Seven things banks will be looking out for in 2024 December 31, 2023 A challenging year is in the offing for lenders – from regulatory reform to fraud crackdowns
Political deaths in 2023: The famous faces we said goodbye to this year December 26, 2023 As we end the year, it’s time to look back at the lives of those we lost from Westminster throughout 2023.
PwC cleared by watchdog after probe into audit of collapsed property firm Intu December 19, 2023 The accounting watchdog has dropped an investigation into PwC’s audit of property group Intu today and cleared the partners in charge after a year long probe into the Big Four firm's work on the firm.
‘Too little, too late’: Council funding to rise by £4bn December 19, 2023 Funding for English councils will rise by 6.5 per cent - or £4bn - but authorities say the cash fails to address the “severe problems” facing local government.
Two more Labour-run councils at risk of bankruptcy could impact one million households December 15, 2023 With two more local Labour authorities at risk of effective bankruptcy, council tax may rise by 15 per cent for these areas in order to pay off debts.
Bank chiefs reportedly slam Labour for excluding mid-sized lenders from financial services review December 12, 2023 A group of mid-sized and specialist banks have reportedly urged shadow City minister Tulip Siddiq to include them in the Labour Party’s financial services policy review.
Exclusive: London’s councils are half a billion in the red. Council Tax will go up – but will it be enough? December 9, 2023 London’s councils are trapped in a “perfect storm” after research found the boroughs are teetering on the financial brink facing a half a billion pound deficit.
Labour no longer ‘sneering at business’ as it calls in City grandees December 8, 2023 The Labour party has said it is no longer “sneering at business” as it announced 10 new advisers for the City, including the chief of the London Stock Exchange and former chair of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Mark Kleinman: Telling Sid is a risk for Hunt’s Natwest sale November 30, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Mark Kleinman: Is it a Labour of love for British business? November 23, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.