Card clash: Mastercard UK’s Mark Barnett on the battle for payments market share October 15, 2018 The likelihood is that, reading this, you have a Visa debit card somewhere on your person. Only two per cent of Britons currently have a Mastercard debit card, but that will change shortly after a string of wins for the US giant which will see its market share increase by 10 times. TSB and Santander [...]
Bank of America posts record quarterly pre-tax income in spite of investment bank weakness October 15, 2018 Bank of America today beat analyst expectations with record quarterly pre-tax profits and higher revenues for the third-quarter, although analysts were less impressed by the lender’s loan growth amid nerves from the recent market sell-off. Pre-tax income rose by 18 per cent to $9bn in the three months to the end of September, while revenues [...]
Bank of England: Insurers and banks must manage the financial risks of climate change October 15, 2018 The Bank of England has urged banks and insurers to improve its mitigation of the financial risks of climate change. Financial institutions will also be asked to disclose how it will manage those risks as well as explore potential scenarios for the future in new measures put forward today. The BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) [...]
UK Finance makes £15m loss following merger of six trade groups October 14, 2018 UK Finance made a £15m loss following a merger of six financial services trade groups, its accounts revealed. The trade association, which represents nearly 300 firms in the banking and financial services sector, received a membership income of £13.7m – and total income of £17.2m – but suffered the loss due to the costs of the [...]
RBS shares jump as it prepares to pay shareholders its first dividend since the financial crisis October 12, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is set to pay its first dividend since the financial crisis, it said today. The dividend of 2p per share will be its first since 2008, when it nearly went bankrupt, forcing the government to buy up its stock. Read more: RBS introduces 1.5 per cent savings rate days after [...]
Blackrock wins £30bn investment contract from Scottish Widows as owner Lloyds walks away from Standard Life Aberdeen October 12, 2018 Blackrock today won a £30bn investment contract in Lloyds Banking Group-owned Scottish Widows. The asset manager will invest the pension company’s funds in index strategies while also seeking to establish a strategic partnership to collaborate in risk management, alternative asset classes and innovative investment technology, Lloyds said. The money forms part of a £110bn pot [...]
HSBC hiring senior former JP Morgan banker to co-head its global investment bank October 11, 2018 HSBC is set to announce the hire of a senior former JP Morgan banker to co-head its global investment bank. It is understood that the hire of Greg Guyett, who held senior roles at JP Morgan in the UK, US and Asia, will be announced in the next few days. Guyett’s hire, first reported by [...]
Goldman Sachs to open first non-London UK office October 11, 2018 Goldman Sachs is set to open an office in Milton Keynes – the investment bank's first UK office outside of the capital – to serve as a customer centre for its new retail banking platform Marcus. The office, which will open in summer 2019, will initially house 150 staff with the option to extend employee numbers to [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown warns of ‘industry-wide slowdown’ as assets grow 3 per cent October 11, 2018 Hargreaves Lansdown weathered an “industry-wide slowdown,” adding £2.5bn in assets in the last quarter as the company struggled with uncertain markets and investors. The investment platform grew quarterly revenue 16 per cent to £121m compared to last year. Read more: UK banks risk being downgraded in no-deal Brexit situation It added net new business of [...]
UK banks risk being downgraded in no-deal Brexit situation October 11, 2018 UK banks could be downgraded in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor. The agency's position is that the UK will successfully negotiate a deal that provides a period of continuity for financial institutions, however it said that if the UK crashes out of the European Union in March [...]