07/24/2013
Santander launches Help to Buy equity loan solely via intermediaries
Santander has launched its first range of Help to Buy equity loan mortgages, which are available solely through intermediaries.
Retail Banking
07/22/2013
ICICI Bank to close two of its 11 branches in UK
ICICI Bank, the largest private sector lender in the country, is set to close a couple of its branches in the UK.
07/22/2013
Lloyds Banking Group Explores Selling Australian Units
The U.K.Government Backed Lender is seeking cash to fill capital deficit
07/22/2013
Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo in talks to sell Ukrainian lender -source
Italy's biggest retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo is in talks to sell its Ukrainian subsidiary Pravex-bank
07/18/2013
U.K. Hires JPMorgan to Advise on Selling Lloyds, RBS Stakes
The U.K. hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. whose Senior Advisers include former Prime Minister
07/16/2013
Handelsbanken Second-Quartert Profits Beat Forecasts
Operating profits in the quarter reached 4.72 billion Swedish crowns
07/15/2013
Swedish bank Handelsbanken mounts a challenge in the UK
With its focus on building long-term customer relationships, Handelsbanken stands out on British high streets. Simon Read reports from Stockholm on a different kind of bank
07/14/2013
Commerzbank Sale Hides as Much as It Reveals
Germany's second-largest bank said it is selling 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) of loans to Wells Fargo & Co. and the private-equity firm Lone Star Funds at a 3.5 percent discount to book value.
07/12/2013
UK rebuffs private equity in Lloyds sale
Lloyds is expected to report a sharp rise in profit, which would raise hopes it can start paying dividends again in 2014 and increase its attractiveness to investors.
07/11/2013
S&P cuts credit ratings of two major Italian banks
Over the past decade, Italy has been the slowest growing economy in the eurozone.
07/10/2013
Axis Bank to open for business in Britain
Britain is encouraging new banks to open to increase competition in financial services.
07/09/2013
Santander to scrap Abbey for Intermediaries brand next Wednesday
Santander has been a consistent supporter of the intermediary market and by bringing all our intermediary product brands together under Santander for Intermediaries
07/05/2013
‘Smoking gun’ document is uncovered in Co-op fiasco that could prove Lloyds was warned of branch-deal danger more than a year ago
The Treasury Select Committee is expected to summon Co-op Bank chiefs this month to give their version of events.
07/03/2013
UniCredit seeking acquisitions in Poland
The group is looking for a target which specializes in activities slightly differing from its own
07/02/2013
Royal Bank of Scotland sheds 1,800 jobs
Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland said it plans to cut as many as 1,800 jobs at its Ulster Bank division by 2016.
06/28/2013
NRI set to launch new bank in London
A Singapore-based NRI is launching a bank here tomorrow to provide latest services to its customers in the UK.
06/27/2013
BNP Paribas to Expand in Germany
French Bank Seeks to Rekindle Growth as it Cuts Costs
06/27/2013
Church of England bids for RBS branches
The Church of England has blessed a consortium of financiers
06/27/2013
Barclays closes Algarve agencies
Barclays Bank will be closing down at least five agencies in the Algarve
06/27/2013
Rabobank may sell its Polish arm BGZ this year -report
Dutch Rabobank may sell its Polish mid-sized lender