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Parents: A guide to saving for your child's financial future

Most parents want to give their children the best chance in life, but many don't know how to maximise their savings.

Business

Goldman Sachs profits up 51% but full year reflects difficult quarter

On a per-share basis, Goldman earned $5.48 per share, beating analysts' expectations.

Business

Barclays slashed 5,000 jobs last year in cost-cutting drive

Barclays has cut about 5,000 jobs in the past year, as part of an effort to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

The Big Question

The Big Question: Why is it so hard to prevent terrorist financing?

The Chief Financial Economic Crime Officer at Rabobank tells The Big Question’s Hannah Brown: “Behind financial crime, you have crime - drug addiction, terrorist financing and modern slavery. And this money has to enter into the system.”

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Economy

French banks ploughing billions into green and sustainable loans

French banks have doubled the amount of green and sustainable loans given out in 2022, reaching a total of €216 billion, as announced by the Banque Populaire Caisses d'épargne (BPCE) Chairman Nicolas Namias.

Business

What's gone wrong for Metro Bank and will Barclays save it?

Metro Bank shareholders have voted to back a rescue deal aimed at securing its future as Barclays engages in exclusive negotiations to acquire the group's residential mortgage book.

Economy

EU court upholds anti-bailout banking rules for Spain's Banco Popular

Judges ruled against investors who lost billions, in the first test of controversial banking laws

Climate

ECB berates proposed EU bank carveout from corporate due diligence law

Plans to exclude finance from EU environmental due diligence legislation aren’t going down well with supervisors in Frankfurt

Economy

ECB threatens fines on banks failing to integrate climate risk

The European Central Bank will impose financial penalties on banks that take too long to address climate change risks in their business, a senior official has said.

Business

Can French green banks really play a role against climate change?

Green neobanks, a new model of online banks, are targeting an eco-friendly clientele to weigh in on the fight against climate change. Can they really make a difference?

Business

How a cyberattack crippled the world's largest bank for hours

The US unit of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China had been hit by a cyberattack, forcing it to trade via a UBS stick.

Business

Fortune 500 Europe: Which company is the biggest on the continent?

Energy companies are sitting on top of the newly published Fortune 500 Europe list.

Markets

France’s Credit Agricole sees 13% revenue growth in Q3

Credit Agricole has announced a 13% growth in revenues this quarter compared to last year, but it now has allegations of money laundering to contend with.

Markets

Commerzbank profits more than tripled in Q3

German lender Commerzbank saw its net profit after tax triple compared to last year thanks to its strategic roadmap.

Business

EU seeks to make 10-second instant bank payments a reality

A legal deal struck late Tuesday could put an end to long waits to transfer money across borders

Business

HSBC announces $3 billion buyback despite missing profit expectations

Higher interest rates have boosted profits for Europe’s biggest bank, bringing their third-quarter pre-tax total to $7.7 billion ($6.26 billion after tax).

Business

Mixed results for European banks against difficult economic backdrop

Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and Lloyds have all released their third-quarter results this week. Euronews brings you the essentials.

Business

Have European banks cashed in on deforestation and slavery?

Environmental campaigners have dragged controversial investments into the spotlight, claiming that major European banks are linked to businesses that harm threatened species, engage in deforestation and other questionable environmental practices.

Economy

In spite of a recent dip, Russian banks face record profits this year

High interest rates took a bite out of consumer lending and took a toll on banks' profits in September.

Business

Ex-Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges

The former chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested over corruption allegations, Chinese state media reported on Monday.