Barclays faces £40m lawsuit over breast implant scandal September 16, 2022 Barclays is facing a £40m High Court lawsuit over claims it dishonestly transferred assets, owned by one of Britain’s largest cosmetic surgery providers, to prevent women who were given dangerous breast implants from receiving compensation. The High Court lawsuit, which is scheduled to be heard this October, claims Barclays’ Business Support Unit helped restructure Hospital [...]
Wise investors ‘should be concerned’ by probe, top advisors warn September 15, 2022 Investors in troubled money-transfer firm Wise “should be concerned” by the regulatory investigation into its chief Kristo Kaarmann as it threatens to “dampen shareholder value”, a top advisory group has warned. The Financial Conduct Authority revealed in June it had opened an investigation into the Estonian founder after tax authorities ruled in 2021 that he [...]
Pressure builds to scrap bankers’ bonus cap as BoE says it never backed policy September 15, 2022 Pressure is building on Kwasi Kwarteng tonight to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses, as the Bank of England said it never wanted the EU pay restriction. One minister also told City PM that scrapping the cap “makes it more attractive to be in London”, with the measure likely to get support among large sections [...]
Scrap the cap: It’s the right thing to do September 15, 2022 The bankers' bonus cap is reportedly on the chopping block, and it'd be a fine way to signal a change in tone from government
London’s FTSE 100 bumped higher by investors pouring into UK banks September 15, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 bounced higher today driven by inventors pouring into banks on expectations of more interest rate rises from the Bank of England. The capital’s premier index rose 0.07 per cent to 7,282.07 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, climbed 0.2 [...]
Bank of England says it never wanted bankers’ bonus cap as Kwarteng looks to scrap payout limit September 15, 2022 The Bank of England has said it never supported the bankers’ bonus cap amid speculation that Kwasi Kwarteng wants to scrap the policy post-Brexit. A spokesperson for the Bank told Reuters today that there were better ways to ensure banks account for risks than the EU-enforced restriction, which critics have said hurts the City’s global [...]
Bankers’ bonus cap could be scrapped by Kwasi Kwarteng September 14, 2022 The bankers’ bonus cap, which limits the pay of top City and Canary Wharf executives, could be scrapped by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. The cap, which was brought in as part of EU-wide efforts after the financial crisis, has long been criticised as an anti-competitive stranglehold on the capital’s competitiveness. Kwarteng wants to scrap the [...]
Citigroup hires veteran JP Morgan dealmaker to bolster London team September 14, 2022 Citigroup has hired JP Morgan veteran Barry Weir as the new managing director of its London investment banking team. The veteran dealmaker, known for his expertise in natural resources, will join Citigroup’s London office in September, acco. rding to Bloomberg. Citibank’s poaching efforts come as the New York bank is seeking to bolster its UK [...]
Citigroup opens Malaga hub to offer junior bankers better work-life balance September 14, 2022 Citigroup has opened a new hub for junior investment bankers in the Spanish seaside city of Málaga on the Costa del Sol. The US bank selected 27 of more than 3,000 applicants to work at its new Spanish hub, as part of a two-year programme promising work-free weekends and eight hours days. In locating its [...]
Abrdn given a sell rating by Deutche Bank after falling off FTSE 100 September 14, 2022 Deutsche Bank has downgraded abrdn to a to-sell stock, after the British asset manager’s revealed dampened earnings last month. The bank is taking on a “more cautious stance on several fronts”, it said in a note today. Abrdn, which has around £508bn under management, lost its hold rating just days after dropping out of the [...]
