08/24/2016
UniCredit Explores Sale of Polish Division
The Italian lender is said to be in talks to sell its remaining stake in Bank Pekao.
Retail Banking
08/24/2016
Lloyds boss 'regrets reputation damage' after private life allegations
Antonio Horta-Osorio, the boss of Lloyds Banking Group, has expressed regret over damage to done to the lender's reputation following allegations about his private life.
08/22/2016
Swedish bank aims high as it launches second Glasgow branch
He was attracted to Handelsbanken because it offers a different way of dealing with customers.
08/22/2016
Establishment has much to learn from new breed of retail banks
Start-ups put pressure on big groups to improve their digital services
08/22/2016
Bill Jamieson: More banks likely to follow RBS lead on charging
Banks would charge customers for putting money on deposit
08/22/2016
Co-op Bank considers bumping up base pay for executives to overcome bonus rules
When the bank revealed its interim results last week, complete with a £177m pre-tax loss.
08/19/2016
Are the Chinese eyeing Lloyds Bank?
And one that is likely to be welcomed if it led to increased inward investment from China.
08/19/2016
German Postbank scraps free accounts for millions of customers
The move underscores the pressure German banks are facing to find fresh sources of revenue
08/19/2016
The worst is behind Raiffeisen Hungary, bank ready for growth
The bank’s total loans diminished by 18% over the last year
08/19/2016
OTP Romania clients opt into Swiss franc conversion scheme
OTP Bank Romania set aside around RON 425 million of provisions for the conversion scheme.
08/18/2016
Co-op bank warns Brexit fallout has put recovery plan under threat
Revealing a narrowed first-half loss of £177m, bank says the uncertain economic outlook is depleting its capital reserves
08/18/2016
Raiffeisen Profit Drops as Asia Losses Compound Lower Income
The company also took charges on its Asian portfolio that it’s winding down.
08/16/2016
VTB hikes underlying H1 operating income
Meticulous preparation and hard work made the transition seamless for clients, and allowed VTB to further streamline its corporate structure and achieve business synergies.
08/15/2016
Royal Bank of Scotland to ditch "RBS" in brand shake-up
The switch is thought to be largely cosmetic.
08/15/2016
GE gets offer for French mortgage business
The company said last year that it would sell most of the finance arm, or about $200 billion in assets.
08/15/2016
Gloom deepens for UK savers as Santander halves rates
Santander blamed the move on the Bank of England
08/12/2016
German bank charges negative rates on large deposits
ECB has slashed interest rates to record low
08/12/2016
OTP Q2 profit climbs 88% on lower risk costs
Net interest income fell 8% to HUF 129.1 bln
08/12/2016
Spain's Banco Popular considering sale of Miami unit -report
The Spanish lender could hire Deutsche Bank to handle the sale if it went ahead, Cinco Dias reported, without saying where it got the information.
08/12/2016
Georgia's TBC Bank first-half profit buoyed by strong lending
Cost-to-income ratio stood at 44.7 percent, from 41.1 percent a year earlier.