Total planned Brexit-related moves in UK financial services sector drop by almost 60% from peak in 2016. Burhan Khadbai reports.
Anne-Christine Champion outlines the corporate and investment bank’s plans for diversification and transformation.
An aggressive process of M&A activity among Spanish banks has radically reshaped the country’s financial services map. But now lenders are focused on expanding organically, although some believe further consolidation remains a viable option.
The coronavirus pandemic has sped up European banks’ digital strategies, with huge investments going towards organic and acquisitional growth in technology and innovation.
Nasdaq First North has an important role to play in supporting innovative companies, and providing exciting opportunities for investors, providing they understand the risks, explains Adam Kostyál, head of European listings at Nasdaq.
The Spanish banking sector has rebounded strongly from the pandemic, posting strong results for 2021. However, uncertainties remain over inflationary pressures and the evolution of interest rates.
Al Rayan Bank’s CEO, Giles Cunningham, on the growth prospects for Islamic Finance in the UK, the bank’s pivot towards commercial property and the prospects for sharia-compliant banking in the UK.
The biggest UK banks reported a significant rise in profits in 2021, as the country’s economy rebounded from the pandemic with a boom in deal-making and mortgage lending.
The country has recouped the lost growth from the peak of the pandemic and is set for a sustained period of growth.
The country’s banking sector has shown strength and resilience by offloading problem assets during the pandemic and maintaining improved compliance and regulatory standards.
Last year saw a significant increase in equity raising across Europe’s equity market in a bid to fuel the continent’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Cyprus’s finance minister talks to The Banker about how the country’s economy has coped during the pandemic and the recovery ahead.
High-grade corporate borrowers are most at risk to the tightening of monetary policy, with an increase in supply but lower demand. Burhan Khadbai reports.
Recent high-profile exits from primary dealerships across Europe have reignited the debate on whether this model is sustainable for banks.
The sustainable finance pioneer has big plans to cut carbon emissions — both its own and its customers’.
Digital connectivity is at the heart of the modern economy and will play an even greater role in the future. Digital infrastructure, and its financing, has a crucial role in supporting that future.
Sustainability and a client-centric focus are key areas for CEO Robert Swaak as he continues to push ABN Amro into a new phase.
NBG was the first Greek bank to embark on a large-scale transformation. Three years into its implementation, our transformation programme has developed into a competitive advantage, introducing a new effective way of working at NBG.
Carlo Messina, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest bank by assets following the merger with UBI Banca, talks to The Banker about Italy’s economic rally, the bank’s job in supporting the recovery and the role ESG will play in its new strategic plan.
European Commission’s proposals to better insulate EU banks from shocks have been met by the industry with concerns.