Barclays boss Jes Staley: working from home ‘not sustainable’ as collaboration and culture take a hit January 26, 2021 Barclays boss Jes Staley says working from home 'not sustainable' as collaboration and culture take a hit
HSBC boss stands by bank’s support for Hong Kong’s freedom of speech crackdown January 26, 2021 HSBC’s chief executive has today stood by statements made by himself and another senior executive in support of Hong Kong’s draconian national security laws that clamp down on freedom of speech. Noel Quinn told MPs today that laws were needed to “stablise” the region last year and said there was no situation in which he [...]
‘Robots will take our jobs’: Eigen boss Lewis Liu on the future of the City worker January 26, 2021 It’s very rare a chief executive will say their work will lead to mass job cuts, not least one of an artificial intelligence firm. But Eigen Technologies’ Lewis Liu is not like your everyday boss. He is surprisingly frank in an industry that does an impressive job of spinning mass job cuts. “I’m not going [...]
Ex-EU commissioner says Brussels will not do City of London ‘any favours’ post-Brexit January 26, 2021 The UK’s former financial services commissioner to the EU has warned the City of London that Brussels is trying to overturn its status as a leading global financial centre. Lord Jonathan Hill, who also served as a minister under David Cameron, said the EU would “not do us any favours” and that it was certain [...]
UBS cautious on economic outlook despite 137 per cent jump in profit January 26, 2021 The world’s largest wealth manager has reported a net income of $1.71bn in the fourth-quarter of 2020, a 137 per cent leap on the previous year. The Swiss bank praised its own performance in a results statement released this morning but warned of the challenges facing the world in the economic recovery from Covid-19. All [...]
Top official warns of ‘disturbing’ amount of Russian money laundering in UK January 25, 2021 One of the UK’s top officials in monitoring economic crime has today warned about the “disturbing” prevalence of Russian money laundering in London, claiming up to half of all money laundered from the country is done through the UK. Graeme Biggar, director general of the National Economic Crime Centre, told MPs today that it was [...]
UK sustainable finance bond issuance climbs to £10bn in 2020 January 25, 2021 UK sustainable finance bond issuance hit a record of £10bn in proceeds last year, raising double of what was raised in a far less turbulent 2019, Refinitiv data found. The UK ranked sixth in Europe and ninth in the world for sustainable finance issuance, achieving multiple record highs thanks to sovereigns, multilaterals and banks pushing [...]
Deutsche Bank probes mis-selling of investment banking products January 25, 2021 An internal probe has begun in relation to Deutsche Bank’s engagement with clients after allegations of mis-selling investment banking products. The Financial Times reported that the German lender was investigating whether its staff mis-sold products to clients and conspired with these companies to share profits. The investigation into the breach of EU rules was triggered [...]
Innovation is why London is ahead of New York, Hong Kong and Frankfurt as world’s financial capital January 25, 2021 Innovation is why London is ahead of New York, Hong Kong and Frankfurt as a world's financial capital
Banks claw back fraudulent bounce back loans January 24, 2021 High street banks are scrambling to claw back emergency coronavirus loans linked to suspected fraud. Banks including HSBC, Barclays, Natwest and Lloyds are among those that have started to freeze accounts over fears that government-backed bounce back loans have been obtained fraudulently. They have reclaimed up to £50,000 from customers, according to the Mail on [...]