It stems, though, from two long-standing — and not especially complex — strategic challenges in Italy’s financial ... groups — Intesa and UniCredit — and a number of smaller banks ...

MPS said its bid aimed "to create a new national champion in the Italian banking sector, with a number three ... for a merger with Italy's second-largest bank, UniCredit, MPS struggled to attract ...

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Italy looks more worried about averting a few job cuts at home than amplifying its economic strength in the wider world. It’s not alone among European Union members ...

Suggestions that German lender Commerzbank was considering cutting thousands of jobs as it fights off an unwanted advance from Italy's UniCredit ... the number of employees at the bank would ...

Italian bank UniCredit ... As for UniCredit, the latest move continues its deal-making spree, aimed at consolidating its competitive position in Italy. The Italian banking giant initiated an ...

In a surprising new move, banking giant UniCredit has revealed it has taken a minority stake in Italy’s largest insurance ... as a continued attempt by the bank to assert its position in the ...

Another day, another chunky Italian bank merger. On the face of it, Thursday’s decision by $9 billion BPER to lob in a $4.5 ...

The Milan-based bank called the stake a “pure financial investment”, emphasising it has no strategic interest in the insurer.