NatWest and RBS mobile banking apps hit by technical problems December 20, 2016 RBS and NatWest have assured customers that its mobile banking is now running as normal after after experiencing technical problems that left people unable to use the service.. RBS had been tweeting customers directly on Twitter saying it is aware of some issues and that it was working to fix them. NatWest, owned by RBS, also experienced [...]
City Moves for 19 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 19, 2016 Fitch Fitch has appointed Sean Costello as head of its EMEA corporates banker team. Sean joins from Commerzbank where he was head of loan capital markets within their leveraged finance group. Sean joined Commerzbank in August 2005 from the leveraged loan distribution team at Bank of Scotland and prior to that, NIBC Bank and NatWest Capital Markets. With [...]
City Moves for 13 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 13, 2016 COLLINSON GROUP Collinson Group has appointed Rebecca White as head of proposition for accident & health (A&H), a core element of its fast-growing insurance and assistance division. In her new role, Rebecca will look to create a leading, global partnership proposition across the firm’s A&H product line as well as building innovative products and service [...]
City Moves for 12 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 12, 2016 Aldermore Aldermore has appointed Roger Evans as its new head of intermediary distribution. Roger will be responsible for relationships with all residential intermediaries and will represent Aldermore across the wider lending market. He will be responsible for developing and leading both the field and telephone intermediary sales forces. Roger joins Aldermore having led a successful career with [...]
FCA wants customers to shop around for the best bank interest rates and have revealed who gives the best returns on cash December 1, 2016 With interest rates at rock bottom levels we've all become accustomed to the fact we shouldn't expect much of a return from our bank accounts. And today, the UK's financial watchdog named and shamed the banks paying the lowest interest rates on cash savings accounts. Read more: City watchdog warns of asset management "market failure" [...]
City Moves for 29 November 2016 | Who’s switching jobs November 29, 2016 Together Specialist lender Together has appointed a new corporate development director to its commercial property team as it continues to expand. David Cunningham, who will work with clients across the north-west, joins from Secure Trust Bank. Prior to this he spent 21 years at NatWest, where he specialised in real estate finance. David, who is [...]
There was a surprise jump in mortgage approvals in October – but it’s not necessarily good news November 24, 2016 House price growth may be suffering, but that hasn't had any effect on mortgage borrowing: figures published today showed the number of mortgages approved jumped to 40,900 in October. That figure is above September's figure of 38,700 – and, crucially, above expectations of 39,000. But the British Bankers' Association, which published the figures, said mortgage [...]
Eh? Rolls-Royce and Game are among the 25 best UK companies to work for. Supposedly. November 23, 2016 An engineering giant which has issued a string of profit warnings, two retailers which recently came out of administration and a bank which was the centre of a major scandal this year are among UK employees' 25 favourite companies to work for, according to new research. Rolls-Royce came top of jobsite Indeed's Top Employers in Britain list. The [...]
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin want to “normalise US-Russia ties” November 15, 2016 The election of Donald Trump can help “normalise US-Russia ties”, the Kremlin has said. President-elect Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared their first phone conversation on Monday night after last week’s election. Read more: Global leaders react to Trump victory: Putin offers his congratulations The Kremlin said the pair had agreed that the current [...]
Brexit opening up a whole new world of work for lawyers November 8, 2016 June's vote for Brexit has shaken up the legal industry, including revealing lucrative pockets of work for lawyers, according to a report published today. The Natwest study highlighted how lawyers are becoming increasingly in demand as the "sheer complexity of the regulatory and legislative changes needed to support the UK's exit from the EU becomes clearer". However, [...]