Discussions come as Wall Street Bank scales back its consumer ambitions, including vaunted partnership with iPhone maker
Deal is a textbook example of how not to create price tension in a capital markets offering
Law firm represented former NatWest boss in pay dispute with bank after her exit in midst of Farage ‘debanking’ scandal
Consolidation and harmonisation would help lenders reap the benefits of scale
Planned $17bn friendly tie-up between Shin Kong and Taishin would be country’s biggest financial sector merger
Opposition politicians riled by top government officials caught unaware of talks with Italian lender
Former PwC partner Tim Ryan will take over data overhaul team from Anand Selva
Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance shot up by as much as 130% on trading debut
Sales include stakes in Commerzbank, NatWest, ABN Amro and Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Banks have played silly endgames on capital. They win silly prizes as a result
Group was preparing for solvent exit had it not secured funding this summer
Taxation can affect banks’ ability to lend
Bespoke banking can never be nine-to-five
This week’s Big Question asks readers: what level of capital requirements should be mandatory for the largest banks?
Banking giants expect low or falling third-quarter growth
German lender puts ‘everything under review’ after Italian rival builds 9% stake
Multi-brand outlets pledged by industry to City minister
Former UBS dealmaker has contemplated tie-up with state-backed German lender for years but Berlin may balk
Bank of England delays start date for revised framework by six months to beginning of 2026
Plus, Wall Street succeeds in bringing down new capital rules and Adnoc goes after a German chemicals giant
What is the truth behind the inequality campaigner’s Citigroup memoir?
The Italian lender is now the second-largest Commerzbank shareholder after the German government
Jumbo fee comes as Wall Street hopes long-awaited deal boom is back
Chancellor and BoE governor to hold meeting with bosses of leading lenders
Italian lender’s purchase of 9% stake in German rival could signal start of long-awaited banking consolidation
