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RBS,HSBC, Barlcays and StanChart announced their stress test results
December 1st, 2015
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, HSBC Holdings plc, Barclays PLC and Standard Chartered PLC have issued press releases to announce their results in relation with the 2015 Bank of England stress test. Royal Bank of Scotland Group ...
BBVA enters Britain with £45m Atom deal
November 24th, 2015
BBVA has become the most recent Spanish bank to make an entry into the British market, following in the footsteps of Sabadell and Santander. It bought a 29.5% stake in Atom to become the single-largest shareholder in UK’s first ...
HBOS and KPMG tensions exposed by report
November 24th, 2015
TENSIONS between HBOS’s senior management and the bank’s auditor KPMG have been exposed in the long-awaited bumper report into the financial institution’s epic failure. The 500-page tome, which took over three years and £7m to compile, reveals that the ...
Publication of the PRA and FCA review into the failure of HBOS
November 19th, 2015
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are today publishing the review into the failure of HBOS Group. This review was originally started by the former regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Its purpose is ...
HSBC says the blockchain could be used for ‘helicopter money’
November 10th, 2015
Plenty of investment banks have been expressing an interest in the blockchain. It’s the underlying technology that allows cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to exist. The blockchain a sort of ledger that tracks transactions without an intermediary like a bank, and it’s ...
Mark Carney: Prudent to Expect U.K. Rate Rise in 2016
November 6th, 2015
Bank of England governor comments in exclusive interview Says foreign investment key consideration in Brexit debate Mark Carney says Britons should be ready for a rate increase in 2016. “Would I rather have the majority of the British people ...
Standard Chartered seeks £3.3bn from shareholders
November 4th, 2015
Bank posts first loss in years, and says it will cut 15,000 jobs and withdraw from riskier lending Standard Chartered is asking shareholders to stump up £3.3bn while axing 15,000 jobs after reporting its first quarterly loss in 15 years. ...
Visa To Keep UK Presence After BoE Steps In
November 2nd, 2015
The Bank of England wants Visa Inc to keep a big UK presence after the $23.5bn takeover of Visa Europe, Sky News learns. The Bank of England has told the credit card giant Visa to keep a substantial presence ...
The 10 Richest Investors in the World
October 19th, 2015
We all know the world of financial investing can be extremely lucrative. Forbes’ 2015 annual World Billionaires List sheds light on some of the richest billionaire investors and how they amassed their enormous wealth. Below is a rundown of ...
FTSE 100 on track for third straight day of losses
October 14th, 2015
Stocks in the U.K. dropped Wednesday, driven lower alongside Asian and other European markets after the release of yet more disappointing Chinese data underscored concerns about economic growth in that country. The FTSE 100 UKX, -0.75% fell 0.7% to 6,297.19. The index ...
