BBVA’s €11bn hostile takeover bid for rival Sabadell has hit a setback, as Spain’s antitrust regulator, the CNMC, announced a more stringent phase 2 competition review on Tuesday. The regulator’s ...
UK challenger Metro Bank has been fined £16.7mn by the Financial Conduct Authority for failing to address flaws in its automated anti-money laundering system installed in 2016. The FCA said that ...
What is fortunate for Lazard’s 2030 strategy is that analysts expect its operating performance to improve in 2024 and 2025 after a challenging 2023 for the advisory division.
The biennial appointment cycle saw the inclusion of 26 women, making up 27 per cent of the new partners, a slight decline from the 29 per cent share in 2022. Of the new partners, 69 per cent were in ...
European banks are undermining the energy transition, says French non-profit Reclaim Finance, which published new research revealing that 20 of the region’s largest lenders had provided more than ...