NatWest has decided not to pursue an acquisition of TSB, the Banco Sabadell-owned UK retail bank, and is not actively bidding for it, according to a Financial Times report on Wednesday, citing three ...

One observer says a parent company name change could explain why the losses for 2023 have not been widely reported ...

The first AT1 bonds were issued by European banks in 2013. “Since then, issuance in Emea has ramped up to a cumulative outstanding dollar-equivalent total of around $250bn,” Roman says. While European ...

UK-headquartered peer Barclays introduced a minimum three-day office attendance rule earlier this year. Wall Street lenders ...

Banco Sabadell has confirmed it has received preliminary offers for TSB, as it continues to fight off a hostile bid by rival ...

Generative AI’s pitfalls were clear during a recent incident whereby an AI co-pilot designed to intercept bugs in ING’s code ...

The European Commission has published long awaited proposals to boost the role banks play in the securitisations market to ...

Standard Chartered issued its inaugural social bond in March 2025, which it dubbed the “Viñals social bond”. The €1bn issue ...

JPMorgan retained its position as the world’s biggest fossil fuel financier in 2024, and the biggest overall since 2021. Last year, the US’s biggest bank by assets committed $53.5bn in financing to ...

AIB’s return to full private ownership comes three years after the Irish government sold its stake in rival Bank of Ireland. PTSB, another Irish bank bailed out by taxpayers, remains 57 per cent ...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s “voluntary” framework for disclosing financial-related climate risks on banks’ balance sheets is a “serious step backwards” and a likely concession to the ...

Hong Kong enters the stablecoin space as the sector shows sustained growth. The global market capitalisation of stablecoins hit $238bn in April 2025, according to CoinDesk Data, after 19 consecutive ...