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Calamatta Cuschieri opens new branch in Sliema

Calamatta Cuschieri have just announced the opening of their new branch in Tower Road, Sliema.

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.

Lloyds’ Poseidon adventure seeks buyers

Assets connected with UK bank’s sale of €4.2bn of loans includes Lyrath Estate

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”.

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

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.

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

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

Italy Bank Mergers May Lead to Bigger, Not Better Lenders

The cooperatives are struggling with loan losses, high costs and low profit.

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

National Australia Bank reveals Clydesdale demerger plan

Clydesdale Bank is to be split from its Australian parent company and then floated

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.

RBS: one in three top management roles to be filled by women by 2020

Royal Bank of Scotland has set a target for one third of its top 600 management roles to be held by women by 2020

Treasury defends Lloyds against possible hedge fund attack on 'Tell Sid' share sale Telegraph

Chancellor George Osborne last week unveiled plans to sell billions of pounds of share s in the bailed-out bank to the public if the Conservatives win next month’s general election.

Britain cuts stake in Lloyds Banking Group to below 21 percent

Britain has reduced its stake in Lloyds Banking Group by a further 1 percent to below 21 percent, a further step towards returning the bank to full private ownership

Intesa Sanpaolo has opened its first branch in Istanbul, Turkey

The Italian lender Intesa Sanpaolo has opened its first branch in Istanbul, Turkey.

Irish 'bad bank' NAMA says may return 1 billion euros to taxpayers

The agency expected to generate a surplus of somewhat less than 500 million euros after recouping the costs of the purge.

Deluge of mortgage assets brings opportunities for buyers

The UK is facing a deluge of mortgage assets as companies look to sell off loan books in improved market conditions, but intensifying competition among buyers threatens to price out smaller “challenger” banks.

Italy's BPER looking at equal or smaller rival for tie-up

Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna is looking at merging with an equal or smaller rival, its CEO said on Saturday, ruling out a tie-up with a larger cooperative bank such as UBI Banca or Banco Popolare.

UniCredit close to deal with Santander on asset management units - CEO

The two banks announced in September they were in talks to merge Santander Asset Management and UniCredit's Pioneer unit to create a European fund managing powerhouse overseeing some 350 billion euros (£252.8 billion) of assets.

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