Cashplus boss: More challenger banks to go up for sale as big lenders see ‘brain drain’ February 3, 2024 The consolidation of mid-sized challenger banks will likely ramp up in 2024, the chief executive of digital bank Cashplus has told City PM
Supersize vapes and fake designer goods seized in £55k raid on Oxford Street candy store February 1, 2024 Illegal supersize vapes, fake designer mobile phone covers and sweets with additives banned in the UK were among items seized by London law enforcement following a £55k raid on one of the West End’s American Candy Stores.
Deutsche Bank slashes 3,500 jobs in £1.4bn cost-cutting effort February 1, 2024 Deutsche Bank is set to cut 3,500 jobs in an attempt to save €1.6bn (£1.4bn), as the bank has reported a fourteen per cent drop in profits. The bank is understood to have about 6,000 employees in London out of over 90,000 globally, meaning if job cuts were spread evenly, the UK would see around [...]
TSB Bank proposes £120m payout for owner as it sees record profits February 1, 2024 TSB Bank has recommended a £120m award to its Spanish parent company as it reported a jump in annual profits on the back of high interest rates, despite a rise in impairments amid “economic uncertainty”.
The Notebook: Fascinating insights from Blackstone’s co-founder Stephen Schwarzman February 1, 2024 Rachel Reeves has now promised not to reimpose the cap on banker’s bonuses that was finally removed by the Government last year.
Banks facing squeezed margins? ‘Fetch me a smaller violin’, Treasury committee chair says February 1, 2024 Following pressure from the Treasury Committee, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intervened over the summer, prompting high street banks to offer better rates. All over? Not exactly.
Even Russia’s central bank is ‘surprised’ as country’s lenders post record profits January 31, 2024 Russian banks posted record profits in 2023 in news that surprised even the country’s own central bank, showing how the state is weathering Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Santander UK rides out interest rate peak but expects further mortgage weakness January 31, 2024 High street lender Santander UK has reported a jump in annual profits as it rode out the end of an interest rate spike, while weakness continued in the mortgage market.
Telegraph’s ‘Harrison Ford’ sale chief locked in bitter legal battle January 31, 2024 An executive parachuted in to oversee the sale of the Telegraph, dubbed the “Harrison Ford of restructuring”, has found himself embroiled in a bitter legal battle between a FTSE 100 private equity firm and one of its portfolio companies, City PM can reveal.
Labour: We’ll ‘unashamedly champion’ financial services as party plots rulebook reform January 31, 2024 Labour have promised to reform the City's rulebook to give financial services the support it needs to be competitive on the global stage
