LONDON: British bank NatWest Group (NWG.L) upgraded its full-year income and profit guidance on Friday after higher lending and stable deposits helped it post a stronger-than-expected third-quarter attributable profit of £1.6 billion ($2.0 billion). The bank, one of Britain’s largest, reported a return on tangible equity (RoTE) – a key measure of profitability – of…
ABU DHABI: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the United Arab Emirates’ largest lender, reported on Wednesday a 24% rise in nine-month net profit, driven by higher revenue across its businesses and lower impairment charges, putting it on track to meet its full-year guidance. Net profit after tax for the first nine months of 2025 reached…
Net income for the quarter ending July 31, 2025, rose to $5.4 billion, a 21% increase from the prior year. TORONTO: The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) reported record third-quarter net income on Wednesday, driven by strong growth across its business segments despite a backdrop of global trade uncertainty and rising tariffs. The bank’s performance…
Company posted net profit after tax of $10.116 billion, an 8% increase from the prior year SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced strong financial results for the full year ended June 30, 2025, with an 8% increase in profit after tax. The bank also declared a final dividend of $2.60 per share, fully franked,…
Chickasaw Community Bank has appointed Bill Schonacher as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 4. Schonacher is a 32-year veteran of the banking industry in Oklahoma, who previously served as CEO of IBC Bank Oklahoma for 10 years. Schonacher will lead Chickasaw Community Bank towards a new era of growth and continued community engagement,…
Axway, a global software company, announced today that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire most of the activities of Sopra Banking Software (SBS), a subsidiary of Sopra Steria Group and a provider of banking and financial software. The deal, valued at €330m, would create a new enterprise software house with critical scale, able…
LONDON: Barclays Plc, one of the leading global financial services providers, has today announced a new operating structure that will align its business segments with its strategic priorities and customer needs. The new structure will consist of five focused operating divisions, namely: Barclays will report its financial performance based on these five operating divisions, in…
LONDON, UK: Bank of Georgia Group PLC (BOGG), a leading banking and investment group in Georgia, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire 100% of Ameriabank CJSC, a leading universal bank in Armenia, for approximately $303.6 million in cash. The acquisition, which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, will significantly enhance the…
Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with nearly $7 billion in assets, has announced the hiring of Ryan Bailey as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Bailey will succeed Wayne Patenaude, who will retire in 2023 after 12 years of leading the bank. Bailey joins CSB from USAA, where he was…
HSBC Bank USA announced today the recent appointment of Edith Avilés to the HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (HNAH) and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (HBUS) Boards of Directors, effective January 1. Avilés is a seasoned investment banker who has worked across US, European and Latin American markets for 30 years. She retired from Natixis S.A….
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced that Andrew Irvine will take over as its Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director from 2 April 2024. He will replace Ross McEwan, who will retire after more than four years at the helm of the bank. Mr Irvine, who joined NAB in 2020 as Group…
AMSTERDAM: ING, one of the largest banks in Europe, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2023, showing strong performance across its retail and wholesale banking segments. The bank posted a net result of €1,558 million for the fourth quarter, up 31% from the same period in 2022, and…