Search Results for: European banks
European banks exposed to Turkey’s currency crisis
August 14th, 2018
Turkey’s economic crisis poses a threat to European banks with business in the country. Spain’s BBVA, Italy’s UniCredit, France’s BNP Paribas, Dutch bank ING and Britain’s HSBC are the most exposed to Turkey and vulnerable to its free-falling currency. ...
European banks stashing billions in tax havens
March 27th, 2017
Europe’s largest banks are draining public coffers by stashing billions of profits offshore. A 52-page report, by international aid agency Oxfam out on Monday (27 March), estimates €25 billion of banker money ended up in tax havens in 2015. ...
7 Major European Banks Form Blockchain Platform ‘Digital Trade Chain’
January 16th, 2017
A group of seven large European banks has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border trade finance platform for small and medium-sized companies in Europe. The participating banks are UK-based banking giant HSBC, Dutch institution ...
Most European Banks Survive Stress Test
August 1st, 2016
European regulators gave most banks a clean bill of health in “stress tests” despite the Continent’s sluggish growth and low interest rates, saying only a clutch of lenders would struggle to ride out a hypothetical severe economic downturn. The European ...
Deutsche Bank Shares Drop Again as European Banks Get Pummeled
February 9th, 2016
Investors are concerned about ability to navigate volatile markets Deutsche Bank AG’s shares dropped almost 10% on Monday as the battered European banking sector was hit by a fresh selloff amid investor concerns about lenders’ capital buffers and ability to ...
European Banks to Sell a Record $154 Billion of Loans, PwC Says
August 20th, 2015
European banks are set to divest a record 139 billion euros ($154 billion) of loans this year, led by the U.K., as the industry accelerates asset sales to meet new rules, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Banks have offloaded 54.5 ...
European Banks Face Capital Hit From Second-Quarter Bond Selloff
July 23rd, 2015
The bond market selloff in the second quarter probably dented the capital defenses of many European banks, with lenders in Italy and Spain hit hardest. The extent of the damage will be disclosed when banks report earnings starting this ...
S&P Cuts Ratings on European Banks
June 10th, 2015
Deutsche Bank, RBS, Barclays are among the banks being downgraded Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut its credit ratings on several European commercial banks on Tuesday, saying it considers the prospect that the governments would provide extraordinary support to ...
Citi keeps top spot in FX trading as European banks slump: poll
May 27th, 2015
European banks Deutsche Bank, Barclays and UBS have seen their market share in foreign exchange trading slump in the past year, as U.S. banks led by Citigroup (C.N) grabbed business, according to widely watched industry rankings. Citigroup kept its ...
European Banks’ Reciprocity Draws Scrutiny
March 2nd, 2015
When Deutsche Bank AG hired 25 banks last summer to help it raise about $9 billion of new capital, it made some unusual selections. In addition to a handful of Wall Street stalwarts, three Italian banks made the cut. ...
