Box-ticking watchdogs accused of allowing UK to sleepwalk into another financial crisis October 25, 2016 The UK risks stumbling into another financial crisis, a report out today warns, slamming the watchdogs for being more fixated with ticking boxes than bolstering important regulation. The report from Cass Business School for New City Agenda noted that, while the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had responded to the 2008 [...]
Monte dei Paschi di Siena shares rise by double figures as investors await news of rescue plan October 24, 2016 The share price for embattled Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena has rocketed by double digits this morning, as investors wait to hear more about the bank's bailout deal. Shares had risen 23.3 per cent to €0.33 by just before 3pm London time, the highest price they have traded at in over two months. The bank's share [...]
Luxembourg reckons City firms are about to head there in their droves – here’s our guide to banking there October 24, 2016 Could your job be about to take you further into the depths of the European Union? After the British Bankers' Association said yesterday that City bosses are on the brink of leaving the UK, the head of a Luxembourg finance body has suggested they're breaking down his door. Yesterday British Bankers' Association boss Anthony Browne told The Guardian [...]
Royal Bank of Canada finance chief to retire and will be replaced by former PwC accountant October 24, 2016 One of Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC) executive stalwarts will retire at the end of January the bank announced this morning. Janice Fukakusa, who has been with RBC since 1985, will retire from her dual-posts of chief financial officer officer and chief administrative officer, with former beancounter Rod Bolger scheduled take over in lender's top finance job. Read more: RBC deal takes Banque SYZ into Switzerland's [...]
Dogs still rule at Metro Bank as it eyes profitability October 23, 2016 Think of us as a retailer, Metro Bank founder, Vernon Hill tells Billy Bambrough Metro Bank founder and chairman Vernon Hill seems to be having as much fun at the opening of the bank’s 43rd branch as he did at the first one six years ago. The first new lender to appear on the British [...]
There is no way to stop banks moving post-Brexit vote, Institute of Directors tells City A.M. October 23, 2016 There is nothing that can realistically be done to prevent banks shifting some of their business outside of the UK following the Brexit vote, a leading lobby group has said. Allie Renison, head of Europe and trade policy at the Institute of Directors, told City A.M. it was "inevitable you were going to have some operations [...]
Deutsche Bank predicted to reveal a loss this week, and it doesn’t look good for 2016 on the whole either October 23, 2016 Deutsche Bank is expected to report a loss when it reveals its results on Thursday. According to a consensus of analysts' thoughts, the embattled German lender is predicted to report a net loss of €610m (£542.9m) for the third quarter of the year, although some have forecast quarterly losses could be as deep as €2.1bn. Analysts have also [...]
UK banks get ready to report third quarter results, with forecasts of non-core dragging on profits at Barclays and pension problems predicted at Lloyds October 23, 2016 All eyes will be on the banking sector this week, as big players get set to reveal their third quarter results. Lloyds will be reporting on Wednesday, followed by Barclays on Thursday and Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday. Analysts have predicted Barclays will announce profits before tax for the group of £1.3bn, compared with [...]
Top industry representative warns banks could start leaving London before Christmas October 23, 2016 London's biggest banks could start leaving the capital within the next few months, according to one of the Square Mile's most important figures. Anthony Browne, head of the British Bankers' Association (BBA), which represents the interests of UK-based lenders and investment banks, told The Guardian banks have already started contingency planning and the process of moving [...]
ABN Amro takeover talks have started, though Nordea says they’ll be put on ice until after the Dutch elections October 22, 2016 The chairman of Swedish banking giant Nordea confirmed that it has held preliminary talks with Dutch authorities over a future tie-up with state-backed lender ABN Amro. Local media reported earlier this month that Nordea had approached ABN Amro and Bjorn Wahlroos told Finnish broadcaster YLE today that although this was the case there would be no firm commitment until next year. Read more: [...]