Santander on track to return €6bn to shareholders
22nd Mar 2024 10:53
(Sharecast News) - Spain's Banco Santander said on Friday it was on track to return more than €6bn to shareholders in 2024, following a strong start to the year.
Read moreSantander sees annual profits surge
2nd Feb 2022 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Banco Santander reported a surge in annual profits on Wednesday, as the global economy recovered from the worst of the pandemic.
Read moreEurope close: Banks pace gains as stocks move back towards five-month highs
6th Jul 2020 17:24
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Europe moved back towards roughly five-month highs, boosted by an overnight surge in Chinese stocks and another big positive economic surprise in the States.
Read moreUK banks escape probe into overdraft rises during Covid-19
1st Jul 2020 08:38
(Sharecast News) - UK banks were put on notice over overdraft pricing during the coronavirus crisis by the industry regulator on Wednesday, but escaped the threat of a full probe.
Read moreEx-UBS investment banker to be next head of Santander UK
30th Jun 2020 14:31
(Sharecast News) - The former head of UBS's investment banking operations in Britain will be the next chairman of Santander UK.
Read moreSantander UK profit more than halves on Covid-19 charge
28th Apr 2020 09:46
(Sharecast News) - Profit at Santander's UK business more than halved in the first quarter as the Covid-19 crisis caused bad debt provisions to triple.
Read moreSpanish authorities say progress in containing Covid-19 'better than expected'
23rd Apr 2020 14:49
(Sharecast News) - The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain is progressing more slowly than authorities had feared, the head of the country's emergency services said.
Read moreUK banks warned against profiteering during Covid-19 crisis
26th Mar 2020 12:34
(Sharecast News) - UK banks were formally warned not to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis as they were accused in parliament of profiteering.
Read moreBanco Santander pays ?350m for majority stake in UK fintech Ebury
4th Nov 2019 14:56
(Sharecast News) - Banco Santander has purchased a majority stake in UK financial technology firm Ebury for £350m.
Read moreSantander Q3 profits hampered by UK charges
30th Oct 2019 15:26
(Sharecast News) - Santander on Wednesday reported a drop in third quarter profits after being hit by impairment charges relating to its UK business.
Read moreSantander blames 'challenging' regulations and Brexit for €1.5bn UK charge
25th Sep 2019 12:41
(Sharecast News) - Banco Santander is to take a €1.5bn writedown on the value of its UK business, the Spanish lender announced late on Tuesday.
Read moreBoE Governor Carney may be asked to extend term - FT
18th Sep 2019 12:06
(Sharecast News) - Mark Carney may be asked to prolong his term at the helm of the Bank of England if Britain's scheduled date for departing the European Union is delayed again.
Read moreRBS, Santander ordered to fix PPI processes by watchdog
23rd Aug 2019 08:21
(Sharecast News) - The UK competition watchdog on Friday ordered Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander to appoint auditors to assess their procedures for handling payment protection insurance (PPI) miss-selling claims.
Read moreECB faces potential losses in Santander-LetterOne battle
17th May 2019 13:06
(Sharecast News) - The European Central Bank could face loses over the bonds it holds from Spanish company Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion (DIA) as LetterOne battles Santander bank to recapitalise the retailer.
Read moreUK MPs say banks putting poor, elderly at risk with branch closures
13th May 2019 08:27
(Sharecast News) - Britain's banks are putting the elderly and poor at risk through increasing branch closures, a powerful commons committee said on Monday.
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