Santander's profit beats forecasts on solid markets Santander has today beaten forecasts with a 24% rise in third-quarter net profit on the back of lower loan loss provisions and a strong performance ... Business • 27 Oct
Santander unit to buy out US consumer business Santander's US business is to buy the minority stake in its consumer unit it does not already hold for around $2.5 billion, a slightly higher ... Business • 24 Aug
Santander profit beats forecasts Spain's Santander beat forecasts with a 35% jump in second-quarter underlying profit on the back of lower loan loss provisions, strong US consumer business and ... Business • 28 Jul
Santander boss Botin defends Orcel CEO offer in court Santander boss Ana Botin has today defended the bank's actions in a court hearing over the withdrawal of an offer more than two years ago ... Business • 19 May
Santander Q1 profit jumps five-fold, boosted by US Spain's Santander has today posted a first-quarter net profit up almost five-fold helped by lower impairments, record US earnings and strong growth in the UK. Business • 28 Apr
Aviva sells Polish business to Allianz for €2.5 billion Aviva has sold its Polish operations to Germany's Allianz for €2.5 billion in cash, completing a programme to sell European and Asian assets begun last ... Business • 26 Mar
Santander books record annual loss of €8.77 billion Spain's biggest bank Santander has today posted its first ever annual loss as the pandemic took its toll, while €1.14 billion in restructuring costs overshadowed ... Business • 03 Feb
Santander sees better core profits for 2020 Spain's Santander has forecast an improvement of core profits for 2020, citing better customer behaviour in expired loan payments and more cost savings in Europe ... Business • 27 Oct 20
Santander books record €11 billion loss on impairments Spain's Santander has today reported a record net loss of €11.1 billion in the second quarter, taking the biggest hit yet for a European bank ... Business • 29 Jul 20
Santander Q1 profit slumps on virus-related provisions Spain's Santander has today posted an 82% year-on-year slump in quarterly net profit as it booked higher provisions for expected credit losses from the coronavirus ... Business • 28 Apr 20
Santander boosts capital ratio, profit rises on Latam Spain's Santander said it had significantly boosted its capital ratio in 2019 and will target a further increase in 2020, lifting its shares as a ... Business • 29 Jan 20
Santander profits impacted by restructuring Santander, the largest bank in the eurozone by market capitalisation, has said its profits tumbled by nearly a fifth due to restructuring costs in Spain ... Business • 23 Jul 19
Santander faces €100m claim over withdrawn CEO job Andrea Orcel is making a €100m legal claim against Santander after the Spanish bank withdrew an offer for him to be its chief executive, a ... Business • 03 Jul 19
Santander's Q1 net profit falls 10% Santander today reported a 10% fall in first-quarter net profit from a year earlier as a solid performance in Latin America failed to offset weakness ... Business • 30 Apr 19
Credit Agricole and Santander in asset servicing deal France's Credit Agricole and Spain's Santander plan to combine their custody and asset servicing operations to create a business with around $3.8 trillion of assets ... Business • 17 Apr 19
Santander to close 140 branches in the UK Santander is to close 140 branches in the UK, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk, following a slump in the number of transactions it ... Business • 23 Jan 19
Spain's Santander drops Orcel as next CEO, blames pay Banco Santander has said that Italian banker Andrea Orcel would not take over as chief executive after it could not meet his pay expectations, in ... Business • 16 Jan 19
Santander's Q1 profit rises 10%, buoyed by Brazil Banco Santander, the euro zone's biggest bank by market value, posted a better-than-expected 10% rise in first-quarter net profit on strength in its largest market, ... Business • 24 Apr 18
Brittany Ferries announces new Cork-Spain service Brittany Ferries has announced a new route between Ireland and northern Spain. Munster • 17 Jan 18
Santander takes €600m impairment charge Spain's largest bank Santander said it would take an impairment charge of €600m, mostly due to its US consumer finance group. Business • 29 Nov 17
Popular takes shine off Brazil-driven Santander profit Banco Santander's net profit was hit by one-off restructuring costs from its acquisition of troubled Banco Popular, which offset otherwise solid underlying third quarter results ... Business • 26 Oct 17
Santander rescues Banco Popular from collapse Spain's biggest bank Santander today said it would buy struggling rival Banco Popular for a nominal one euro after European authorities determined the lender was ... Business • 07 Jun 17
Santander posts 14% profit rise on Brazilian strength Strong growth in Brazil drove Banco Santander's profit up 14% in the first quarter, continuing a trend in which the Spanish bank's largest market has ... Business • 26 Apr 17
Banco Santander posts 4% full-year profit rise Banco Santander opened Spain's bank reporting season today with a 4% rise in its 2016 net profit, as improved results in Brazil helped offset a ... Business • 25 Jan 17
Santander beats forecasts on Brazil performance Improved results in Brazil helped Spain's Banco Santander beat profit estimates, offsetting weak performances in its domestic market and in Britain and sending its shares ... Business • 26 Oct 16
