Italy has no plans to strengthen its “golden power” legislation for mergers and takeovers in the financial sector, economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti confirmed on Wednesday.

The rules allow Italy’s government to block or set conditions on foreign and domestic corporate takeovers in strategic ...

The US economy is in a “fragile place”, Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon warned on Tuesday, pointing to the ...

Is the UN-convened initiative dead in the water, or is the departure by US lenders an opportunity to strengthen the climate ...

Neo-incumbents, burdened by size, often miss emerging opportunities. The next wave of digital banking innovation lies in ...

CaixaBank CEO Gonzalo Gortázar on European banking consolidation, Spain’s booming economy and why London is still the place ...

Fair access’ rulemaking intended to prevent politically motivated denial of services is expected to see a resurgence under ...

Among the many questions that banks have ahead of Donald Trump’s second inauguration next week, the identity of Michael Barr’s replacement as the top bank supervisor at the Federal Reserve is surely ...

UK lender Close Brothers announced on Tuesday that chief executive Adrian Sainsbury has stepped down to focus on his health ...

Italian lender Banca Ifis has launched a €298mn tender offer to acquire its domestic rival Illimity Bank. The offer, launched ...

“UK financial services M&A activity reached its highest annual volume in more than a decade in 2024, as material signs of ...

Issuers can now choose to use the new “European green bond” label, launched on December 21, when marketing a euro-denominated ...