05/09/2017
Norway's sovereign wealth fund backs RBS new remuneration policy
We commend the Board's willingness to challenge conventional thinking on remuneration, the fund said in a statement.
Retail Banking
05/09/2017
RPT-Commerzbank gets one-off boost as core business struggles
The lender has launched a 6 billion euro loan offering for small- and medium-sized companies as it seeks to benefit from growing loan demand in anticipation of rising interest rates.
05/04/2017
Challenger bank plans to invest £55 million in tech this year
Has already has a banking app for customers who have opened accounts in one of its branches but it plans to launch the ability to let new customers open their first account entirely online later this year.
05/03/2017
RBS investors urged to reject CEO pay award
The firm said that the reduction in bonuses available to McEwan and Stevenson was not enough to offset "uncertainty around how performance will be assessed.
05/02/2017
Two Iranian Banks Opening Munich Branch
The visit by the Bavarian delegation to Tehran is the latest in a series of bilateral talks between Iran and Germany.
05/02/2017
A $1 Trillion Asset Management Boom Is a Guide to Nordic Banking
The question is whether that’s the outcome the authorities setting the regulatory and monetary environment had hoped for.
05/02/2017
EU clears UBI banks' acquisition of three rescued Italian lenders
The operation was considered in line with EU state aid rules, the Commission said.
05/01/2017
Former AIB chief banks on AI as he takes on UK big four
It sounds grandiose but it’s not meant to be.
04/28/2017
RBS beats forecasts with swing to £259m profit
The boost in income and cost reduction helped RBS post a pre-tax adjusted operating profit of £1.4bn in the quarter, up from £440m in the same period a year ago.
04/27/2017
Ethical bank Triodos opens registrations for first UK current account
Its current accounts do not pay any interest and cost £3 per month to run.
04/27/2017
Bank of Valletta posts interim €74 million pre-tax profit
Bank of Valletta interim profits up 8% with 24% increase in interim dividend
04/26/2017
Metro Bank posts record results as new deposits crack £1bn in three months to March
The bank became the first new UK retail lender in more than a century when it opened in 2010. Deposits rose 13% quarter-on-quarter in the three months to the end of March
04/26/2017
Handelsbanken’s Interim Report January – March 2017
New PD models were approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
04/26/2017
Bank of Ireland calls in headhunter Korn Ferry for CEO job
Mr Boucher's total remuneration last year was €958,000
04/26/2017
Lloyds and Queen's bank Coutts rack up customer complaints
The biggest banks dominated the rankings because of their size.
04/26/2017
How Royal Bank of Scotland shares could double
The really big deal looks like closure above 260p, the share certainly looking capable of producing such a miracle anytime soon.
04/25/2017
Credit Agricole in talks to buy three Italian savings banks
The deal currently being weighed up meets these stringent strategic guidelines.
04/25/2017
Virgin Money remains 'strong' in first quarter trading
Virgin Money also noted its receipt of the “Best Mortgage Lender” accolade at the Mortgage Strategy awards
04/25/2017
Gulf International Bank UK Ltd Increases Position in SEI Investments Company
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SEIC.
04/24/2017
BNP Paribas targets over €2 billion sec services revenue by 2020
BNP Paribas is aiming for a five per cent increase in its securities services figures by the year 2020.