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Green shoots cheer London business as Budget fiasco uncertainty fades

Business activity in London shot up at its sharpest rate for two years in January in the latest sign of green shoot sprouting in the capital’s economy.

Evening Standard

Barclays annual profit leaps by 13% as bank aims to hand £15bn to shareholders

Barclays said it wants to hand out more than £15 billion to shareholders over the next two years, through dividends and share buybacks.

Evening Standard

NatWest is chasing the mass affluent wallet. So is everyone else

Bank snares biggest acquisition since it was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008 but it isn’t cheap – and may be slow to pay off

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Stocks close higher as pressure mounts on Starmer

The leader of Scottish Labour, Anas Sarwar, has said Sir Keir Starmer should quit.

Evening Standard

NatWest to seal biggest deal since financial crisis with £2.7bn buyout of wealth manager Evelyn Partners

Evelyn Partners has more than 150,000 customers

The Independent UK

NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn

The deal marks a major acquisition for NatWest which has been privately owned for less than a year.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 09 February: NatWest £2.7bn wealth deal hits shares, Nikkei surges on election landslide

NatWest Group today unveiled its first major acquisition since returning to private ownership.

Evening Standard

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Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts

Exclusive: Campaign group calls on institutional shareholders to vote against re-election of bosses overseeing net zero row-back

The Guardian - UK

Monzo wrongly denied refunds to thousands of fraud and scam victims

Ombudsman found bank wrongly rejected 34% of complaints last year, with NatWest and HSBC close behind

The Guardian - UK

What will Barclays and NatWest earnings show about the booming banking sector?

Both British banking groups are expected to report higher earnings for 2025.

Evening Standard

Rightmove and NatWest announce three-year ‘mortgage in principle’ partnership

Home buyers will be able to receive an ‘instant’ decision while viewing property listings.

Evening Standard

As mortgages rise and savings rates fall, one cash ISA bucks the trend

Fixed term deals won’t be affected but the best rates for new mortgages are already fast disappearing

The Independent UK

NatWest pledges to lend £10bn to social housing over three years

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said loans from the bank will help build thousands of affordable homes for ‘families priced out of homeownership’.

Evening Standard

Trump sues JPMorgan CEO. Who else says 'left-wing' banks shut them out?

The lawsuit alleges political “debanking” after the 2021 Capitol riots. Similar disputes have hit figures from Nigel Farage to Marine Le Pen, while banks reject claims of bias.

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The Independent UK

How your entire identity could be sold for £30 on the dark web

An anti-money laundering group has uncovered the ways in which stolen personal data is being sold on the dark web

The Guardian - UK

Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike

Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules

International Business Times UK

Lloyds Bank Branch Closures: 16 Sites to Shut Within Days in New Blow to High Street

Lloyds closes 16 branches in January; 71 more planned by year-end. Check if your local is affected and find alternative banking options.

Evening Standard

FTSE fails to sparkle in tame pre-holiday trade

BP closed down 0.4% after announcing the sale of a 65% stake in its lubricants business Castrol.

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International Business Times UK

Are You Affected? Fury as Major Banks Axe 311 Branches Ahead of Christmas

Major banks are set to close 311 branches in the run-up to Christmas, triggering anger from customers and campaigners who warn the move will leave communities without vital face-to-face banking services.

International Business Times UK

British Banks Criticised Over Use of Exaggerated Net Zero Study That Influenced Lending Decisions

The Network for Greening the Financial System, which provides environmental guidance for banks, revealed that some of their analysis is based on an inaccurate paper.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 12 December: GDP reverse fuels rate cut bets, Card Factory slides

The UK economy declined by 0.1% for a second successive month in October, figures today showed.

The Independent UK

Banks in mortgage war as rates plunge in major boost to buyers

Santander and Nationwide have both dropped rates again in a bid to spark up property moves

Benzinga

Deal Dispatch: Puma For Sale; Paramount Complains About Netflix, WBD

North American Builders Supply Files for Bankruptcy Amid Supplier Debts🚨BANKRUPTCY FILING ALERT🚨North American Builders Supply, Inc.Case: 25-18572📊Assets: $0.5M-$1M | Liabilities: $1.0M-$10M | Creditors: 1-49 | Industry: Construction SupplyChapter 11 – Filing Summary…— RK | Consultants (@_RKConsultants) December 4, 2025 src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"> For the previous edition of Deal Dispatch, click here.…

The Independent UK

Bank customer with ‘phobia of Pride flags’ loses case against NatWest

Mark Jennings claimed Pride-related paraphernalia at bank branch caused him ‘severe psychological distress’

The Guardian - UK

UK bank shares rise after reports of budget tax reprieve

NatWest, Lloyds and Barclays stock up amid expectation Rachel Reeves will spare lenders from further levy

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