03/23/2017
Intesa Sanpaolo voted as most honored European bank by Institutional Investor
By adding insurance and wealth management to its mix of products and services, it has also succeeded at wooing high rollers as depositors and clients.
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03/23/2017
ECB's Nouy says some banks may need to be shut
Nouy did not name any bank or country but stressed European rules allowed for some banks to be shut down.
03/22/2017
Sabadell rules out making approach for Co-op Bank
Field of bidders for ailing bank narrows as Sabadell and Santander not expected to make offers
03/21/2017
Challenger bank enters mortgage market
Has struck a distribution deal with Mortgage Advice Bureau, believes it is entering a potentially lucrative market
03/21/2017
House of Fraser pulls £29m investment in UK challenger bank
Our determination to reduce the stress people feel in managing their money is as strong today as it has ever been.
03/20/2017
Russian Bank Raised Millions in Irish Shadow Banking
The notes are now almost worthless and the lender’s chief executive officer has been arrested on fraud charges related to the collapse.
03/20/2017
RBI: Successful completion of merger with RZB
The appointment of the new Management Board also takes effect today
03/17/2017
Poland’s mBank to invest €50m in fintech start-ups
The fund’s financial support, the companies can then offer their solutions to customers from around the world.
03/17/2017
Nordea could move HQ to Finland if Swedish gov't raises costs
The Swedish government is planning to raise the fee that banks pay to an obligatory EU fund intended to bail out failing banks.
03/16/2017
BNP Paribas in talks to buy estate agency Strutt and Parker
The deal would be a big vote of confidence in the British property market.
03/16/2017
New set-up for Rabobank in Africa to pool interests
Its partner Dutch development bank FMO holds 27% and Norway’s Norfund own the remaining shares.
03/15/2017
Private & Commercial Finance posts origination rise ahead of bank launch
The banking technology and infrastructure work streams have recently moved into the testing phase.
03/15/2017
Nordea and Sweden come to blows over resolution fees
The spark has been the Social Democrat-led government’s attempt to force banks to contribute more to Sweden’s budget.
03/15/2017
Government stake in Lloyds Banking Group reduced to 2.95%
The Government has no longer been the bank's largest shareholder.
03/15/2017
Bank of China to set up Irish branch as trade links grow
The bank intends to set up here under the EU financial services passporting arrangements.
03/14/2017
Lloyds in £1.3bn tech outsourcing deal with IBM
LTU claims less than 200 of the staff would continue working on the Lloyds contract after four years
03/14/2017
Small business challenger banks: the best of the best
We’ve rounded up some of the best.
03/13/2017
NatWest to launch intermediary solutions in Northern Ireland
This is a positive move for brokers in Northern Ireland as we are well placed to support the future growth and sustainability of mortgage lending in the province.
03/13/2017
Portugal's CGD bank seeks to sell Spanish, S.African operations
It planned to maintain operations in markets with Portuguese affinity.
03/09/2017
Co-operative Bank reports £477m annual loss
The result is slightly better than the £611m loss it made in 2015.