RBS set to reveal third quarter dividend policy after making first payment following financial crisis October 21, 2018 Investors in the Royal Bank of Scotland will be eager find out whether the bank will announce another dividend this week, as UK lenders reveal their third quarter results. The bank, which last year returned to profit for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, recently paid its first dividend in 10 years. Read [...]
Ex-Barclays wealth management boss says all banks will use artificial intelligence in next five years October 18, 2018 All banks will use artificial intelligence (AI) in the next five years, according to former Barclays wealth management boss Akshaya Bhargava, as institutions prepare for the $30 trillion (£28 trillion) "great wealth transfer" from baby boomers to millennials. Bhargava, who set up AI fintech platform Bridgeweave after leaving the British bank two years ago, said financial [...]
City Moves for 18 October – who’s switching jobs at TSB, Yapster and Barclays? October 18, 2018 Today’s City Moves cover TSB, Yapster and Barclays. TSB TSB has appointed Niv Subramanian as customer solutions director for its small and medium enterprise (SME) banking leadership team. Niv brings a combination of experience across strategic, commercial and operational roles in retail, commercial and corporate banking, with a keen focus on transforming the SME banking [...]
Investor demand for environment-friendly firms is becoming ‘phenomenon’ says top Barclays banker October 11, 2018 Demand for investments in businesses pursuing environmentally and socially responsible aims is building up unstoppable momentum, according to a top banker at Barclays. Joe McGrath, global head of banking at the British bank, says the growth of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns in business has become a “phenomenon” in the last five years. ESG [...]
City Moves for 2 October 2018 – who’s switching jobs at KL Communications, Barclays and CBRE? October 2, 2018 Today’s City Moves cover comms, corporate broking and property. Take a look at these movers and shakers: KL Communications KL Communications, the financial PR and communication consultancy, has hired Charles Gorman to lead its listed company practice. Charles, who joins from Neustria Partners, specialises in advising listed investment and specialty financial companies on their strategic [...]
No-deal Brexit could lead to tariffs of £9.3bn on EU food, report warns September 27, 2018 Food and drink costs could increase by £9.3billion a year if the UK does not slash tariffs in a 'no deal' Brexit, a new report has warned. Research by Barclays claims leaving the EU without a trade agreement would create an average tariff of 27 per cent on food and drinks coming from the [...]
Barclays apologises for giving customers wrong PPI information September 26, 2018 Barclays has apologised for giving customers seeking compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) false information. The bank told a number of customers using claims management firms that they did not hold PPI policies when they did. Read more: PPI scandal turning Brits into 'fraudsters', Barclays boss claims A "very small percentage of customers" were [...]
Sky’s the limit: Dramatic auction between Comcast and Fox nears its conclusion September 22, 2018 The dramatic fate of Sky is nearing its finale, as a £26bn head-to-head auction between two of the world’s most powerful media companies enters into its final few hours. Comcast is battling it out with Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox and its powerful soon-to-be owner Disney in a rare auction, which includes up to three [...]
Rothesay Life the frontrunner to acquire £900m Government mortgage portfolio September 20, 2018 British insurance giant Rothesay Life is the frontrunner to acquire a £900m mortgage portfolio from the Government, it has been reported. Rothesay will buy the equity release mortgages from UK Asset Resolution (UKAR), according to Sky News. Read more: What effect did the financial crash have on UK property? The news comes six months after Rothesay Life acquired [...]
Barclays faces probe from Treasury Select Committee into six-hour outage September 20, 2018 Barclays faces an investigation from the Treasury Select Committee after it yesterday became the latest lender to experience a major systems failure. Millions of customers were unable to access online banking, telephone banking, as well as branch services for as long as six hours. The Treasury Select Committee is likely to ask the bank similar [...]