• September 8 2024
  European banks set for slowest mortgage lending growth in a decade

  Record interest rates have sent a chill through the market

  
• September 5 2024
  LexEU financial regulation

  How a weapons-grade loophole helps European financial consolidation Premium content

  An overlooked detail in the Danish Compromise can have a happy outcome

  
• September 4 2024
  Lex

  Greek banks’ comeback could be capped by a legacy of their crisis Premium content

  Deferred tax assets may hobble their ability to return capital to shareholders

  
• August 26 2024
  Lex

  Novo Banco IPO would cement Europe’s periphery bank renaissance Premium content

  Europe’s problem banks now appear to be some of those best positioned for growth

  
• August 26 2024
  News in-depthSociété Générale

  SocGen’s Krupa struggles to convince investors of reset

  Shares have fallen 19% since CEO outlined new strategy focusing on capital rather than growth

  
• August 23 2024
  Russian business & finance

  US threatens sanctions against countries hosting Russian banks

  Deputy Treasury secretary Adeyemo says Washington will ‘go after’ branches used by Moscow to circumvent trade restrictions

  
• August 22 2024
  Deutsche Bank AG

  Deutsche Bank settles with 60% of claimants in more than decade-long Postbank case

  German lender expects €430mn boost to profits after deal in one of its longest-running legal disputes

  
• August 14 2024
  Lex

  UBS risks becoming a victim of its own success Premium content

  Second-quarter net profit is twice what was expected in part thanks to the bank’s deft integration of Credit Suisse

  
• August 14 2024
  UK financial regulation

  EU banks warn about ‘protectionist’ UK plans to cap payments fees

  Regulator PSR argues that charges have risen five-fold since Brexit

  
• August 14 2024
  UBS Group AG

  UBS beats expectations with $1.1bn net profit in second quarter

  Swiss lender steps up integration of former rival Credit Suisse

  
• August 10 2024
  FT Magazine

  How the world’s oldest bank brought a city to its knees

  Monte dei Paschi has been Siena’s benefactor since 1472. But, in recent years, a multibillion-euro scandal in pursuit of aggressive growth has dealt it a crushing blow

  
• August 8 2024
  LexBanks

  Europe’s struggling debt collectors just need the credit cycle to sour Premium content

  A bearish view on the economic outlook could spell rosier times for doValue and Intrum

  
• August 7 2024
  Commerzbank AG

  Commerzbank targets fresh share buyback despite fall in profits

  Frankfurt-based lender seeks €600mn payout despite ‘burdens’ in Poland and Russia

  
• August 5 2024
  LexSociété Générale

  A harder landing means tough times for Europe’s most battered bank Premium content

  Without benign economic conditions and higher interest rates, more drastic remedies will be required at Société Générale

  
• August 5 2024
  Société Générale

  SocGen to sell UK and Swiss private bank units for €900mn

  Disposals to Union Bancaire Privée are latest move by chief executive Slawomir Krupa to refocus French lender

  
• August 1 2024
  Société Générale

  SocGen retail bank gloom overshadows equities trading bonanza

  Lender downgrades outlook for French retail bank even as investment bank helps deliver profit beat

  
• July 30 2024
  Raiffeisen Bank International AG

  Raiffeisen warns over capital hit from attempted Russia exit

  Austrian lender generated more than half of its profits in Russia and Belarus in the first six months of the year

  
• July 26 2024
  ECB poised to close lender owned by longtime adviser to Prince Andrew

  Rowland family’s Banque Havilland faces loss of licence over alleged compliance and anti-money laundering failings

  
• July 25 2024
  Banco de Sabadell SA

  Banco Sabadell boss warns of antitrust threat to takeover by BBVA

  César González-Bueno says Spanish regulators could force potential acquirer to jettison part of its SME business

  
• July 25 2024
  Julius Baer Gruppe AG

  Julius Baer profits drop as Signa clean-up continues

  Interim boss says Swiss bank is ‘regaining momentum’ after ‘challenging start to the year’

  
• July 24 2024
  Banco Santander SA

  Santander’s UK profits fall as it courts mortgage customers

  Spanish bank posts record quarterly results but UK stands out as weak spot

  
• July 24 2024
  Deutsche Bank AG

  Deutsche Bank shares drop as buyback plan halted

  Germany’s largest lender pauses buybacks after legal charge tied to acquisition of Postbank

  
• July 24 2024
  BNP Paribas SA

  BNP Paribas equities traders boost quarterly profits

  France’s biggest bank reports revenue surge after election volatility and an ECB rate cut propelled client demand

  
• July 23 2024
  Julius Baer Gruppe AG

  Julius Baer names Goldman executive Stefan Bollinger as chief

  New head replaces Philipp Rickenbacher who left in February over Signa exposure

  
• July 22 2024
  Financial & markets regulation

  Top financial watchdog says shadow bank vulnerabilities yet to be fixed

  FSB’s Klaas Knot warns global tensions and rising debt levels increase risk of new financial crisis

  

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