Mid-size bank mergers should be encouraged – Bank of Italy

[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Mergers among Italian mid-size lenders should be encouraged to boost profitability in the sector, Bank of Italy Director General Salvatore Rossi said on Tuesday. Italy’s banking…

Under lockdown, Italy’s social and family life goes virtual

[ad_1] By Anna Irrera, Pamela Barbaglia, Maria Caspani NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – As 60 million Italians face a coronavirus country-wide lockdown, many daily interactions among family, friends and colleagues have…

EXCLUSIVE-Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce -sources

[ad_1] By Michelle Price, Lauren Tara LaCapra WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Freddie Mac has offered early retirement to around 25% of its staff as it begins to overhaul its…

From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave

[ad_1] By Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March…

France aiming for broader COVID-19 vaccination campaign in spring: Macron

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a joint statement with Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (not seen) after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris,…

Danish pension giant ATP makes first investment in social bonds

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Denmark’s ATP, one of the first pension funds globally to buy green bonds, has made its first investments in so-called social bonds as part…