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Chief to bow out at Crédit Agricole early

Georges Pauget is to step down as chief executive of Crédit Agricole early next year, which is sooner than expected, following political infighting at France’s second-biggest bank

Commerzbank denies bonuses claims

Commerzbank has filed its defence against a lawsuit in the High Court from more than 80 City bankers who are suing for €33m (£30m) worth of unpaid bonuses in the biggest case of its kind in the UK

Credit Suisse sees acquisition chances

Brady Dougan, chief executive of Credit Suisse, said the coming months would create big opportunities for institutions, such as Credit Suisse, that had emerged from the credit crisis with a strong balance sheet and its strategy intact

Lloyds to offer sweeteners to bondholders

The part-nationalised bank will attempt to raise £7.5bn from riskier investments that could convert into equity – the most innovative element of its recapitalisation programme

Santander can bid for RBS business branches

The Spanish banking group will be allowed to bid for Royal Bank of Scotland’s group of business-focused branches when it is put up for sale, as it has less than 8 per cent of the UK small business lending market

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Commerzbank

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November 5: Commerzbank raised its provisions against loan losses to more than €1bn in the third quarter as it battles exposure to the economies of eastern Europe and the property sector

Deutsche Bank

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October 29: German lender’s best-ever third quarter for its most valuable investment banking activities underpinned pre-tax profits of €1.3bn

UBS

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November 4: The Swiss bank, that was among the biggest European casualties of the credit crisis, is showing further signs of rehabilitation but its powerhouse private banking business is deteriorating

Santander

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October 28: The eurozone’s biggest bank, met expectations with a 2.8% drop in nine-month net profit, boosting bad debt provisions to offset the effects of Spain’s housing boom hangover

BBVA

BBVA

October 27: Spain’s second largest bank posted a 3.3% cent fall in nine-month net profit as it shored up its provisions buffer against further bad loans from the country’s prolonged recession

Credit Suisse

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October 22: The Swiss banking group cheered investors with bumper results for the third quarter as it reported a surge in its investment banking activities and solid results in private banking

Société Générale

August 5: French bank Société Générale posted a fall in second-quarter net income to €309m – ahead of expectations

Banco Popular

Banco Popular

October 26: Spain’s third-largest listed lender unveiled a sharp year-on-year drop in net profits for the third quarter

Crédit Agricole

Credit Agricole

August 27: France’s biggest retail bank, Crédit Agricole, posted better-than-expected second-quarter profits helped by retail banking and asset management

BNP Paribas

August 4: BNP Paribas, France’s biggest bank by market capitalisation, has agreed a deal for Italy’s second-largest consumer finance house with Intesa Sanpaolo

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