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Danske says it can absorb ‘large’ fines amid laundering row

Bloomberg Danske Bank A/S said it will be able to absorb “large” fines as Denmark’s biggest bank awaits the outcome of criminal investigations into its role in one of Europe’s worst ever money laundering scandals. The bank, which said it faces a “huge task” trying to restore trust with customers and investors, hasn’t yet set aside provisions for a potential ...

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German, Italian lenders to feel the pain from Europe’s toughest-ever bank test

Bloomberg It’s not just Italian lenders that should be worried about Europe’s toughest-ever bank test: German firms will also feel the pain. Deutsche Bank AG will be particularly hard hit because of the more severe stress scenario applied to German lenders, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the results haven’t been ...

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India RBI spat a flashpoint as easy money era ends

Bloomberg India is the latest country to see age-old tensions between governments and central banks flare up as the era of easy money draws to a close. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government sent the central bank letters that cited a never-used power to overrule the Reserve Bank of India in a bid to push through measures that would unleash spending ...

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