Australia's Suncorp Group said on Monday it was conducting a strategic review of its banking operations, which could lead to a potential sale or spin-off of the unit, allowing it to focus on its top-revenue generating insurance business.

Mexico's Credito Real said on Friday its board has resigned, the latest dramatic development for the troubled payroll lender after it cut ties this month with restructuring and legal advisers.

(Reuters) -Australian digital payment and lending firm Latitude Group Holdings on Friday terminated its A$335 million ($235.97 million) offer to buy Humm Group Ltd's consumer unit that includes its buy now, pay later (BNPL) business.

Deals to take private Singapore's real estate investment trusts (REITs) are expected to gain momentum as the companies reel under rising interest rates and fierce competition to buy assets, bankers and analysts said.

Pension Insurance Corporation has completed a 600 million pound ($731.40 million) insurance buyout with Britain's House of Fraser Beatties & Jenners pension scheme, the specialist pension provider said on Tuesday.

British insurance firm Howden has bought U.S. reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners to create a firm with an enterprise value of over $13 billion, it said on Thursday.

The biggest shareholder in British housebuilder Countryside Partnerships has urged the board to find a buyer for the group, and to include Inclusive Capital, which has made two bids for the company, in the sales process.

Allied Irish Banks will pay NatWest Group 5.4 billion euros ($5.75 billion) to acquire its Irish tracker mortgage book as the British lender moves towards completing its exit from Ireland.

MILAN (Reuters) -Generali's chief executive dismissed on Tuesday the idea of a merger with lender UniCredit and denied recurring press rumours about possible interest from French companies in taking control of Italy's top insurer.

(Reuters) -Countryside Partnerships on Monday said it rejected an "undervalued" potential takeover offer from San Francisco-based investor Inclusive Capital (In-Cap) valuing the British housebuilder at about 1.47 billion pounds ($1.86 billion).