Banking
Piraeus Bank reveals mitigating actions aimed at reducing size of capital increase
Piraeus Bank revealed on Monday the capital actions that it intends to submit to the ECB’s Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) to cover the capital shortfall that resulted from the comprehensive assessment.
Sharp increase for Greek bank provisions in Q2 due to capital shortfall highlighted by ECB
Following the publication of their capital needs resulting from the comprehensive assessment conducted by the ECB’s Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), Greek banks released on Saturday evening their second quarter (Q2) financial results.
Eurobank makes 877 mln bond exchange offer to cover part of its capital shortfall
Eurobank became on Thursday the third Greek bank to announce a Liability Management Exercise (LME) involving a voluntary exchange offer for a total nominal value of 877 million euros in outstanding bank bonds.
Alpha makes 1.09 bln bond swap offer to boost capital
Following Piraeus Bank a few days ago, Alpha Bank announced on Wednesday a voluntary exchange of 1.09 billion euros (nominal value) outstanding bonds.
NBG Q2 trading update shows higher pre-provision income, marked improvement in NPL formation
Following Eurobank and Piraeus, National Bank of Greece (NBG) published on Wednesday its trading update for the second quarter (Q2), providing the evolution of the key P&L and balance sheet items, excluding those related to loan provisions, after tax earnings and capital.
Piraeus Q3 trading update shows significant acceleration in NPL formation
Following a more detailed trading update for the second quarter (Q2) published last week, Piraeus Bank released on Monday a condensed trading update for Q3 outlining the evolution of the key balance sheet items.
Greek banks brace for recapitalisation, with Piraeus initiating a bond swap offer
Following meetings held with the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) of the ECB in Frankfurt on Wednesday and Thursday, media reports indicate that Greek bankers appear more optimistic on the final outcome of the ongoing assessment noting that capital needs could be manageable.
Assessing the health of Greek banks' loan portfolios
The Asset Quality Review (AQR) that is currently being conducted by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) of the ECB along with a stress test exercise will determine the capital needs of Greek banks that are due to be published in the second half of October.
Eurobank acquires Alpha network in Bulgaria, kicking off round of consolidation abroad
In a joint statement released by Alpha and Eurobank on Friday evening, the two banks announced the acquisition of Alpha’s branch network in Bulgaria by Eurobank’s subsidiary in Bulgaria, Postbank.
National Bank posts losses of 159 mln in Q1 2015
National Bank (NBG) posted net losses of 159 million euros in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 from 1.11 billion in Q4 2014, which were entirely due to one-offs.