Bloomberg UBS Group AG expects the coronavirus pandemic to further boost consolidation in the banking sector amid increasing threats from low interest rates and intensified competition. “There are likely to be more mergers and acquisitions in the US and especially the European Union, with growing regulatory appetite,” UBS said in its annual report. Switzerland’s biggest bank also said it sees ...

Bloomberg Poland’s central bank governor questioned the determination of commercial lenders to resolve their foreign-currency loans, saying there’s almost a zero percent chance of the industry working together to finalise out-of-court settlements. The central bank withdrew its observer from negotiations to iron out the deal, proposed by the financial regulator, and doesn’t have any ownership over the process, Governor Adam ...

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) supervisors have asked banks for details about outstanding loans to Greensill Capital and its client GFG Alliance, the Financial Times reported. Regulators are asking for the details as they try to determine whether the crisis is contained, report said. One person told the FT that the move was standard and did not reflect heightened concern. ...