European banks have sailed through the earnings season and are promising massive share buybacks, adding fuel to their best ...

Six leading Italian banks reported a 7.6% annual increase in combined net profit last year, reaching 24.3 billion euros ...

Bankers in Italy are meeting at the annual Assiom Forex conference in Turin to discuss the future of their industry, which has been hit by a wave of consolidation, as lenders are seeking to deploy ...

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - The Bank of Italy will carefully screen proposed bank takeover bids that will ultimately be decided ...

Italy is pushing for a domestic alternative to international investors including CVC Capital Partners Plc and France’s Iliad SA circling around phone carrier Telecom Italia SpA.

Italy's five listed asset managers reported combined net inflows of 3.15 billion euros ($3.25 billion) in January, up from ...

The German embassy in Italy on Tuesday asked the country's main banking union Fabi to explain the takeover battles rocking the sector, the union said. During a meeting in Rome requested by the embassy ...

The logic for consolidation is straightforward: Europe doesn’t have enough banks with the scale to compete with the US and facilitate investment in essential projects such as the climate transition.

The acquisition would add approximately 900,000 customers, close to 400 branches, and around 4,000 employees to BPER Banca’s ...

Shares of banks and other financial institutions declined slightly as Treasury yields rose in the wake of jobs data. "This strong January jobs report bolsters our confidence that the Fed cutting cycle ...

The lender said that it was offering €9.527 for each Banca Popolare di Sondrio share, representing a 6.6% premium on Wednesday’s closing share price.

Another day, another chunky Italian bank merger. On the face of it, Thursday’s decision by $9 billion BPER to lob in a $4.5 billion all-share bid for domestic peer Banca Popolare di Sondrio (BPSO) ...