Margot Patrick

Newly named Commerzbank Chief Executive Bettina Orlopp has a difficult first mission: Fend off an Italian raider, UniCredit, while somehow keeping long-suffering shareholders happy. UniCredit’s surprise purchase of 9% of the German bank this month, [and a plan to own even more](https://www.wsj/

UniCredit’s effort to buy Germany’s Commerzbank is a test of a broader project to revive Europe’s vitality and stature in the world.

Michigan philanthropist Manoj Bhargava made a fortune on his path to enlightenment, and he doesn’t want to share it with the U.S. government.

Michigan philanthropist Manoj Bhargava made a fortune on his path to enlightenment, and he doesn't want to share it with the U.S. government.

Well-heeled customers at Switzerland’s UBS are positioning their investments for a possible Trump presidency, CEO Sergio Ermotti said Wednesday, predicting there could be meaningful shifts by clients across asset classes whatever the outcome.

The rapid rise of private credit poses a threat to financial stability, and banks don't even know the extent of their exposure to the growing asset class, warned a senior European central banker. An estimated $2 trillion has poured into private credit, [a loose term for loans and other financing](h

The lender reinvigorated a stalled wave of European banking consolidation, bidding more than $10 billion for smaller Italian peer Banco BPM.

The Swiss regulator investigated Credit Suisse over and over again, but never took adequate action, according to a parliamentary commission.

Fresh look at archives unearthed Nazi-linked accounts discovered by bank in 1990s but never disclosed to investigators.