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Barclays may undertake acquisitions to accelerate split of retail arm

Barclays may acquire another bank as part of its plans to ringfence its retail operations, while setting up its investment bank as a standalone unit.

High street banks beating new entrants for consumer trust

Consumers still trust traditional high street banks more than alternatives such as supermarket banks, challenger banks or technology companies, according to research from MoneySuperMarket.

Barclays leak reveals 30 more branches to close between now and October

They show that the bank has earmarked more than 30 branches for closure between now and October.

Russia’s Promsvyazbank Agrees to Acquire Samara-Based Pervobank

OAO Promsvyazbank, Russia’s 11th largest lender by assets, agreed to buy Samara-based Pervobank as a looming recession and high interest rates accelerate consolidation in the country’s finance sector.

UK plans to sell half of RBS stake over two years

Government likely to make loss on £16 billion investment

Yorkshire Bank to invest £1m in flagship branch

Yorkshire Bank is investing more than £1m in a new flagship branch in Leeds as part of a multi-million pound plan to upgrade its high street locations.

Barclays eyes narrow new UK bank as rivals take different path

Barclays is planning to set up a smaller separate UK bank than rivals as British lenders finalise how to restructure to meet new rules designed to give greater protection to savers and taxpayers.

German asset manager to buy most old Volksbanken assets

German asset manager will buy Immigon's Volksbank Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft and Immo Kapitalanlage units

Banco Santander Takes Bigger Stake in U.S. Loans Business

This year Santander became the only foreign-based bank to fail the stress test in the U.S. on two occasions.

KBC acquires Volksbank Leasing

Volksbank Leasing Slovakia is a universal leasing company ranked 7th on the Slovak leasing market

UK sells more of Lloyds bank stake, $19.5 billion raised so far

Lloyds said on Thursday that Britain's finance ministry had reduced its stake to 15.9 percent, from 16.9 percent, in a further step towards its full privatisation which is expected next year.

ING on course to win auction for HSBC's Turkish bank: sources

Dutch lender ING Group ING.AS is set to win the auction to buy HSBC's HSBA.L Turkish business, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Deutsche Bank retail head says brace for change

Deutsche Bank's new head of retail banking said big changes in the group's consumer division were unavoidable

Greek banks close as extension is refused

Greek banks and the stock exchange will be shut on Monday after creditors refused to extend the country’s bailout and savers queued to withdraw cash

Chinese bank ICBC expands business in Germany

More than 2000 Chinese companies currently operate in Germany.

Lloyds hands bonuses worth more than £2m to top managers

Bank releases shares from bonuses deferred from 2012 and 2013, the period for which the FCA fined it £117m for mishandling PPI compensation claims

RBS says it will return surplus capital to shareholders

RBS is targeting a core Tier 1 capital ratio of 13 percent and plans to return any capital about that level.

Woodford-backed challenger bank gets BoE green light

The digital-focused bank was created with the support of a number of private individuals

IRELAND: Beware banks promising improved mortgage deals

With little movement on interest rates, banks are offering other sweeteners

UniCredit Considers Changes to 2013-2018 Strategic Plan -- CEO

UniCredit is evaluating how to confront a new macroeconomic scenario, with low interest rates from 2015 onward,” Mr. Ghizzoni told reporters in Milan.

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