Intesa prepares Monte dei Paschi bid to gatecrash BPM’s €50bn bank merger

Board of Italy’s largest bank meets hours after rival proposed potential tie-up with MPS

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Italian bank BPM proposes €50bn merger with Monte dei Paschi

Planned combination of ‘equals’ is latest attempt at banking consolidation in the country

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Bank boss contests FCA fine for not revealing Venezuela and US penalties

BancTrust’s Carlos Fuenmayor accuses watchdog of impinging on freedom of expression

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Longest-serving CEO in Fortune 250: ‘You have to know your limits’

Dan Amos and his quacking duck advert have made insurer Aflac a household name in the US

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Tokio Marine boss to use Berkshire deal for global growth drive

Masahiro Koike aims to turn Japanese group into top five global insurer within a decade

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

UK employers hiring more temps as staff costs rise

Companies wary of committing to permanent workers amid uncertain economic outlook, according to survey

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel

Attack comes after Israel carried out a strike in Beirut that it said targeted Hizbollah

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Oil prices jump after Iran missiles threaten fragile ceasefire

Traders worry that the new strikes could escalate into a return to all-out conflict in the Middle East

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Trump says Netanyahu will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a deal with Iran

US president tells FT that he ‘calls the shots’ after urging the Israeli leader not to retaliate against Tehran

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026

Intesa prepares Monte dei Paschi bid to gatecrash BPM’s €50bn bank merger

Board of Italy’s largest bank meets hours after rival proposed potential tie-up with MPS

Posted on Sunday June 07, 2026