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UBS says $1.2 billion charges best estimate of French tax fine

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG Chief Financial Officer Kirt Gardner said the 1.1 billion euros ($1.24 billion) set aside to cover the cost of a French tax-evasion case are the bank’s “best estimate” of the final cost. The Swiss lender is counting on a further reduction of the French penalties after they were cut in December to 1.8 billion euros ...

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TD Bank to eliminate its overdraft fees

  Bloomberg Toronto-Dominion Bank’s US retail-banking unit is eliminating charges for overdrafts of $50 or less, joining a parade of lenders revamping their fees amid criticism from politicians, regulators and consumer advocates. TD Bank also is giving customers who overdraw their accounts by more than that amount 24 hours to fix the issue before incurring a fee, the unit of ...

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Santander pledges profitability growth after earnings beat

  Bloomberg Banco Santander SA pledged to increase profitability and shareholder payouts as rising interest rates in key markets from the Americas to Europe are set to boost income from lending at the Spanish retail banking behemoth. The bank also signalled it has done strengthening capital buffers after rebounding from steep losses two years ago at the onset of the ...

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