Reuters British banks have cut the amount they charge for small international transfers between currencies by more than a fifth in the past three months as competition in the sector continues to grow, an index of market costs showed on Wednesday. Money transfer comparison and intelligence firm FXCompared.com said its quarterly International Money Transfer Index (IMTI) showed banks were starting …

Zurich / Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is planning to speed up and deepen cuts to the investment bank, five months after it announced an overhaul, said a person with knowledge of the discussions. Switzerland’s second-biggest bank may disclose that it’s accelerating cutbacks to trading businesses, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. …

Bloomberg Banco Popolare SC is planning to raise about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) through a share sale, bad loan and asset disposals to meet the European Central Bank’s approval for a planned merger with Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The lender sent a letter to the ECB proposing a series of …