Charles Penty
Botin says higher dividend is option as Santander builds capital
NEW YORK - Banco Santander SA Chairman Ana Botin held out the prospect that Spain’s biggest bank could increase its dividend as it continues...
Banco Santander says it exceeds new ECB capital requirement
MADRID - Banco Santander SA, Spain’s largest lender by assets and parent of Santander Bank in the United States, said it exceeds the minimum...
Ana Botin sets out Santander vision with drive to raise capital
MADRID - Banco Santander SA Chairman Ana Botin is seeking backing from investors to raise as much as 7.5 billion euros ($8.9 billion) in...
Botin succeeds father, becomes Europe’s top woman banker
Ana Patricia Botin, named chairman of Banco Santander SA, becomes the most powerful woman in European banking, succeeding her father a day after his...
Santander quarterly profit rises on U.K., Spanish recovery
MADRID – Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest bank, said second-quarter profit rose 38 percent, beating analyst estimates, helped by the U.K. and a recovery...
Santander profit seen rising on boost from U.K., Spain business
MADRID – Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest bank, will probably report an increase in second-quarter earnings, helped by gains at its U.K. unit and...
Santander torn as Botin’s Guggenheim-like center splits city
MADRID - A landmark arts center on the waterfront of Santander is dividing the Spanish port city over the clout of its best-known native...
Santander profit beats estimates as bank makes Brazil offer
MADRID – Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest bank, reported first-quarter profit that beat estimates on increased U.K. income and announced a 4.7 billion-euro ($6.5...
Santander primed for higher profit led by Spain, Botin says
MADRID – Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest bank, is primed to deliver improved earnings led by recovery in its home market as charges for...
Santander profit doubles amid lower charges for bad loans
MADRID – Banco Santander SA, Spain’s biggest bank, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as it made fewer provisions for bad loans and income...