EU watchdog labels crypto a financial stability risk as it mulls new rules March 31, 2022 The European Union is mulling rules to limit the exposure of banks to financial risk amid concern crypto is a threat to the economy.
OakNorth boosts profits by 70 per cent after lending surge March 30, 2022 Digital lender OakNorth boosted its profits by more than 70 per cent last year as an economic rebound from the pandemic led to a surge in business lending.
Standard Chartered to end coal financing by 2032 March 29, 2022 Asia-focused UK lender Standard Chartered said it will end legacy coal financing for its clients by 2032 as it looks to sever its remaining financial ties with the fossil fuel.
Barclays investor offloads £900m and sends shares tumbling after securities slip up March 29, 2022 Shares in Barclays have plunged this morning as a major shareholder offloaded around £900m worth of shares, just one day after a slip up on securities selling saw it book a £450m hit.
Another bad day for Barclays but it’s Staley’s shadow that looms March 28, 2022 No conspiracy, just cock-up. That seems to be the conclusion to draw from Barclays’ statement yesterday that it had managed to overshoot its regulator-agreed limits with all the reckless abandon of a student enjoying the first week of university. In this case it was the selling of complex securities rather than discount vodka shots, but [...]
Credit Suisse slashes Russian exposure as lawmakers probe sanction compliance March 28, 2022 Scandal-stricken bank Credit Suisse has announced it will stop pursuing new business in Russia and slash its current exposure to the country, as it comes under fire from US lawmakers over potential breaches of sanctions rules.
NatWest falls back into private hands after 14 years under majority taxpayer ownership March 28, 2022 NatWest has fallen back into private ownership after the state ditched more of its holdings in the high street lender, the government announced today. It is the first time since the financial crisis 14 years ago that the bank formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland has not been majority owned by the taxpayer. The [...]
Barclays faces £450m loss over securities mix-up March 28, 2022 Barclays is reportedly facing a £450m loss over the mishandling of US securities in 2019, which has forced the lender to hit pause on its £1bn share buyback scheme. The scheme will be frozen until the error is investigated by regulators, The Times first reported. The banking giant said it had offered and sold too [...]
Exclusive: Cynergy Bank’s new London property director is former head of Lloyds’ capital team March 28, 2022 The former head of Lloyds’ property team in the capital has been unveiled as the new London director of Cynergy Bank. Mitesh Hathi will head the bank’s expanded team of 19, with more than £1.1bn on its balance sheet. They will will focus on small and medium sized firms in the capitals’s £2m-20m bracket, in [...]
Sir Iain Duncan Smith: ‘Sub-crisis’ emerging as loan sharks capitalise on rising cost of living March 28, 2022 With more than 1m Brits in debt to predatory illegal lenders, a “sub-crisis” may emerge as soaring costs of living heap added pressure on those with fragile finances. Former Conservative leader and ex minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, Sir Iain Duncan Smith has been campaigning. But not for an election. The veteran [...]