France, Italy and Spain are proposing a package of reforms that would ease the way for banks doing cross-border business in Europe, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News.
France, Italy and Spain are proposing a package of reforms that would ease the way for banks doing cross-border business in Europe, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News.
Europe is currently finalizing a review of its banking rulebook. Photographer: Manaure Quintero/Bloomberg
Deutsche Bank AG may set aside more money than analysts had expected for loan losses in the three months through June as it cleans up its balance sheet.
Deutsche Bank AG may set aside more money than analysts had expected for loan losses in the three months through June as it cleans up its balance sheet.
European insurers and pension funds would likely be hit harder than banks by fallout from losses in the private credit industry, the European Central Bank said after simulating a “severe” shock to the market.
European insurers and pension funds would likely be hit harder than banks by fallout from losses in the private credit industry, the European Central Bank said after simulating a “severe” shock to the market.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has drawn up a shortlist of six candidates to lead the watchdog that’s set to be handed beefed-up powers.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has drawn up a shortlist of six candidates to lead the watchdog that’s set to be handed beefed-up powers.
Germany’s top financial regulator will step up pressure on insurers to address shortcomings in private credit investments and issued a warning on an asset class increasingly marketed to retail clients.
Germany’s top financial regulator will step up pressure on insurers to address shortcomings in private credit investments and issued a warning on an asset class increasingly marketed to retail clients.
The European Central Bank said burgeoning private markets could support a push by politicians in the region to channel savings into investments needed to modernize the economy.
The European Central Bank said burgeoning private markets could support a push by politicians in the region to channel savings into investments needed to modernize the economy.
City workers in the La Defense business district of Paris.
The European Central Bank stepped up warnings against weakening capital requirements at lenders in the region, with its top oversight official saying such a move may fuel investor payouts rather than support the economy.
The European Central Bank stepped up warnings against weakening capital requirements at lenders in the region, with its top oversight official saying such a move may fuel investor payouts rather than support the economy.
The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.
Europe’s top banks have set aside hundreds of millions of euros to shield against a financial impact from the Iran war, highlighting how the economic risks for the region are on the rise.
Europe’s top banks have set aside hundreds of millions of euros to shield against a financial impact from the Iran war, highlighting how the economic risks for the region are on the rise.
Banks including Societe Generale disclosed they made provisions in the first-quarter to brace for a potential downturn.
The European Central Bank is convening a call with the chief risk officers of eurozone lenders to discuss the potential threats from Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, as officials look to understand the technology’s potential to exploit vulnerabilities in financial systems.
The European Central Bank is convening a call with the chief risk officers of eurozone lenders to discuss the potential threats from Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, as officials look to understand the technology’s potential to exploit vulnerabilities in financial systems.
The European Central Bank is convening a call with the chief risk officers of eurozone lenders to discuss the potential threats from Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, as officials look to understand the technology’s potential to exploit vulnerabilities in financial systems.
The European Central Bank is convening a call with the chief risk officers of eurozone lenders to discuss the potential threats from Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, as officials look to understand the technology’s potential to exploit vulnerabilities in financial systems.
The Netherlands’ financial markets regulator warned of further turmoil in the $1.8 trillion private credit market after turmoil at some direct lenders.
The Netherlands’ financial markets regulator warned of further turmoil in the $1.8 trillion private credit market after turmoil at some direct lenders.
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - DECEMBER 17: A skyline of administrative and residential high-rises emerges from the dunes on December 17, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. South Holland has been identified as the most polluted province in the Netherlands for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to the 2024 National Groundwater Quality Report. Tests taken near The Hague's Zuiderstrand reveal dangerously high PFAS concentrations in the groundwater between beach exits 7 and 8, exceeding European safety standards by more than a factor of ten. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
The European Central Bank will begin a fresh round of checks on banks that it supervises as concerns intensify over loan quality in the private credit sector, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank will begin a fresh round of checks on banks that it supervises as concerns intensify over loan quality in the private credit sector, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is probing to what extent banks are financing investments in significant risk transfers, highlighting how the region’s top regulator is growing increasingly wary about a potentially circular effect of the deals.
The European Central Bank is probing to what extent banks are financing investments in significant risk transfers, highlighting how the region’s top regulator is growing increasingly wary about a potentially circular effect of the deals.
French banks had about €60.8 billion ($69.9 billion) in direct exposures to counterparties located in the Middle East at the end of last year, according to the European Union’s banking regulator.
French banks had about €60.8 billion ($69.9 billion) in direct exposures to counterparties located in the Middle East at the end of last year, according to the European Union’s banking regulator.
The European Central Bank is asking lenders about fallout from the Iran war on their operations and clients, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is asking lenders about fallout from the Iran war on their operations and clients, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is asking lenders about fallout from the Iran war on their operations and clients, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is asking lenders about fallout from the Iran war on their operations and clients, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is probing the use of leverage underpinning banks’ fast-growing significant risk transfer market, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is probing the use of leverage underpinning banks’ fast-growing significant risk transfer market, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is probing the use of leverage underpinning banks’ fast-growing significant risk transfer market, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Central Bank is probing the use of leverage underpinning banks’ fast-growing significant risk transfer market, according to people familiar with the matter.
Germany’s government dismissed a potential hostile takeover of Commerzbank AG by UniCredit SpA as “unacceptable” after the Italian lender made a €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
Germany’s government dismissed a potential hostile takeover of Commerzbank AG by UniCredit SpA as “unacceptable” after the Italian lender made a €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for the Frankfurt-based bank.
The Commerzbank AG headquarters, near the Euro sculpture in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Commerzbank is taking the precautionary move ahead of its engagement with UniCredit SpA, according to people familiar with the matter.
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