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.
Retail Banking
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.
05/13/2015
HSBC set to receive bids for Brazil unit by June, sources say
News of an imminent sale comes after HSBC Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver has targeted Brazil, Mexico, Turkey and the Unites States as potential markets
05/11/2015
UK Banks In Line For £4bn Visa Sale Windfall
Barclays could make more than £1bn from a takeover of Visa Europe by its US sister company
05/11/2015
Italy Bank Mergers May Lead to Bigger, Not Better Lenders
The cooperatives are struggling with loan losses, high costs and low profit.
05/08/2015
Yorkshire Bank to float and close branches
Yorkshire Bank and its sister Clydesdale will float on the stock exchange, and close more branches, as parent company National Australia Bank (NAB) makes its long-awaited exit from the UK
05/07/2015
National Australia Bank reveals Clydesdale demerger plan
Clydesdale Bank is to be split from its Australian parent company and then floated
05/07/2015
RTwentyFour to launch UK residential mortgages trust
TwentyFour Asset Management is seeking to raise £200 million for a new trust that will invest in UK residential mortgages.