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CEO says bank better off returning money to shareholders but analysts expect lender to examine acquisitions
Corrado Passera warns recent bank failures have increased risk of recession
Italy’s winning streak is largely down to its banks, which make up a fifth of the index
Italy’s lenders in particular are in their sweetest spot since before the financial crisis
After 15 years of scandal and state aid, Rome was prepared to bend the rules to ensure the world’s oldest lender could be safely sold off
French insurer was biggest private contributor to rights issue and wants improved terms on joint venture
Retail investors took up just 10% of ailing bank’s €2.5bn capital raising
Banks including Mediobanca, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and BofA to underwrite fundraising
Collapsed takeover of Monte dei Paschi di Siena strained ties with Italian government
Italian banker says remuneration fight ‘was the right thing to do because there was no other way’
Profitable work for specialists as Italy cleans up past mistakes in the banking sector
Chief executive deserves credit for holding out for a big dowry, but he may have made enemies along the way
UniCredit is poised to carve up world’s oldest lender, sparking consolidation of Italy’s banking system
Decision unrelated to small amount of Mafia-linked invoices, says bank
Milan-based bank earnings report comes hours after it says it is in exclusive talks to buy MPS
Government balks at new conditions Italy’s second-largest bank has attached to the deal
Exposure to own countries’ sovereign debt reawakens concern over faultline in Europe’s monetary union
Outgoing chief at Italian lender posts ‘impressive’ final annual profit of €1.3bn despite substantial impairment
Majority state-owned bank is final obstacle to clearing up mess at Italy’s worst-run lenders
Eyewear tycoon is expected to tilt any institutions he touches towards wealth management
Takeover by UniCredit considered as Italian government faces deadline to sell stake
Mustier’s departure reflects tensions playing out the world over from the US presidential election to Brexit
Governments should not press well-run banks to mop up the mistakes of badly-run lenders
Politicians and central bankers seek to consolidate this fragmented sector
Appointment seen as clear signal country’s largest bank will be forced to play role in sector consolidation
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