09/21/2016
Santander pulls out of Williams & Glyn branch deal with RBS
Santander pulled out of talks
Retail Banking
09/14/2016
Clydesdale Bank to slash £100m costs to combat Brexit slowdown
The cost cuts more than outweigh the impact of lower interest rates and any Brexit slowdown, its boss said.
09/13/2016
DBS appoints Linklaters as adviser on its US$750 perpetual capital securities offering
It was the lowest yield of any U.S. dollar Basel III-compliant AT1 offering globally.
09/12/2016
Bank of Ireland becomes first domestic bank to charge for deposits
Ulster Bank, which is owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, is already charging negative interest rates for some large deposits in its Irish operation.
09/12/2016
TBC Bank Takes Full Control of JSC Bank Republic
The consideration is 70% payable in cash from own funds and 30% in newly issued TBC Bank shares
09/09/2016
Regulators Clear the Way to Create Italy's No.3 Lender
Banco Popolare and Banca Popolare di Milano will put their deal to shareholders after the ECB and Bank of Italy approved their all share combination.
09/09/2016
HSBC Joins Three-Way High Street Tussle For £7bn MBNA
HSBC is the third of Britain's five biggest banks to prepare a takeover bid for MBNA, the credit card giant, Sky News learns.
09/06/2016
Russia's bank Otkritie mulls Eurobond issue - source
The meetings would take place in Europe and Asia starting from Sept. 7.
09/05/2016
Barclays Africa sale said to stall as two Approaches falter
Investors are struggling to raise financing.
09/05/2016
Three Iranian banks to open branches in Munich - paper
That is why having branches of Iranian banks in Munich is particularly important for our businesses.
09/05/2016
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Focus on using technology to bring retail banking into the 21st century
09/05/2016
Santander UK Eyes Swoop On MBNA To Boost Ring-Fencing Plans
Santander UK is actively considering making an offer for MBNA, in an attempt to strengthen its plans to deal with far-reaching industry reforms
09/02/2016
HSBC Germany reports strong growth in the first half of the year
The Commercial Banking segment grew by around 20%, primarily due to the volume-based increase in interest and fee income.
09/01/2016
Baltic International Bank in the first half of the year shows a positive financial dynamics
The positive dynamics of income growth was primarily facilitated by trade transactions whose income increased by EUR 4.52 million.
09/01/2016
Slovenia’s SID Banka H1 cons net profit more than triples
The group's total assets amounted to 2.7 billion euro at end-June, down from 3.2 billion euro at the end of 2015.
08/31/2016
Russia's B&N Bank says loan book shrank by quarter over H1
It is co-owned by billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev, who also controls privately owned oil producer Russneft.
08/30/2016
Upstart challenger banks soar after weathering the Brexit storm and plan new raid on high street
Billionaire US businessman Vernon Hill launched it in 2010 to take on the established High Street giants.
08/30/2016
German Savers Lose Faith in Banks, Stash Cash at Home
Low interest rates and the prospect of fees on bank deposits are helping drive a boom in home-safe sales
08/30/2016
Santander's 123 account 'was costing £1BILLION a year'
Customers have been using the current account for their savings
08/26/2016
RZB focuses on strengthening capital ratios
Total assets down 0.5 per cent to € 138 billion (compared to year-end 2015)