Commercial banks

US Regulators Take Hold of Troubled Lender Republic First and Agree to Sell It to Fulton Bank

US regulators have taken hold of Republic First Bancorp and arranged to sell it to Fulton Bank.


HSBC Is Considering Selling Some Business Units in Germany to Focus on Asia as It Further Exits From Europe

HSBC is reportedly considering selling various business units in Germany...

Swiss Banking Giant UBS Intends to Broaden Business Footprint in the US

Swiss banking giant UBS intends to seek merger and acquisition opportunities in the United States in the years ahead...

Investors Led by Ex-Trump Official Invest $1 Billion to Troubled US Bank

Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary under former president Donald Trump, has invested in a troubled regional US bank...


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Capital and loan-loss provisioning of Chinese banks- factbox
Chinese authorities warned potential problems the Chinese banks could face if they don't beef up their capital requirements but Factbox figures from Reuters revealed a different scenario.
China pushes private banks to raise private capital to avoid government bailout- analysis
A Reuters analysis revealed that Beijing was looking to private capital to strengthen the balance sheets of Chinese banks.
Britain encouraging banks to create sharia compliant instruments
Seeing a possible windfall of money from oil and gas rich investors, Britain is urging banks to create instruments to address the USD2.6 trillion market by 2017.
Monte Paschi to announce turnaround plan to avoid nationalization-report
Reuters reported that Monte dei Paschi di Siena was slated to announce a drastic recovery plan to avert a government takeover.
Morgan Stanley CEO shares personal investment choices
James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley, said that he personally invest in municipal bonds, a biotech firm and for his children's accounts,in global equities.
Barclays set to exit UAE , opening assets for local banks such as FGB
The First Gulf Bank said it is not interested to bid for Barclays business in the UAE.
Australia's Bell Group saga ends with a settlement
A settlement was reached between a consortium of banks and liquidators over the current legal dispute over the collapse of the Bell Group of Australia.
Danske Bank fires its CEO
Eivind Kolding's reign as Danske Bank CEO ended when the bank fired him.
Chinese authorities pushing banks to comply with Basel III
The Chinese government, amidst calls for a pending crisis due to bad debts, is pushing its banks to shore up its capitalization in compliance with Basel III.
Raiffeisen Bank International to increase bad debt provisions for 2013
Raiffeisen Bank International had been drubbed by bad debts in its Eastern European business as well as insolvencies and restructuring in its home country of Austria.
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