By: Lars Mucklejohn

Banking and Fintech Reporter Lars Mucklejohn is a reporter at City A.M. covering banking and fintech. For tips and stories, he can be contacted at lars.mucklejohn@cityam.com and posts at x.com/LarsMucklejohn

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UK financial regulator to review pure protection insurance market

August 28, 2024

The City watchdog has announced a probe into the sale of pure protection insurance products amid concerns that "competition is not working well in the market".
Incoming HSBC boss weighs middle management shake-up

August 28, 2024

HSBC's incoming chief executive is reportedly considering measures like removing layers of middle management in a sign that he is looking to streamline Europe's biggest bank.
FCA goes six months without registering a single crypto firm amid criticism of tough regime

August 27, 2024

The City watchdog has gone six months without registering a crypto firm, amid criticism that its tough approach to regulation poses a risk to the UK's competitiveness in digital assets.
Klarna swings to adjusted profit in first half of 2024 ahead of planned listing

August 27, 2024

Klarna swung to an adjusted profit in the first half of 2024 as the buy-now pay-later giant makes progress on its bottom line ahead of a planned stock market listing.
Santander launches £1.3bn share buyback under new payout scheme

August 27, 2024

Santander has launched a share buyback for up to €1.5bn (£1.3bn) as the banking giant fulfills its promises to boost investor payouts.
Oaknorth: London challenger bank readies for US expansion as New York office authorised

August 27, 2024

Oaknorth has received regulatory approval to open a representative office in New York, paving the way for the digital challenger bank to expand further into the US market ahead of a potential stock market listing.
Listed firms could ‘miss out on £125bn’ by handing over pension funds to insurers

August 27, 2024

A major pension scheme adviser has calcluated that listed firms with defined benefit pension funds could miss out on £125bn by making increasingly popular buy-out or buy-in deals with insurers.
St James’s Place: UK’s largest wealth manager kicks off share buyback

August 27, 2024

St James’s Place has kicked off a fresh share buyback programme as the UK's largest wealth manager looks to bounce back from a tough year.
City job openings set for ‘slight recovery’ after election-fuelled slump

August 27, 2024

Recruitment for London finance jobs is expected to stage a "slight recovery" under the new Labour government, according to new research.
Sicily yacht tragedy: Bayesian captain set to face manslaughter investigation

August 26, 2024

The captain of the Bayesian superyacht is to be investigated for multiple manslaughter and shipwreck after seven people died when the vessel sunk last week, according to Italian media.

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