Standard Life boss on why 14m pension savers could be sleepwalking into disaster December 7, 2023 Charlie Conchie interviews the biggest movers and shakers in tech, fintech and financial services. This week he talks about the importance of pensions and language with Standard Life boss, Andy Curran. When Andy Curran moved from Glasgow to Reading in 1989 for his first job in the pensions industry, he came up against a cultural [...]
Coventry Building Society launches bid for Co-operative Bank December 6, 2023 Coventry Building Society has reportedly put forward a takeover offer for the Co-operative Bank. The deal would effectively demutualise the bank and create a financial services powerhouse with close to £90bn in assets, the report added.
Bank of England: Economy resilient but full force of interest rates yet to come December 6, 2023 UK firms have shrugged off the worst of a rapid interest rate tightening cycle this year but the full force of hikes is yet to filter through to businesses, the Bank of England warned today.
Paragon Bank: Shares jump 10 per cent as specialist buy-to-let lender announces new buyback December 6, 2023 Nigel Terrington, chief executive of financial lender Paragon Bank, announced a further £50m share buyback for 2024 financial year.
Open banking experts say current technology is just ‘tip of the iceberg’ December 5, 2023 Open banking is at a critical junction and the UK must capitalise on the head-start it already has, according to two industry experts.
Barclays shares drop after Qatar slashes stake December 5, 2023 Shares in Barclays fell as much as 4.5 per cent in London on Tuesday morning after Qatar's sovereign wealth fund cut its stake in the bank by half.
Starling Bank bets on tech to boost growth as much-anticipated IPO looms December 4, 2023 Starling Bank hopes to make technology an "increasingly significant part" of its business model as it ramps up international expansion ahead of an IPO, the chief of the group's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business has told City A.M.
UK fraud agency goes on hiring spree to top up numbers after departures December 4, 2023 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said that hiring new staff was its “top priority” as it looks to turnaround under new boss Nick Ephgrave.
London high streets get pre-Christmas boost December 1, 2023 The number of people hitting the high street in London grew in November, according to the latest footfall statistics, as the capital gears up for a much needed festive boost. A new reading from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) shows that footfall in London reached -0.4 per cent in November down from -2.9 per cent [...]
More than half of London’s bank branches have shut since 2015 December 1, 2023 The capital has seen 745 branches - or 58 per cent - close down in the past eight years, data from Which.co.uk revealed.