06/04/2015
George Osborne plans sale of bailed-out bank RBS to private investors at £13bn loss to taxpayers
The UK taxpayer holds an 81 per cent stake in RBS after a series of capital injections amounting to £45bn.
Retail Banking
06/03/2015
Chancellor expected to unveil plans for RBS share sell-off
The Chancellor is expected to unveil plans next week to start selling off the government's 80 per cent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland.
06/01/2015
Lloyds shares to be sold to retail investors within 12 months, says Treasury
Another one per cent has been sold off by the Treasury, reducing its stake in the bank to 19 per cent.
06/01/2015
ING and BNP Paribas among bidders for HSBC Turkey
ING Group NV, BNP Paribas and Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corp have submitted bids to buy HSBC's Turkish business, a source familiar with the process said.
05/29/2015
Deutsche Bank Makes Retail Sector Push
Deutsche Bank has named a new head of global retail investment banking coverage in New York as part of a trio of changes aimed at winning market share in the sector.
05/29/2015
RBS may need to bulk up Williams & Glyn to improve competition
The CMA has no powers to order changes, but the Treasury could ask RBS
05/28/2015
RBS may need to bulk up Williams & Glyn to improve competition
A sign is displayed outside of a branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland in central London, Britain May 20, 2015.
05/28/2015
UK's last independent savings bank to shut four branches
IT is the UK's last independent savings bank - a 180-year-old institution which "stuck to its knitting" through the financial crisis and appeared to weather the storm with ease.
05/27/2015
RBS mulls bid for UK govt-owned mortgage portfolio - Sky News
The state-owned bank is looking to deploy some of its surplus funds through the potential purchase
05/27/2015
Poland's Belka says banks must prepare for converting Swiss-franc mortgages
Polish banks should prepare to convert Swiss-franc mortgages into the zloty by withholding dividends
05/25/2015
Romania's Unicredit bank plays down consolidation prospects
The bank acquired the corporate portfolio of the Romanian unit of Royal Bank of Scotland last year and bought up RBS's retail portfolio in 2013.
05/22/2015
High street banks must go the same way as shipyards
We should close bank branches and turn the buildings into housing – the one commodity the UK is desperately short of
05/22/2015
HSBC Confirms Considering Options For Brazil Unit, Including Sale
HSBC Holdings PLC Friday confirmed it is exploring strategic options for its Brazilian operations, including a potential sale.
05/21/2015
Abanka and Banka Celje Merging
The merger is to be completed in the final quarter of this year, the banks announced on Wednesday.
05/21/2015
Calamatta Cuschieri opens new branch in Sliema
Calamatta Cuschieri have just announced the opening of their new branch in Tower Road, Sliema.
05/21/2015
Kuwait’s Bank buying Egyptian unit of Greece’s Piraeus Bank for $150m
The transaction, which requires approvals from the central banks of Kuwait and Egypt, stands to benefit both lenders.
05/19/2015
Lloyds’ Poseidon adventure seeks buyers
Assets connected with UK bank’s sale of €4.2bn of loans includes Lyrath Estate
05/19/2015
Metro Bank customers to borrow through P2P site
Giles Andrews, founder and chief executive of Zopa, said the tie-up with Metro signalled his intention to become a “mainstream service”.
05/15/2015
Lloyds and RBS: UK's good bank, bad bank scenario
It's interesting that lately all of Lloyds could be thought of as a good bank, while the bigger offender RBS looks kind of bad
05/13/2015
Atlas Mara says 9 pct of investors oppose Diamond on board
The London-listed company said it did not know who voted against the former Barclays chief executive.