02/19/2015
Spain's CaixaBank makes bid for Portuguese lender BPI
Spain's third-biggest lender CaixaBank said Tuesday it would launch a full takeover for Portuguese rival BPI
Retail Banking
02/19/2015
UniCredit CEO says bank not interested in Popolare Milano
Italian cooperative lenders have come into focus as the government seeks parliamentary approval for an emergency decree
02/18/2015
Popolare Milano eyes role in cooperative bank mergers
Banca Popolare di Milano said on Wednesday it was interested in becoming part of a larger Italian banking group if moves to encourage consolidation in the sector go ahead
02/16/2015
Hundreds of High Street banks to close down in towns across Britain
Banks have abandoned the 'last bank in town' pledge from 2008
02/16/2015
RBS chiefs set to cash in from float payday
Shawbrook, which is owned by the former private equity division of RBS, could announce its intention to float as soon as March 3.
02/15/2015
Hungary to pay GE up to 615 mn euros for Budapest Bank
Hungary will pay US giant General Electric Capital Group (GE) up to 615 million euros ($700 million) to buy Budapest Bank, the country's eighth largest lender
02/15/2015
Italy's state will not be an active investor in Monte Paschi-chairman
A government stake in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena does not mean a bailout of the Italian lender and the state is not expected to become an active shareholder
02/13/2015
KBC Bank Ireland to create 100 new jobs in retail move
Chief executive says lender is on track to return to profit by 2016
02/12/2015
Raiffeisen Bank Int'l says no merger plans with RZB
RZB is the majority shareholder of RBI and counts Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberoesterreich AG (RLB OOe) as a major shareholder.
02/11/2015
Intesa May Consider IPO of Asset Management Unit, CEO Says
Intesa is seeking to expand its asset management, private bank and insurance businesses
02/09/2015
Permanent TSB puts UK mortgage business up for sale
Several parties in discussions to acquire Capital Home Loans
02/09/2015
Five banks interested in Citi's Czech retail operations -report
Citigroup Inc said in October it was pulling out of consumer banking in 11 markets, including the Czech Republic.
02/05/2015
RBS Said to Firm Up Plan to Exit Asia Corporate Banking Business
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc has firmed up plans to sell or wind down its Asian corporate banking business within months, according to a person familiar with the process.
02/04/2015
Principal Insurance secures funding from Yorkshire Bank
Loan will be used to meet expansion targets.
02/03/2015
Expat rates: Clydesdale accounts are gradually being closed down
For savers looking for a new home for their money, the top two-year fixed rate available is just 2.03pc
01/30/2015
RBS Exiting Corporate Debt, DCM Business in Middle East
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, is exiting its corporate loans and debt capital markets business in the Middle East and Africa.
01/27/2015
Post Office delivers rebrand for all financial products
Post Office Money seeks to assert itself as one of the UK’s biggest financial services providers by the end of the decade
01/25/2015
Santander U.K. Said to Consider Moving Units Abroad on BOE Rules
Santander U.K. Plc has told the Bank of England new rules requiring banks to separate consumer-banking from trading activities could make it shift some operations out of the country
01/23/2015
RBS Said to Cut 160 U.K. Commercial Banking Jobs, Hire in India
The Edinburgh-based lender announced to staff Thursday that it would cut the positions from 54 locations across the U.K., the Unite union said in an e-mailed statement. RBS confirmed the cuts in a separate statement.
01/16/2015
Commerzbank revamps retail management in streamlining move
Commerzbank AG will remove a level of management from its retail banking structure in a move to streamline operations as the number of branches in Germany falls