Natwest confirms Paul Thwaite as new boss with £1.2m annual salary February 16, 2024 Paul Thwaite has been confirmed by Natwest's board to be the new group CEO, as he is set to take home a £1.1m pay package
Natwest notches highest profit since 2007 as bank feels interest rate boost February 16, 2024 The group said it had recorded an operating profit of £6.2bn for 2023, up 20 per cent on 2022's recorded figures.
How to cure the City’s depression? Some retail investor therapy February 16, 2024 The London Stock Exchange needs wide reform, but recentering the role of retail investors could be a shot in the arm, writes Fraser Thorne.
Mark Kleinman on the Premier League, Natwest’s shares and a boardroom brouhaha February 15, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and writes a weekly column for City A.M. And you thought the official overseeing the much-derided VAR had the toughest job in the Premier League. Spare your thoughts, instead, for the legal team supervising English football’s top flight. After Financial Fair Play charges laid at the doors of [...]
Natwest: Interim Paul Thwaite to be named as permanent CEO February 14, 2024 Natwest’s board is reportedly naming Paul Thwaite, its current interim chief executive, as the permanent head of the taxpayer-backed bank.
Why are UK banking stocks doing so badly despite bumper profits? February 13, 2024 The UK's biggest banks are set to post bumper annual profits when they report their 2023 results in the coming weeks. But why are they not being rewarded on the stock market?
The Notebook: Short selling has little sympathy outside City bubble February 13, 2024 Why short selling spooks 'the normals', an end to the celebrity sports industrial complex and a fine London read
Big banks set for bumper annual profits as interest rates peak February 12, 2024 Britain's biggest banks are set to report strong annual profits over the next two weeks despite mounting margin pressure from a likely peak in interest rates.
Natwest’s margins in focus as lender gears up for year of big changes February 12, 2024 Natwest looks to shrug off the turmoil of the recent debanking saga and prepares to sell its government-owned shares to the public.
Investment banks cut job vacancies in half as dealmaking slump hits recruitment and bonuses February 12, 2024 Major investment banks have cut their number of UK job vacancies in half over the last year as a dealmaking slump puts a strain on recruitment and bonuses.