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• Why the Next Goldman Sachs Will Be Made in China Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 7:42 PM ET

  

  The chairman of CITIC Securities is busy remodeling China's biggest brokerage after Goldman by expanding into asset management, trading complex derivatives instruments and nurturing overseas deals.

• European Shares End Lower as Optimism on Cyprus Fades, Eurogroup Comments Weigh Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 12:54 PM ET

  European shares finished lower Monday, after comments from the head of the Eurogroup who said a Cyprus bailout deal could be a new template for resolving euro zone banking problems.

• 'Exiled' Bank Analyst Buys His Way Back In Monday, 4 Mar 2013 | 10:03 AM ET

  

  Mike Mayo is now trying to get back in—by buying up shares in bank stocks, an effort to gain entre to key investor meetings usually closed off to analysts.

• Futures Flat After Economic Reports, Ahead of Fed Minutes Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 8:48 AM ET

  U.S. stock index futures briefly dipped Wednesday following a weaker-than-expected housing starts report, but rebounded into positive territory ahead of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting and a day after all three major averages closed at fresh multi-year highs,

• Credit Agricole Announce $8.7 Billion Loss on Writedowns, Greece Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 1:47 AM ET

  

  Credit Agricole posted a 6.5 billion-euro ($8.68 billion) full-year loss - the worst since the French bank went public in 2001 - as taxes on the sale of its Greek unit pushed the bank even deeper into the red than expected.

• SocGen Reshuffles Executive Team After Loss Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 2:16 AM ET

  

  French bank Societe Generale has named a new chief financial officer and reshuffled its management team after swinging to a loss in the fourth quarter on the back of a weak euro zone economy and one-off charges.

• Monte Paschi Hiked Antonveneta Bid to Ward Off BNP Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 11:41 PM ET

  

  Monte dei Paschi pumped up its bid for Antonveneta to trump a rival offer from France's BNP Paribas, paving the way for an eventual state bailout of the world's oldest bank.

• European Shares Propped Up by Solid US Data Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 12:22 PM ET

  European shares inched up on Friday, as investors took advantage of the past two sessions' losses to snap up equities more cheaply, reassured by a run of solid data from China, Europe and the United States.

• Dutch in $14 Billion Rescue for SNS Reaal Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 9:41 AM ET

  

  The Netherlands has nationalized bank and insurance group SNS Reaal in a $14 billion rescue that highlights the fragility of European banks and the continued exposure of taxpayers five years after the financial crisis erupted.

• Credit Agricole Hit by 3.8 Billion Euros in Charges Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 1:09 AM ET

  

  French bank Credit Agricole warned on Friday that its fourth quarter results would be battered by 3.8 billion euros ($5.16 billion) in charges as the French bank reels from ill-timed acquisitions from before the 2008 financial crisis.

• French Lawmakers to Quiz Bank Bosses Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013 | 5:15 AM ET

  The heads of France's top three banks will face questions on Wednesday from a parliamentary committee looking into proposed reforms designed to curb risky trading and beef up regulatory oversight.

• Europe Stocks Close Higher; DAX at Multi-Year Highs Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 11:40 AM ET

  

  Weak GDP data for the U.K. wasn't enough to stop European shares rising on Friday as Germany's DAX Index reached a level not seen since January 2008 after business climate data was released.

• European Stocks Pare Losses to Close Flat Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 10:47 AM ET

  European shares ended mostly flat on Wednesday, bouncing off intraday lows as many investors used the early dip to boost their exposure to equities.

• European Shares Close Lower After Hitting Multi-Year Highs Monday, 7 Jan 2013 | 12:49 PM ET

  European shares finished in negative territory Monday, but financials helped limit losses after global banking regulators announced a watering down of key elements of their plan for banking rules.

• The Curious Case of Europe's Shrinking Banks Friday, 4 Jan 2013 | 6:46 AM ET

  

  Europe's largest financial institutions, which have been readjusting since the onset of the 2008 financial crash and the sovereign debt crisis that followed, are causing pain all over the globe that will have long term implications, according to analysts. They argue that the situation will only worsen without the proposed European banking union.