03/23/2015
L&G boss says bank bashing will force lenders out of UK
Legal & General chief executive Nigel Wilson has warned banks will be forced to base themselves overseas if the bank levy continues to rise.
Retail Banking
03/22/2015
Serbia, Turkey's Halkbank seal deal for Cacanska Banka
Serbia and Turkey's state-run Halkbank signed a 10.1 million euro deal for the sale of a 76.74 percent stake in local lender Cacanska Banka on Friday
03/22/2015
Deutsche Bank revamp plan to hit retail hardest
Deutsche Bank's retail operations will bear the brunt of its planned restructuring and will most likely be spun off in a stock market listing
03/22/2015
CEO of Top Lender Sberbank Says Worst Not Over for Russian Banks
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said this week that the worst was over for the Russian economy, which is suffering a sharp slowdown due to fallen oil prices and sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.
03/20/2015
TSB agrees £1.7bn takeover by Spain's Sabadell
Lloyds is selling its remaining 50% stake to Sabadell.
03/20/2015
Belarusbank named top national bank
The publication analyzed factors of profitability, strategy, customer service, assets, as well as their growth and competitiveness.
03/20/2015
Deutsche Bank shareholders push for sale of Postbank
Germany’s biggest lender is looking to bolster returns
03/19/2015
Societe Generale becomes shareholder in MCB Mozambique
Mauritius Commercial Bank Group and Société Générale signed an agreement on 18 March for Société Générale to become a shareholder in the Group’s Mozambique branch
03/18/2015
ICICI Bank exits Russia, sells subsidiary IBEL
The bank will cater to Russian clients through its subsidiaries in other countries
03/13/2015
Why Investors Want to Play in the Changing U.K. Bank Scene
It may be a sector beset by little but bad news, but there is a great deal of investor interest in U.K. retail and small business banking.
03/13/2015
Lloyds to bank £1.5bn if TSB sale to Banco Sabadell goes ahead
The giant bank was forced to sell off TSB under the terms of its 2008 bailout
03/13/2015
Forget your bank PIN: Halifax trials technology where customers are recognised by their heartbeat
Halifax is testing new biometric technology where customers will prove their ID through the unique rhythms of their heartbeats
03/13/2015
Bank customers unaware of account switching, says FCA
Consumers are unaware - and lack confidence - in the seven-day service for switching bank accounts, the regulator has found
03/12/2015
HVB says gets green light for German bank acquisitions
Germany's Hypovereinsbank said it had received the green light from its parent company, Italy's UniCredit, to make acquisitions in Germany
03/08/2015
CivilisedBank: There’s another new challenger bank on the scene with imminent UK launch plans
Another challenger bank has joined the scene alongside a growing number of upstarts trying to unseat the dominant high street banking institutions in the UK
03/06/2015
Hungary PM urges banks to lend more to boost growth
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday urged banks to lend more to the private sector to boost economic growth
02/27/2015
RBS breaks with past by tearing investment bank apart
Mr McEwan said the bank would call time on investment banking in 25 countries
02/27/2015
What lessons can the UK learn from Germany’s co-operative banking sector?
But their small size means they only account for about 11% of total bank assets.
02/26/2015
Serbia's central bank orders relief for Swiss loan holders
Serbia's central bank ruled on Tuesday that commercial banks must offer more favourable terms to holders of loans denominated in Swiss francs
02/26/2015
Kiwi chief of Scottish bank turns down £1m share award
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan has turned down a share award worth £1m (NZ$2m)