Italy's fourth-largest bank BPER on Thursday joined in a raft of takeover bids rocking the country's financial sector, with a ...

By Elisa Martinuzzi and John O'Donnell LONDON (Reuters) -Dutch lender ING Group is looking for opportunities to buy rival banks in major European countries to boost its size, its chief executive told ...

ROME — Italy's UniCredit has bought a stake in insurance giant Generali Group, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding another twist to a byzantine banking battle brewing in Italy's ...

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Lloyds Banking Group is to shut 136 more high street branches across the UK as it accelerates plans to cut costs and digitise the bank. The business will close 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of ...