UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai targeted by Chinese state Exclusive: Barristers at Doughty Street Chambers say they have been subject to surveillance, hacking and rape threats The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025
‘Crystal Methodist’ fails to show for Manchester sentencing hearing Judge issues arrest warrant for disgraced former cleric and ex Co-operative Bank boss Paul Flowers The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Everything you need to know about the Rachel Reeves expenses row Chancellor under fire for CV and expenses Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025
Warrant issued for arrest of ‘Crystal Methodist’ former bank boss Paul Flowers Flowers, 74, who pleaded guilty to a catalogue of fraud, amounting to nearly £100,000, did not appear at court for sentencing. Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025
Nigel Farage considers private criminal proceedings against NatWest Group over debanking scandal Row over debanking of Reform UK leader led to departure of chief executive Dame Alison Rose in 2023 The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
NatWest wants potential 43% payrise for boss as government reduces stake below 7% The bank are anticipating a ‘new, forward-looking chapter’ once it returns to fully private ownership The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
NatWest wants to raise CEO’s maximum pay by more than 40% Paul Thwaite could earn up to £7.7m, and move comes as bank prepares to return to full private ownership The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Blasts Employees Push For Hybrid Work: 'Don't Waste Time On It' Chief executive officer Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase gave a rather frank reply in response to growing employee pushback about returning to in-office work. International Business Times · Feb 13, 2025
Rachel Reeves accused of ‘cavalier attitude’ to expenses during banking career Chancellor and PM insist there was no wrongdoing after claims she was investigated for alleged misuse of expenses The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025
Rachel Reeves caught lying on CV AGAIN about jobs at Bank of England and Halifax CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves lied about the amount of time she spent working for both the Bank of England and the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) ... The National (Scotland) · Feb 13, 2025
Starmer backs Reeves amid scrutiny of CV changes and banking career expenses Sir Keir Starmer believes the Chancellor can be trusted and has no concerns about her conduct, Number 10 said. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Barclays to hand share award worth £500 to staff after yearly profits surge by a quarter The banking group will be handing out share awards worth £500 to the vast majority of its staff following the financial performance. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
Barclays to hand share award to staff after yearly profit surges by a quarter The banking group will be handing out share awards worth £500 to the vast majority of its staff following the financial performance. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Pay of Barclays CEO more than doubles to £10.5m as profits soar Other top performers at group share £1.9bn bonus pool while 90,000 employees awarded £500 each in shares The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025 Barclays boss sees total pay package double to more than £10 million Pay bonanza comes as high street bank profits rose by a quarter to £8.1 billion in 2024
International Business Times · Feb 13, 2025 Germany's Commerzbank To Cut Jobs To Fight Off UniCredit German lender Commerzbank said Thursday it plans to cut about 3,900 jobs, around 10 percent of its workforce, seeking to fight off pressure for a tie-up from Italian bank UniCredit.
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025 Mortgage market cheered by return of sub 4% fixed rate deals from Barclays and Santander The return of stability in the City’s money markets has allowed lenders to offer cheaper mortgage deals
The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2025 Commonwealth Bank posts $5bn profit as Australian households struggle. Here are four things we learned While some of its customers are under considerable pressure, CBA is enjoying the fruits of its large mortgage portfolio, half-year financial results show
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 Boost for UK borrowers as Santander ‘fires starting gun’ on mortgage price war Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suit
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025 HSBC online and mobile banking working again after service outage It follows recent outages at other major banks in recent weeks.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 ‘Let’s not forget the pain of the 2008 crisis in pursuit of growth,’ warns Andrew Bailey Bank of England governor says there is ‘no trade-off’ between economic growth and financial stability
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025 Bank of England chief cautions over cutting regulation post-financial crisis Andrew Bailey insisted there was ‘no-trade off between economic growth and financial stability’ in a speech delivered in London on Tuesday.
AAP · Feb 10, 2025 Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind The federal government has announced a moratorium on regional bank closures, but it's cold comfort for those who have already lost their local branches.
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 MPs quiz bank bosses over scale of IT failures after Barclays outage The Treasury Committee, a cross-party group formed of 11 members, wrote to banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Nationwide on Monday.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025 Everything we know about retired British couple found dead in France The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle were found in Les Pesquiès, southwest France