12/17/2014

Irish lawmakers open probe into banking crisis

Irish lawmakers have opened a fact-finding investigation into the causes of Ireland's banking crisis, when a collapsing property market exposed reckless lending and required an emergency international bailout.

12/17/2014

Raiffeisen Bank Said to Seek Buyers for Polish Business

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) may sell its largest foreign unit after Russia, Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Raiffeisen, which agreed with Polish regulators to take the unit public on the Warsaw

12/16/2014

Co-op Bank fails Bank of England stress test

The Co-Operative Bank is the only lender that has failed the Bank of England stress test, however two other banks were told they could be at risk in the event of a “severe economic downturn”

12/15/2014

Historic Law Firms Agree Merger

Law firm Hunters, which has a base in Towcester, is to merge with rival May, May & Merrimans from April next year.