01/13/2017

No hiding place for Europe’s elite investment bank

European investment banks are running out of excuses. The legacy issues that have dogged them since 2008 are finally coming to an end, meaning they can now devote all their energies to fighting back against their US rivals, which have gained a bigger slic

01/02/2017

Deutsche Bank chairman rules out European merger

Deutsche, which is trying to simplify its operations to make it more efficient, would keep its investment banking operations and ensure they complied with political and regulatory rules.

12/28/2016

Italy Announces Inevitable Bank Bailout

Rigid euro zone banking rules have prevented a wider bailout of the region’s banking system, which is saddled with 356 billion euros of bad loans.

12/26/2016

How JPMorgan could not save Italy’s problem bank

The bank had instead pinned its fate on JPMorgan's plan to clear out 28 billion euros ($29 billion) in bad debts and raise 5 billion euros in equity - one that ended in failure in the early hours of Friday when the Tuscan lender said it could not fin

12/26/2016

Dozens of UK banks start applications for Irish licences

“We see the whole gamut of firms inquiring for establishing or growing in Ireland, it is MIFID (markets in financial instruments directive) firms, insurance companies, CSDs (central securities depositories), payments institutions.” he added.