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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
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Former head of Deutsche Bank faces charges
State prosecutors in Germany level charges against Rolf Breuer, the bank’s former chief executive, marking the latest phase of a long-running legal battle with Leo Kirch, the media entrepreneur
AIB lifts bad loans total by €1bn
The Irish lender says bad loans this year will be €1bn more than estimated, though most of these are in a portfolio likely to be bought by Irish taxpayers via the country’s bad bank
Bankers fear over-regulation
European bankers have warned that excessive regulation in response to the global financial crisis will endanger growth, although some international officials insist tougher rules and an end to taxpayer-funded bank bail-outs are essential for recovery
Credit Suisse swoops for Nomura banker
Highlighting the competition among banks to build up their UK businesses, the Japanese group’s head of UK investment banking is leaving the group to join the Swiss bank as a managing director
Greek banks fall on ECB loan fears
Greek bank shares fell sharply on concerns about the impact of an eventual withdrawal of cheap financing from the European Central 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
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
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
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
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
October 26: Spain’s third-largest listed lender unveiled a sharp year-on-year drop in net profits for the third quarter
Crédit 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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