Deutsche Bank to raise €8bn through rights issue, as it announces a slew of restructuring plans March 5, 2017 Deutsche Bank revealed today it plans to bolster its capital by around €8bn (£6.9bn) through an issue of new shares. The German lender also revealed a slew of restructuring plans, including keeping its Postbank division, streamlining its business model to focus on three key units of private and commercial banking, asset management and corporate and investment banking, and listing [...]
Sales of bad debt top €100bn in 2016 as Europe’s banks try to put crisis behind them February 16, 2017 European loan sales broke through the €100bn (£85bn) mark in 2016 as struggling banks look to offload big books of bad debt. Italian loan sales more than doubled year-on-year to comprise €36bn (£30bn), almost a third of the total European sales, according to analysis by Deloitte. Italy’s Unicredit was the biggest seller, followed by the [...]
This is what ECB president Mario Draghi’s big TLTRO II reveal is doing to banking stocks including Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, Soc Gen and Sabadell March 10, 2016 European banking share prices soared on the back of Mario Draghi's big reveal this afternoon, with the likes of Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and Societe Generale leading the pack. The European Central Bank president cut its deposit rate to minus 0.4 per cent, from minus 0.5 per cent, as well as expanding its quantitative easing programme by €20bn to €80bn a [...]
Italian banks still struggling along as country heads to the polls December 4, 2016 Italian lenders have been scrambling to bolster their position as the country heads to the polls today to vote in its constitution-changing referendum. The country's banks, which are burdened with some €360bn (£301.5bn) in non-performing loans between them, have been suffering for some time and there are concerns a 'No' vote could send more unwanted shocks [...]
Italian government bond yields jump as investors react to Matteo Renzi’s resignation after Italian referendum defeat December 5, 2016 Italian 10-year bond yields rose above two per cent on Monday as markets pushed down the country’s banks further in reaction to the larger than expected rejection of Matteo Renzi's constitutional reform in Sunday’s referendum. Yields, which move inversely to prices, had moved to 2.024 per cent in the early afternoon, a climb of more [...]
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management announce merger plans March 6, 2017 Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed terms of a recommended all-share merger. The firms announced the plans to the Stock Exchange this morning, confirming reports of a deal over the weekend. Shares in Standard Life jumped nine per cent at the open, while Aberdeen's stock was up six per cent. Aberdeen shareholders will [...]
Italian banking crisis: Monte dei Paschi boss to produce new business plan by February January 16, 2017 The boss of Monte dei Paschi di Siena is drawing up a new business plan for the troubled lender, with the aim to get it polished off by February. Shortly before Christmas last year, the bank's private sector rescue deal, designed to pump €5bn (£4.4bn) of capital into the lender's coffers, collapsed after it failed to get [...]
Italian bank UniCredit to cut 18,200 jobs November 11, 2015 Italian bank UniCredit is planning to cut 18,200 jobs by 2018 in an acceleration of cost cutting measures. The bank today unveiled a strategic plan to become more efficient and profitable, planning to slash thousands of jobs as well as focus on "the new digital agenda, underpinned by €1.2bn in investments over 2016-18", in order to accelerate [...]
Italian banks fall as Monte dei Paschi’s future hangs in the balance following Matteo Renzi’s resignation December 5, 2016 Most people aren't out of bed yet, but it's already a dramatic morning for Italy's troubled lenders, who are facing more uncertainty following the result of the country's referendum. The FTSE Italia all-share banks index was down 4.3 per cent in early trading in the country after the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi threatened another setback in [...]
Parkdean and NewDay deals helped European private equity stage late comeback in 2016 February 14, 2017 European private equity activity began to recover in the last quarter of 2016 after a difficult first nine months to the year, according to a report published today. Although the number of European private equity deals tracked by the Private Equity Barometer fell, the total value of the transactions came in at its highest level, €39.1bn, [...]