12/05/2014

ICICI Bank sells Russian subsidiary to Sovcombank

The board of country’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank on Friday approved sale of the bank’s shareholding in its Russian subsidiary ICICI Bank Eurasia, to a third party Sovcombank.

12/04/2014

Russia Faced With 'Massive' Liquidity Problem Says Sberbank Chief

The head of Sberbank, Russia's largest lender, said Thursday that the banking sector was grappling with huge liquidity problems and warned that there was no easy money for Russian companies to be found in Asia, the Prime economic news agency reported

11/30/2014

Austria reopens Hypo sale

Hypo had agreed in principle to sell the asset to US private equity group Advent and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

11/23/2014

Banks to float as owner quits UK

After years of trying to build a British franchise under the Yorkshire and Clydesdale brands, NAB said recently that its “absolute priority” was to quit the UK.

11/11/2014

Standard Chartered to cut bank branches

It said productivity improvements from the branch closures, about 8 per cent of its outlets, will help it reach a previously announced $400 million cost-savings target next year.

11/07/2014

Harrods eyes retail banking

The new plan looks more mainstream. Harrods is set to launch a standard savings account next year, building on the mortgage product it launched in 2014.