Hargreaves Lansdown appoints Dan Olley as new chief December 8, 2022 Hargreaves Lansdown announced that Dan Olley would take over the reins of the trading platform from next year as Chris Hill prepares to step down after six years in charge.
Curve strikes $1bn deal with Credit Suisse to fund pay-later push December 6, 2022 Fintech payments firm Curve said it had struck a $1bn deal with Swiss lender Credit Suisse today to fund a growth push for its buy-now pay-later product, Flex.
You Should Lay The Groundwork For Your 2023 Pay Rise Now December 5, 2022 There is no doubt it has been a tough year for many people. Inflation has skyrocketed, prices have risen across the board, with energy costs coming under particular scrutiny. Confirming the pressure many feel is the Bank of England’s just-released biannual household survey. The bank indicates that prices for consumers have increased by around 11% [...]
Q&A: what is COP15 and why should investors care? December 1, 2022 | City Talk The UN biodiversity summit COP15 is taking place in Montreal, Canada, next month. We explain why it matters. COP27, the UN climate summit, is well-known as the world’s biggest conference on climate change. But many people may be unaware of what COP15 is and why it’s important. In this quick Q&A, we look at why [...]
Barclays slapped with £8.4m fine over card payment failings December 1, 2022 Barclays has been slapped with an £8.4m fine from the payments regulator today after failing to comply with rules governing the cost of card transactions with retailers.
Bankman-Fried claims he ‘didn’t ever try to commit fraud’ December 1, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried tried to reject allegations he had committed fraud in the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX yesterday as he mounted his first public defence since the implosion of the exchange earlier this month.
Bitcoin ‘on the road to irrelevance’, says ECB November 30, 2022 The European Central Bank said Bitcoin is on the “road to irrelevance” today as it slammed the cryptocurrency as a “speculative bubble” with no productive value.
City watchdog looks to boost access to financial advice for consumers November 30, 2022 The Financial Conduct Authority has laid out measures to widen access to financial advice today to allow consumers to “invest with confidence” amidst a cost of living crunch.
British Steel pension members set for £49m redress, FCA announces November 28, 2022 More than 1000 former members of the British Steel pension scheme are set to be paid £49m after the UK’s financial watchdog ruled they received wrong advice from financial advisors looking to pocket huge fees.
Nurses to walk out for two days in run up to Christmas with more strikes likely November 25, 2022 Nurses will strike on two days in the run up to Christmas with more dates likely to be announced. The Royal College of Nursing announced that healthcare workers would walk out on Thursday 15 and Tuesday 20 December. They said in meetings with the government, ministers ‘sidestep the serious issues of NHS pay and patient [...]