Spanish banks post profits of €3,993 million through March, up 15.3%
Lower provisioning needs and cost containment explain the profit performance of Spanish banks in the first quarter of 2018, achieved in a scenario of very low, even negative, interest rates in Europe.
AEB Organizes a Meeting with Teachers to Implement Financial Education in Classrooms
More than 30 primary, secondary, and high school teachers have met at the headquarters of the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) to design a financial education program for implementation in their classrooms starting next school year.
José María Roldán, re-elected president
The AEB General Assembly has today re-elected José María Roldán Alegre as president of the Spanish Banking Association for a new four-year term. Roldán was first elected president of the AEB in April 2014.
Spanish banks obtained an attributable profit of €12.06 billion in 2017
The growth in income, the containment of operating expenses, and lower provisioning requirements for non-performing loans explain the increase in results, despite the specific write-downs undertaken in the final quarter of the year.
José María Roldán has been proposed for re-election as President of the Spanish Banking Association
The AEB General Council has agreed to propose to the next General Assembly, convened for April 12, 2018, the re-election of Mr José María Roldán Alegre as President of the Association for a new four-year term.
The AEB encourages the EU to promote a more ambitious plan for financial innovation
The plan contains very positive and ambitious initiatives, but also others that postpone the implementation of concrete measures due to the need for greater knowledge regarding the impact of new technologies and technological innovation activities.
The president of the AEB discusses cybersecurity with students
“Technology is here to make our lives easier, but we must be cautious with the personal information we share,” recommended the president of the Spanish Banking Association (AEB), José María Roldán, to 3rd-year ESO students at the Conde de Orgaz Secondary Education Institute during the inauguration of the fourth edition of “Your Finances, Your Future.”
AEB welcomes the appointment of Luis de Guindos as candidate for Vice President of the ECB
The Spanish Banking Association (AEB) expresses its satisfaction with the selection of Luis de Guindos as candidate for the position of Vice President of the European Central Bank.
AEB Opens Delegation in Brussels
With this office, AEB aims to strengthen the relationship and cooperation of its member Spanish banks with EU authorities, the European Banking Federation (EBF), and other stakeholders with whom it works intensively and regularly.
AEB Welcomes EU Progress in Promoting Sustainable Finance
AEB joins the European Banking Federation (EBF) in calling on the Commission to act swiftly and prepare an action plan that will enable the banking sector to contribute actively to the fight against climate change without undermining financial stability.