HSBC dished out $19bn to shareholders last year – and there’s more to come in 2024 May 3, 2024 HSBC dished out roughly $19bn (£15.1bn) to shareholders in respect of last year and expects continued strong payouts in 2024, its management has said, as Europe's biggest bank looks to weather economic uncertainity and interest rate cuts.
Don’t tell Sid! Government’s Natwest sale could be ‘dangerous’, says FTSE 250 chief May 3, 2024 The government’s plan to offload its remaining stake in Natwest could be “dangerous” and lead to a flood of retail investors ramping up their exposure to a single stock, the chief of a FTSE 250 wealth manager has warned.
HSBC facing backlash over ‘vague’ $1trillion green plans May 3, 2024 HSBC is facing a backlash over its "vague" $1trillion green plans today as it prepares to face down shareholders at its annual general meeting.
Coutts under pressure for pulling £2bn out of London stock market May 2, 2024 Royal bank Coutts is facing criticism from City figures over plans to pull roughly £2bn of clients' funds out of London's stock market.
Goldman Sachs to scrap bonus cap for London-based staff May 2, 2024 "We are a global firm and to the extent possible we adopt a consistent global approach across everything we do," Gnodde said.
Co-op Bank says transformation plan ‘materially complete’ ahead of agreed £780m Coventry merger May 2, 2024 The Co-operative Bank has said its multi-year transformation plan is "materially complete" as the lender progresses with an agreed £780m takeover by Coventry Building Society.
Standard Chartered shares jump to six-month high as bank breezes past profit estimates May 2, 2024 Standard Chartered has sailed past estimates with a 25 per cent jump in profit on the back of interest rate hikes and a solid performance from its trading and wealth divisions.
Banking stocks are back: Natwest leads FTSE 100 in 2024 as lenders beat expectations May 2, 2024 Just three months after Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey called their weak share prices a “puzzle”, the UK's biggest banks have buoyed investors with impressive returns.
City lawyer urges the government to ‘take back control’ of the FCA May 2, 2024 A City lawyer launched an extraordinary call for the government to “take back control” of the regulator yesterday after Jeremy Hunt rounded on the FCA over its plans to name firms under investigation. The Chancellor told the FT he hoped the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would “re-look” at its decision to make public the subjects of its [...]
Petition against DWP’s plans for bank ‘mass spying’ powers nears 200k signatures May 2, 2024 An online petition calling on the UK government to abandon plans for "mass bank spying powers" has received more than 167,000 signatures as privacy campaigners slam new measures to combat fraud.