Britain’s SMEs must get over their aversion to debt to ramp up growth Opinion Britain's small businesses can power growth, but only with a rebooted SME finance market, writes Allica Bank CEO Richard Davies.
UK banks to post first results since interest rate cut Banking Major UK banks are to reveal whether borrowers are benefiting from lower interest rates as they report third-quarter results over the next two weeks.
Lloyds Bank profit slides as interest rate boom slows Banking Lloyds Banking Group recorded a slide in profit in the first half of the year after a surge in costs and a slowdown in the amount of cash it was making on the back of interest rates. The group – which owns Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows – reported a pretax [...]
Profit drops at Santander UK but boss Regnier hopes for brighter second half July 24, 2024 Santander UK reported a sharp drop in profit in the first half of the year but said there were signs of growing tailwinds for the rest of 2024. The Spanish bank’s UK arm reported pretax profit of £804m in the first six months of the year, down from £1.2bn in the same period last year. [...]
HSBC appoints new chief to replace outgoing boss Noel Quinn July 17, 2024 The bank has announced Georges Elhedery will take over the role as the head of the bank from 2nd September.
I’m the only openly gay CEO in UK banking. LGBT people still face so many barriers June 24, 2024 The City can put on a good show for Pride, but its C-suite record shows LGBT representation still has a long way to go, writes Anthony Watson.
Sainsbury’s Bank sale marks end of an era for supermarkets June 20, 2024 Sainsbury's has agreed to sell most of its banking arm to Natwest, in a deal that will see the supermarket pay the lender £125m.
Shares in Lloyds, Natwest and HSBC jump as Reeves appears to rule out Labour raid on lenders June 12, 2024 Shares in the UK's high street banks were among the biggest risers in a wider market rally on Wednesday.
Natwest boss open to acquisitions as he predicts more consolidation in UK banking June 6, 2024 The chief executive of Natwest has said the state-backed lender is open to acquisitions as he predicts more consolidation in the UK banking market over the coming years.
Natwest buys back more shares from HM Treasury May 31, 2024 Natwest has bought back another lump of shares from the UK government.