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BNP Paribas goes head to head with Credit Agricole

I'm sure Credit Agricole isn't happy about it

Deutsche Bank chairman rules out European merger

Deutsche, which is trying to simplify its operations to make it more efficient, would keep its investment banking operations and ensure they complied with political and regulatory rules.

Italy Announces Inevitable Bank Bailout

Rigid euro zone banking rules have prevented a wider bailout of the region’s banking system, which is saddled with 356 billion euros of bad loans.

'Deeply troubling': Now Scotland hits out over Macquarie Bank deal

Macquarie Bank is causing alarm in Britain over its proposed takeover of the UK's Green Investment Bank

Halcyon days over for investment banks

Today’s landscape is almost unrecognisable from what existed before the crisis

Why Barclays CEO Staley opted for war when Dimon chose surrender

Barclays said to balk at $5 billion penalty for mortgage bonds.

How JPMorgan could not save Italy’s problem bank

The bank had instead pinned its fate on JPMorgan's plan to clear out 28 billion euros ($29 billion) in bad debts and raise 5 billion euros in equity - one that ended in failure in the early hours of Friday when the Tuscan lender said it could not fin

Dozens of UK banks start applications for Irish licences

“We see the whole gamut of firms inquiring for establishing or growing in Ireland, it is MIFID (markets in financial instruments directive) firms, insurance companies, CSDs (central securities depositories), payments institutions.” he added.

Commerzbank joins peers in paring back services to Gulf

One of the bankers said he believed the German bank might allow exceptions for certain large low-risk clients.

Trump May Have a $300 Million Conflict of Interest With Deutsche Bank

The removal of a personal pledge might lead to more-stringent terms.

France's BNP Paribas builds up its M&A team in Britain

BNP and its French national rival Societe Generale have said that having overhauled their balance sheets years ago, they are now winning market share in corporate and investment banking despite a regulatory squeeze that is pushing other parties to scale b

'Worst kind of company': Alarm in Britain over Macquarie Bank's proposed takeover of UK's Green Investment Bank

Initially Parliamentarians had feared that if owned privately the Green Bank would expand beyond its remit.

EIB to channel 1 bln to local banks

The head of the EIB, Werner Hoyer, and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu are expected in Athens on Thursday to mark the announcement.

‘EU bank must not become an arms fund’

This fund would be boosted to €500 million a year thereafter.

Cyprus admitted to ICMA

CIFA’s accession to the ICMA follows a number of recent measures that have enhanced the legislative and regulatory framework governing the Cyprus funds industry.

Societe Generale’s European businesses on strong recovery path

Russia back in black for good as global retail gains ground

UniCredit slashes jobs, eyes 13 billion euros in fresh capital

UniCredit was among the worst performing banks in stress tests carried out in July by the European Banking Authority

10 outrageous predictions for 2017

A pullback from the reach for yield will see interest rates rise further globally, excluding Japan.

UK banks still vulnerable to a toxic cocktail of taxpayer bailout risks

This so-called ring-fencing will come into effect later this decade.

Credit Suisse Investment Bankers Eye Own Listing as Year's Biggest

Although a relatively simple transaction in technical terms, the stakes are high for Credit Suisse and for Illy.

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