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Deutsche Bank will need to "consider job cuts if markets don't improve in September and beyond," Mr. Ackermann said at a banking-sector conference in Frankfurt on Monday.

Deutsche Bank Warns on Jobs Eyk Henning 2011

Sir John Vickers , the chairman of the government-appointed Independent Commission on Banking studying banking-sector reforms, Tuesday said one of the panel's ultimate aims is to strip away the bulk of an implied, annual state subsidy of more than £10 billion enjoyed by the country's banks, mainly in the form of cheaper funding.

U.K. Banks Face Risk of Ratings Downgrades Margot Patrick 2011

Both were hit hard by financial-sector crises, and, in both, banking-sector assets were more than five times the size of national output.

Iceland and Ireland Models Help to Guide Greece's Path Alen Mattich 2011

Years of economic stagnation with persistent fears of sovereign and banking-sector defaults "will have a considerable impact on the broader international economy," he says.

Europe's Options: Few, and Shrinking Marcus Walker 2011

Caught in the middle of a desperate banking-sector deposit war, Europe's insurers are pulling back from savings markets in Italy, France and Spain.

Insurers Pile On Sovereign Debt Gloom Hester Plumridge 2011

More transparency from banks on their sovereign and banking-sector exposures was ordered; there will be more prodding to retain capital in good times; and there will be more monitoring of "opaque funding structures".

The financial policy committee isn't perfect. But at least it's already upsetting the bankers 2011

Since banking-sector losses triggered Ireland's financial meltdown late last year, Spain's government and banks have faced higher financing costs.

Spain's Banco Base to Ask for State Funds Pablo Dominguez 2011

Since massive banking-sector losses triggered Ireland's financial meltdown late last year, Spain's government and banks have faced sharply higher financing costs.

Spanish Banks Race for Funds Jonathan House 2011

More transparency from banks on their sovereign and banking-sector exposures was ordered; there will be more prodding to retain capital in good times; and there will be more monitoring of "opaque funding structures".

The financial policy committee isn't perfect. But at least it's already upsetting the bankers 2011

Citing concerns over banking-sector exposure and vulnerability to external shocks, Standard & Poor's on Tuesday downgraded Romania's local-currency rating to junk territory, stressing that neighboring sovereign borrowers faced similar risks.

Euro Crisis Hits Emerging Europe Joe Parkinson 2011