UniCredit chief executive Andrea Orcel said on Tuesday the bank is prepared to let its €14bn takeover offer for its smaller domestic rival Banco BPM lapse, as regulatory hurdles and government-imposed ...

Anita Hawser joined Barclays’ AGM in London and found a mix of disillusioned retail shareholders nostalgic of the old days (and higher share price), pro-Palestine protesters disrupting the gathering, ...

Financial fraud results in annual losses of more than £1bn for UK consumers and the financial sector, despite banks’ growing efforts in preventing the misuse of payment systems.