Kick It Out hopes to appoint Samuel Okafor as new chief executive Kick It Out wants to appoint Samuel Okafor, a director of the private bank Coutts, as the anti-racism charity’s new chief executive The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Perth Mint urged to come clean on finance law breaches A clear statement of governance failures is needed from Perth Mint on events leading up to breaches of terrorism financing and laundering laws, a report says. AAP · Jun 21, 2024
Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars A man convicted over the shocking gang rape of Janine Balding in the 1980s is back in custody less than two weeks after he was released from prison. AAP · Jun 21, 2024
NatWest to take on most of Sainsbury’s Bank Deal comes as supermarket seeks to offload businesses in order to focus on core grocery arm The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Boosting business: award-winning companies share the secret of success Behind the scenes with the winners of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
Mouse Shakers, Power Naps: Corporate America Fights 'Keyboard Fraud' A US banking giant fired more than a dozen employees for "simulating keyboard activity," highlighting a battle within productivity-obsessed corporate America to tame a culture of faking work with gizmos such as mouse jigglers. International Business Times · Jun 19, 2024
Australia’s biggest companies made nearly $100bn in ‘crisis profits’ amid Covid and Ukraine war Oxfam analysis finds Woolworths, Hancock Prospecting and NAB among companies to rake in much higher profits off the back of crisis conditions The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2024
HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm breached money-laundering rules, regulator finds Finma watchdog says bank failed to carry out adequate checks of two high-risk business relationships The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
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Labour sets out plans for hundreds of new banking hubs The party said its proposals would mean ‘bringing banking back to high streets’. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Ten arrests after pro-Palestine protesters block entrances to City of London bank Protesters locked themselves to each other outside Scotiabank Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
‘I was abused twice, first by my partner and then by my bank’ Charities are calling for more help for women trapped with mortgages they cannot change because they are controlled by an abusive partner The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Terminally ill Bicycle Bandit admits bank robberies A bank robber known as the Bicycle Bandit has pleaded guilty and apologised to victims, after his lawyer told the SA Supreme Court the man is dying. AAP · Jun 17, 2024
Israel's 'Economic War' Chokes Occupied West Bank Palestinian teenagers bounced on trampolines and jumped through hoops inside a towering tent on the outskirts of Ramallah, the financial hub of the occupied West Bank. International Business Times · Jun 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024 Ethical banking in the UK: how to put your everyday account to good use With spotlight on investments behind banks, we ask whether three top providers still offer a good deal
Tom’s Guide · Jun 14, 2024 Wells Fargo fires over a dozen employees for faking mouse movements Multiple employees were fired by Wells Fargo for utilizing mouse jigglers to fake that they were at work.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024 Barclays suspends sponsorship of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight festivals Move follows protests from bands and fans over the bank providing financial services to defence companies supplying Israel
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 Co-op Bank customers voice anger as business payments taken twice Some users say they were forced into overdrafts because past transactions were repeated
Newcastle Herald · Jun 12, 2024 The inside story on one great bank makeover, and 9 others to make your home Closing bank branches are making way for homes.
International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024 World Bank Upgrades Global Growth Outlook On Resilient US Economy The World Bank raised its global growth outlook on Tuesday on the back of resilient consumer spending in the United States, but warned that growth remains weak by historical standards.
AAP · Jun 11, 2024 Households keep falling behind as rate increases bite Most borrowers are adapting to tough financial conditions but the number of people in hardship or struggling to meet repayments is growing.
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024 Barclays branches across the country damaged by pro-Palestine activists The windows of a branch of Barclays in Bristol were completely smashed, with red paint visible on the bank sign
The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2024 Scotland 'standout performer' in UK economy, report finds SCOTLAND was a “standout” performer among the UK nations and regions with its private sector economic growth ...
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024 Coffee, sculptures and financial advice. Banks try to make new branches less intimidating After years of closing or mostly neglecting physical bank branches across the U.S., the nation’s largest banks are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on refurbishing old locations or building new ones, and in the process changing the look, feel and purpose of the local bank branch
Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024 Barclays bank branches across London vandalised by pro-Palestinian protesters in countrywide wave of attacks Protesters targeted 20 branches including at least five on London on Monday