European stock markets extended a multi-session winning streak following President Trump’s speech in Davos. While the banking ...

Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena has launched a €13.3bn takeover offer for its larger domestic rival Mediobanca. The offer, announced on Friday, values Mediobanca’s shares at €15.99 each, a 5 ...

The European Union Commission is expected to extend the timeline for enforcing more stringent capital requirements on banks' trading desks, with some industry lobbyists calling for a roughly two-year ...

HSBC, BNP Paribas and UniCredit are expected to return the largest amounts to shareholders on the back of their 2024 results, according to UBS’s forecasts, distributing €19.3bn, €11.6bn and €8.8bn, ...

It has paid to be a shareholder in Europe's top banks recently. The biggest lenders in Europe and the UK returned around €123bn (£104bn) to investors in 2024, according to UBS estimates. Read more.

European banks are set to return around €123bn to shareholders for the second consecutive year, driven by surging dividends ...

Spurred on by their investment banking divisions, many of the largest European banks are on course for profitability in 2024, ...

LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - European banks are expected to report a sharp rise in profits for the final three months of last ...

Shares in Monte dei Paschi (MPS) fell again on Monday, extending Friday's losses, signalling lingering investor doubts over ...

The tender offer is backed by a consortium of banks including Barclays, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC and UniCredit, who will function as dealer managers. In December 2024, Eni began phase two ...