Paul J. Davies

The value in the proposed $11 billion Spanish bank takeover looks favorable, but there are some big wrinkles to get past.

UK and European bank regulators are right to keep watchful eyes on the risks of lending to private capital funds and their associates.

The deal pipeline is healthier, but banks and their employees will need to wait to get paid.

Banks can take some comfort in the rest of their prime-brokerage business.

Banks can take some comfort in the rest of their prime-brokerage business.

Wall Street banks need investment banking and stock trading to flourish as interest income growth slows and loan loss provisions rise.

Noel Quinn's successor will likely see the bank's chairman depart too.

After many false starts, bankers from Morgan Stanley to Goldman Sachs are betting the long-promised recovery in private-equity deal-making — and investment banking fees — might finally be near.

Relying on a handful of third-party vendors creates risks for the financial industry.

Litigation provision at the German lender as well as weak economic data hits shares of big European banks despite strong second-quarter results.