sector more than a year ago passing a law which forced the banks to convert into joint stock companies by the end of 201

UniCredit: Too big to thrive?

Investors are not sold on the plan to reinvigorate Italy’s largest bank.

HSBC in 'profound' apology to customers over online banking glitches

Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury Committee, said he will be asking for an explanation.

Natwest and RBS customers hit by another banking glitch

Customers report debit cards being declined in stores and pins blocked on New Year’s Day in latest embarrassment for banking group

Are Britain's banks fixed yet?

Seven years on from the financial crisis and regulators are still working on Britain's big banks

VTB Bank named "The Best Bank of Armenia in 2015"

Bank VTB (Armenia) is entirely owned by Russian VTB Group.

Portugal’s BPI bank proposes separation of banking assets in Africa

Portuguese bank BPI has delivered draft terms of a project to hive off operations in Africa to the Commercial Register, the bank said in a statement issued Monday through the Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM).

Nine UK banks launch fee-free accounts

Nine High Street banks and building societies in the UK are to launch basic bank accounts which will not charge a fee for missed payments.

NAB's Clydesdale Bank flags rapid growth on UK listing

Analysts told the newspaper Clydesdale could struggle to compete effectively with the big banks, because it would have to tempt customers away from the giants with lower prices

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