Bankers

José Guilherme, the Amadora builder and close friend of the former president of the Espírito Santo Group, Ricardo Salgado, has died at the age of 85. Guilherme became famous or infamous for his [...]

Portugal’s Central Criminal Investigation Court (TCIC) has decided to bring to trial four defendants in a corruption case associated with the failed bank Espírito Santo and its associated [...]

Nuno Matos, who headed HSBC Mexico and was Head of Santander Investment in France, Peru and Portugal, has been tipped as one of the front runner candidates to head the British bank HSBC. [...]

Portugal’s banks are embracing new smart technologies to innovate, better serve their clients and deal with fraud and cybersecurity threats. Maria José Campos, Executive Board Member and COO at [...]

The second largest Swiss bank specialising in managing private fortunes, Julius Baer Group AG, is to open a bank in Portugal in 2025. It comes after a Portuguese team of ex-Credit Suisse [...]

Portugal’s banks enjoyed a “tremendous increase” in profits in 2023 on the back of increased interest rates but expect lower profits in 2024 according to the ratings agency DBRS. Despite higher [...]

The US private equity fund Warburg Pincus has joined forces with Portuguese celebrity banker, the ex-Lloyds Bank and Credit Suisse CEO, Sir António Horta Osório, to make a bid for Altice [...]

Portugal’s central bank boss Mário Centeno is facing an ethics review after apparently being mooted to lead Portugal’s interim government until the March elections next year following the [...]

Text and Photo: Chris Graeme The Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário Centeno, has called for prudence when managing a “unique phase” in Portugal’s banking sector. Portugal’s banks enjoyed a [...]

The banker and former part-owner of the Banco Espírito Santo empire, José Maria Ricciardi says he is not surprised by the guilty verdict of former BES boss Ricardo Salgado for three crimes of [...]