04/23/2015
Intesa Sanpaolo has opened its first branch in Istanbul, Turkey
The Italian lender Intesa Sanpaolo has opened its first branch in Istanbul, Turkey.
Retail Banking
04/22/2015
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.
04/21/2015
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.
04/20/2015
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.
04/20/2015
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.
04/20/2015
Metro Bank plots £1bn London float next year
Challenger bank is looking to list after holding talks with the London Stock Exchange
04/19/2015
Metro Bank plots £1bn London float next year
Challenger bank is looking to list after holding talks with the London Stock Exchange
04/17/2015
Deutsche Bank to sell Postbank, not split off all retail ops - magazine
Deutsche Bank's board has decided to sell its Postbank unit, rather than splitting off all retail operations at Germany's biggest lender, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, without citing sources.
04/17/2015
Royal Bank of Scotland Gives Lloyds Some Political Insurance
The U.K. government’s Lloyds stake can be sold profitably if its market position isn’t attacked on competition grounds
04/16/2015
IMF reports on Hungarian central bank's asset management company
The Fund urges a market approach also when it comes to the key issue, pricing, and it would recommend a later privatisation of the asset management company.
04/15/2015
Monte Paschi sells Anima stake
Monte Paschi said the net impact from the deal on its results was around 115 million euros, while the boost to its consolidated common equity tier 1 ratio was of around 20 basis points.
04/14/2015
Deutsche Bank named Best Foreign Bank in Italy for the second consecutive year
he Bank is also the No.1 foreign asset manager by net inflows in Italy and is one of the leading investment banks.
04/13/2015
Banks switching thousands of customers into costly new accounts
They will be switched to the Select account during April and May.
04/11/2015
Hungary's banks face big rise in fees for brokerage troubles
"This situation can prevail for six to eight years," Nagy was quoted as saying in the interview, meaning banks would have to pay the higher fees for this period.
04/10/2015
George Osborne finds magic money machine at Metro Bank
George Osborne may have solved the British government’s huge annual deficit problem
04/10/2015
Hedge Funds Invest in Austrian Bank Loathed by Taxpayers
It’s an investment that hinges on whether Austrian taxpayers will have to continue to fund the bailout
04/06/2015
UK launch of digital bank Fidor hamstrung by payments providers
Innovative German lender Fidor Bank's UK launch has been delayed by difficulties gaining access to the country's payments system infrastructure
04/06/2015
Hynes involved in €12.7m loan buying
Wexford accountant attempting to buy loans from US investor group Lone Star
04/02/2015
RBS divests $816.8m UAE corporate loan portfolio to Commercial Bank of Dubai
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold around AED3bn ($816.8m) of corporate loan portfolio belonging to United Arab Emirates companies to Commercial Bank of Dubai
04/01/2015
Challenger bank Shawbrook fetches £725m valuation on IPO
Shawbrook Bank is the latest start-up bank to float on the London Stock Exchange and is widely thought to be the last listing until after the election