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• Monte Paschi Ignored Risk Warnings: Documents

  

  Monte dei Paschi's risk control unit and its own internal audit team were alarmed about the department responsible for a series of opaque structured finance deals at the troubled bank as long ago as November 2009, bank documents show.

• Euro Zone Periphery Fixes Major Cause of Crisis

  

  Greece, Portugal and Spain are reversing the loss of wage competitiveness that was a significant cause of the euro zone crisis, the Conference Board said on Wednesday.

• Will the Car Market Start to Recover in 2013? 

  

  Juergen Pieper, co-head of research at Bankhaus Metzler, tells CNBC why the European car market outlook is not as pessimistic as has been made out, although it should be braced for a tough start to 2013.

• European Equities Are Place to Be: Strategist  

  

  Christian Gattiker-Ericsson, global investment strategist at Julius Bär, tells CNBC that they remain constructive on the market and expect it to do well at least until the end of this quarter.

• European Markets Open Slightly Easier  

  

  Steve Sedgwick takes you through the European markets which have opened slightly easier.

• Retailers Must Be in the 'Sweet Spot': CIO  

  

  Chris Wyllie, Chief Investment Officer at Iveagh, tells CNBC that in retail the people who are winning are those who have the right marriage between online and offline.

• Bank Lending in the Euro Zone 

  

  Tom Rogers, senior economic adviser at Ernst & Young says look out for more risk appetite as bank lending rises given the improved sentiment in the euro zone.

• Roche CEO: We See a Stable Headcount in Europe  

  

  Severin Schwan, CEO of Roche, tells CNBC that 2012 was a very good year for Roche with the company outgrowing their markets in both Pharma and Diagnostics by five and four percent.

• Lack of Supply in Commercial Property Market: Expert  

  

  David Hutchings, head of European research at Cushman and Wakefield, tells CNBC that the commercial property market in Europe rebounded in Q4 driven primarily by foreign investors.

• Roche CEO: Emerging Markets Key to Momentum

  

  Emerging markets, and in particular, Latin America will be the drivers for continued growth, Swiss drug maker Roche told CNBC, even as the company faces price pressures elsewhere.

• Central Banks Providing the Backstop 

  

  Will Oswald, Global Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities at Standard Chartered Bank says we are in a better environment for the markets to perform with central banks willing to give support.

• Ford's Blockbuster Earnings But There's a Roadblock 

  

  CNBC's Phil LeBeau breaks down the automaker's fourth quarter numbers and projected losses. And, Michael Ward, Sterne Agee analyst, weighs in on the earnings and explains why he has a "buy" on the stock.

• Global Markets Report: European Shares Mostly Steady 

  

  CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on the European market as it closes, saying the U.S. data has lifted European equities into the close.

• Fitch: UK Faces Significant Risk of Downgrade

  

  The U.K. faces a "significant" risk of losing its triple-A rating, as its economy has worsened since it was placed on negative outlook last year, David Riley, Fitch Ratings global managing director for sovereign ratings, told CNBC.

• Brussels Softens Line On Bank Ringfences

  

  The European commissioner in charge of regulatory reform of the region's banks has signaled a retreat from plans to force lenders to build barriers around their securities trading operations, as policy makers focus on stimulating growth. The Financial Times reports.

• A Mining CEO, a Family Scion, and a Resume Spat

  

  Nat Rothschild, Co-founder of Bumi stepped up the bitter battle for control of the Indonesia-focused miner, attacking both the board for its inaction and CEO Nick von Schirnding for "embellishing his CV."

• Global Markets Update: Bumi Boardroom Battle 

  

  CNBC's Kelly Evans reports on all the market moving events from Europe, including a high profile boardroom battle is heating up involving a major international coal mining company named Bumi.

• Egypt Army Chief Warns of ‘State Collapse’

  

  Egypt's army chief said political strife was pushing the state to the brink of collapse - a stark warning from the institution that ran the country until last year, as Cairo's first elected leader struggles to contain bloody street violence.

• Banks Healthier but Risks Remain: Mark Carney

  

  Mark Carney, incoming governor of the Bank of England, struck a cautious note on Monday, saying banks were now better placed to withstand financial shocks but warning that they still needed to reform further.

• Dutch Queen Abdicates, Willem-Alexander to Succeed

  

  Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, announced she was abdicating in favor of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, telling her country it was time to hand the crown to the next generation after more than three decades on the throne.