Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Italian Banking Sector

According to Christian Scarafia , Senior Director, Financial Institutions, Fitch Ratings, “The merger would create the largest domestic banking group in Italy with a strong nationwide franchise and a market share exceeding 20%.” The performances of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo are strong, as the banks registered a whopping 46% and 56% (year-on year) rise in net profits respectively during the quarter ended March 2006. The present merger is likely to push M&A activity in the Italian banking sector – already rumours related to Capitalia, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, and Banca Popolare Italiana have started mounting their head.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

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