01/05/2015
German banks have around 23.5 billion euros in credit exposure to Greece, but the systemic risk is limited as the biggest commercial banks, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, hold only a tiny fraction of that,
12/12/2014
Swiss bank UBS has lifted stakes in Spanish REIT/SOCIMIs Merlin Properties and Hispania Activos to €157m and €18.6m, stakes of 12.3% and 3.2% respectively - and making UBS the largest shareholder in Merlin.
12/11/2014
Commerzbank's FXPB unit gets winded down as the bank aims for 'addition by subtraction' in its Market Services business which includes clearing, custody, collateral solutions, and trade repository services.
12/09/2014
Sky News reported that RBS raised concerns at a meeting of Dubai World's creditors in London last week, saying that it is unhappy with a plan to extend a $10.5 billion loan due for repayment in 2018 by a further four years.
12/05/2014
Equities divisions have performed much better, with the top bank Morgan Stanley making revenue of $4.5 billion in the year-to-date, 15 percent more than the top bank did a year earlier. Last year's leaders JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs dropped to second