By: Chris Dorrell

Chris Dorrell is a freelance journalist and City AM contributor. He was previously City AM's banking and then economics reporter. When Chris is not breaking news, he can often be found playing with his band Totally Amorphous.

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Lloyds AGM hit by flexible working protests after telling staff to come back to the office

May 18, 2023

Lloyds’ annual general meeting (AGM) was hit by protests about its flexible working policies and its fossil fuel financing, but all motions ended up passing with massive majorities. Speaking at the bank’s AGM in Edinburgh on Thursday, representatives from Unite argued that trialled changes to its hybrid working policies disadvantaged women, carers and working parents. [...]
Crisis over? Pacwest and Western Alliance rise again as investors bet worst is over

May 18, 2023

Investors are increasingly hopeful that the crisis which has engulfed US regional banks over the past couple of months is coming to an end. Some of the banks which have been worst affected by fears of a broader banking crisis in the wake of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and First Republic have [...]
Rising interest rates sees mortgage arrears tick up as repossessions jump

May 18, 2023

The number of households falling into arrears continued increasing in the first quarter as rising interest rates continued to hit borrowers. According to figures from industry body UK Finance, arrears picked up in the first quarter with mortgages in arrears of more than 2.5 per cent reaching 76,630. This was a two per cent increase [...]
Blockchain can help fix carbon credits market, experts argue – but is it enough?

May 18, 2023

Experts have suggested that blockchain could provide a way to improve the fractured carbon credit markets and help markets move towards a more sustainable future. Jeff Ren, OKX Ventures partner, told City A.M. that the “immutable nature of the dataset created and stored” by a blockchain could combat the fragmented and opaque carbon credits market. [...]
Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders force Swiss regulator to publish wipeout decree

May 18, 2023

Bondholders burnt by the wipeout of Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds have secured a small victory after forcing Switzerland’s financial watchdog to reveal the justification for its decision. When UBS acquired Credit Suisse, holders of Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds were controversially wiped out on the orders of Finma, the Swiss financial markets regulator. An AT1 bond [...]
Deutsche Bank to pay $75m to settle lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein accusers

May 18, 2023

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75m to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, and accused the German bank of facilitating his sex trafficking. The accord resolves claims in a proposed class action in Manhattan federal court by Epstein’s accusers, and was confirmed by their [...]
Bumper UK growth pushes Investec upwards despite volatile global markets

May 18, 2023

Investec’s profit climbed in 2023 thanks to rising interest rates but the bank also saw its funds under management slip amid a volatile environment. Investec’s adjusted operating profit rose 21.6 per cent to £835.9m reflecting growth in both of Investec’s main markets. In the UK, profit rose by over 30 per cent while in South [...]
After being fined, banks move to ban Whatsapp – but many worry it won’t work

May 18, 2023

An increasing number of banks and financial services firms have banned their staff from using encrypted messaging apps such as Whatsapp for work purposes after regulators hit banks with hefty fines for failing to stamp out the practice. A survey by tech firm Global Relay found that 59 per cent of respondents, which included some [...]
Bosses of failed US banks say it was nothing to do with them

May 17, 2023

The bosses of the three US banks that collapsed over the last few months have blamed a range of factors for their collapse – but not bad management. The heads of First Republic, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank all appeared in front of the Congressional committees over the last few days as lawmakers [...]
Thierry d’Argent becomes SocGen’s top banker in London

May 17, 2023

Societe Generale’s London head has been promoted and will be replaced by the aptly named Thierry d’Argent. The new boss, d’Argent, has been named SocGen group country head for the UK and Ireland and chief executive of the bank’s London branch. d’Argent began his career in 1988 at Oliver Wyman. He then joined Barings and [...]

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