Italian bank at centre of a wave of attempted consolidation says it will only do deals that improve its ‘standalone’ position
Spanish bank has since raised €7bn from sale of Polish stake as it pivots from Europe to Americas
Biggest quarterly profits for over a decade come as German lender fends off interest from Italy’s UniCredit
Several transactions are on the table with billionaire investors, overseas shareholders and domestic politicians all affected
Swiss bank admits it violated previous deal with the US justice department
Deal with Vienna-based Erste Group cuts exposure to country with few connections to Spanish bank’s biggest markets
UBS, BNP Paribas, SocGen, Barclays and Deutsche Bank reported €13bn in combined first-quarter trading revenues
Government will now have final say on deal that could make banks a force in Spanish loan market
Banks become the latest to benefit from volatility triggered by Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy
Germany’s largest lender boosted by strong performance in investment banking
Italian investment bank’s bid for Banca Generali offers something to please most of the parties involved
Buyout firms snapped up German banks after the financial crisis. With OLB sale, Apollo has finally managed to exit one
Anything that relies solely on capital wizardry to make sense is probably not worth doing in the first place
Lender proposes funding deal by selling its shares in country’s biggest insurer Assicurazioni Generali
Slate of candidates backed by billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone secured just 3 board seats
Equities trading frenzy lifted investment banking division to highest-ever revenues
Repercussions from the Italian government’s actions are likely to be relatively contained
Navigating a bancassurance accounting loophole
Rome’s use of ‘golden power’ rules complicates lender’s bid for domestic rival
Dedicated team will target people looking to diversify where their money is managed in the face of US upheaval
Austrian bank has faced pressure to quit, but exit has been complicated by court process
Swiss lender’s market capitalisation has been hit harder by US tariffs than Spanish rival
The Sabadell CEO on why bigger is not always better
European Banking Authority says variable pay for some staff has risen to more than €1mn
Officials zeroing in on $1.1tn SRT market between banks and private capital investors
