Banco Bpm remains out of banking risk

The Stock Exchange continues to bet on the fact that Bpm bank it will soon be at the center of banking risk (up 4.2 per cent). The last idea came with the rumors, reported by Mf, that Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone entered the Milanese bank with a 1.1 percent stake. Sources close to the Roman entrepreneur, while confirming al Sheet the news let it be known that the decision was taken as part of a diversification strategy and that the investment is purely financial in nature. In other words, Caltagirone, which is also a large shareholder of Mediobanca and Generali on whose moves it is always very vigilant, is out of any risk hypothesis involving Banco Bpm which, under the leadership of Giuseppe Castagna, is producing optimal results for shareholders (700 million in 2022 and the one billion profit target expected for 2024 could be reached a year early, according to the consensus of analysts).