Category: banking

The European Investment Banks (EIB) is to make up to €40bn available to counteract the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. The organisation has also called on its members to set up a further guarantee for small and medium sized firms. The bank said the money could be made available at short notice. It […]

The man responsible for leading the supervision of banks across Europe has said success in making lenders safer and sounder hinges on completing the banking union, particularly a European wide deposit protection scheme.  The man responsible for leading the supervision of banks across Europe has said success in making lenders safer and sounder hinges on […]

Bank to the future: online banking set for big changes In the past few weeks it’s likely that your bank, credit union or building society has been in touch to ensure that the contact details they have on file for you are correct. That’s so they can comply with new European rules, coming into force […]

‘Bankers are well paid’ – minister says salary cap will stay in place Restrictions on banker pay imposed in response to the financial crisis will not be changed, Junior Finance Minister Michael D’Arcy has said. “I’m of the view the decision is made,” Mr D’Arcy said in a Bloomberg TV interview in Hong Kong. “The […]