Is the motor finance scandal making City banks trim the fat? March 18, 2026 The motor finance scandal is reshaping the banking sector, in this week’s column Samuel Norman takes a look at how lenders are responding. In the fallout of the multi-billion pound motor finance scandal, bank bosses are getting their house in order. The landmark saga, which began with the UK’s financial watchdog’s review into the market [...]
Cash incentives keep Brits sticking with the high-street March 18, 2026 Digital banks are luring a number of Brits away from traditional providers, but cash incentives are leading many to stick with high-street banks. Almost 50 per cent of UK adults have now opened a digital only bank account, a near 10 per cent increase from last year, according to the latest report from comparison site [...]
Janus Henderson Special Committee Confirms Receipt of Revised Unsolicited, Non-Binding Proposal from Victory Capital March 17, 2026 Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG; “JHG, ” “Janus Henderson, ” or the “Company”) today confirmed that on March 17, 2026, the Special Committee (the “Special Committee”) of the Janus Henderson Board of Directors (the “Board”) received a revised unsolicited non-binding proposal from Victory Capital. In consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors and [...]
Moody’s Ratings Becomes First Credit Rating Agency to Bring Independent Credit Analysis to Blockchain Financial Infrastructure March 17, 2026 Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced that Moody’s Ratings has launched its network-agnostic Token Integration Engine™ (TIE), becoming the first credit rating agency to ingest analytical data and share credit insights on-chain. As an inaugural step, it is the first rating agency to operate a node on the Canton Network. The milestone marks a significant [...]
NuORDER by Lightspeed Announces Partnership with Boozt to Advance Data-Informed Buying to Drive Growth March 17, 2026 Leading Nordic digital retailer adopts NuORDER to transform buying intelligence into stronger customer experiences and profitable growth.
Blackline Safety Now Shipping G8, Expanding Leadership in Connected Safety March 17, 2026 Intrinsically safe certified G8 wearable brings safety, communication, and operational visibility together in one connected platform
Why The Omen is still terrifying as it celebrates its 50th birthday March 17, 2026 One suspects that, for a lot of people outside the hard core of horror fans, The Omen is one of those films they think they’ve seen and of which they recognise snippets. Some (guilty) will occasionally break into a ropey Gregory Peck impersonation and demand “What do you know about my son?” The film is [...]
Newnham can fly back into winners’ circle with Eagle March 17, 2026 SUPPORTERS of the Mark Newnham stable will need no reminding their trainer is in desperate need of a change of fortune. The stable, who held a commanding lead over their rivals in the Trainers’ Championship race at the beginning of the year, have found winners hard to come by in the past month or so [...]
Britain’s problem isn’t too few ministers, it’s too much government March 17, 2026 A little scrutinised bill will allow the government to put even more ministers on the payroll, laments Eliot Wilson Yesterday, behind the impenetrable shield of public indifference, the House of Commons will take all stages of the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill. It was introduced without fanfare on Thursday 5 March and received the ritual First [...]
Reeves pledges ‘strategic state’ amid end of globalisation March 17, 2026 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to create an “active and strategic” state as she warned that “globalisation as we once knew it is dead”. In a flagship lecture at the Bayes Business School on her growth agenda, Reeves suggested the size of the state had been expanded since Labour took office as part of a [...]