Switzerland’s pragmatic, slow-moving political system might benefit the bank in seeking compromise in debate over capital rules
Italian bank has signalled its interest in a possible takeover of the German lender
A new generation of US boutique investment banks is trying to end the dominance of Lazard and Rothschild
Scandal involving island-wide seizures of gold bars and luxury cars rocked city-state’s wealth management sector
The region risks marginalisation in the emerging new digital financial ecosystem
British high street bank finds itself taking a central role in two separate takeover battles
Risk chief says overzealous banking regulation could ultimately cost continent tanks
EBA raises concern over circularity of burgeoning credit-transfer market
The former Italian prime minister on how to make Europe a single financial market
Long-awaited political agreement will revamp how bloc manages failing lenders to limit taxpayer liability
Lender now has fairly clear focus on two growth areas: banking large international companies and managing wealth for the ‘affluent’
Sale of Monte dei Paschi di Siena shares shows European governments are keen to retain control of key assets
Deal can proceed without need to clear thresholds for shareholder acceptance
Government imposes new conditions on hostile takeover bid
UniCredit, Norway’s oil fund and BlackRock were among investors wanting shares in process run by small local bank
The Swiss wealth manager’s new chief executive Stefan Bollinger takes on a troubled legacy — and Zurich’s establishment
Contest for Spanish-owned UK high street bank was expected to be hotly contested
Plus, the potentially huge windfall for Warner Bros Discovery’s chief executive and mid-tier law firms in the UK bump up junior pay
European Commission suggests cutting minimum risk weights after pressure from industry and former ECB president Mario Draghi
Investigation of Inside Paradeplatz raises concerns about ‘draconian’ rules
State also scraps caps on executive pay at AIB and PTSB, the last bank still in public hands
Some of the continent’s biggest potential combinations remain, to varying degrees, stuck
With antitrust concerns assuaged, bank shareholders, not protectionist bureaucrats, should decide takeover battle
French bank hails European cross-border tie-up for lender born out of country’s Eurozone crisis
The Swiss bank could take a leaf from its US peers, which neutered new capital rules
