Accelerating competition: How to level the playing field for challenger banks June 24, 2014 THERE is something that politicians and bankers both agree upon – we believe that greater competition improves the service and the products that customers get. We’ve heard ideas about increasing competition in banking from across the political spectrum. Today, the BBA is adding to that debate with some new ideas on promoting competition by levelling [...]
Banks want easier capital rules to let challengers compete fully June 23, 2014 UNFAIR capital rules are stopping challenger banks competing with big lenders by forcing them to hold bigger buffers against the same loans, the British Bankers’ Association said today. The biggest banks can hold less capital than smaller lenders against the same debts, because they have enough data to prove to regulators exactly how safe the [...]
Challenger bank Shawbrook swings to profit after three years June 3, 2014 SMALL business specialist Shawbrook Bank swung into profit in 2013, its full year results show today. The bank is considering a stock market flotation in 2015, pushed back slightly from the late 2014 date thought to have been considered previously. The lender was formed from three older firms by RBS private equity arm in 2011 and [...]
OneSavings Bank hires ex-Lloyds and Close Brothers execs to board May 14, 2014 Onesavings Bank, which plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next month, has beefed up its board by hiring two more industry veterans, the lender announced yesterday. Ex-Lloyds executive Graham Allatt and former Close Brothers director Mary McNamara have both joined the bank’s board. McNamara was formerly the group’s commercial division, and previously worked [...]
Aldermore: We have outgrown challenger label April 2, 2014 ALDERMORE’S chief executive yesterday claimed the lender has outgrown the challenger bank label and is a now a well-established player in the market. The bank reported profits of £22.4m in 2013 yesterday, smashing its previous earnings of £1.5m in 2012. Its lending volumes soared by 64 per cent in the year to £3.4bn, which is [...]
Challenger banks face a Capital Catch 22: It’s time to level the playing field February 5, 2014 WANDER down any high street and you’ll see those well-known chain restaurants offering appetising food at a reasonable price. Then there are the one-off, often family-run eateries with their own unique menu – perhaps with a speciality that will one day become a staple of that household-name restaurant over the road. The larger chains, of [...]