Virgin Money reports steady growth despite mortgage and business lending slowdown February 1, 2022 Virgin Money has reported steady growth in the first three months of its financial year as both lending activity and deposits from existing customers saw an uptick. Deposits from existing customers rose 1.2 per cent to hit £31bn, despite overall deposits sliding two per cent to £65bn in the quarter. Unsecured lending from the group [...]
Editorial: The activists are a welcome sign of faith in the City’s future January 31, 2022 The City is not always portrayed well in the wider media, but a certain kind of Square Mile institution was rather effectively deployed at the beginning of Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. The Crimson Permanent Assurance, a “once proud family firm fallen on hard times,” fights back against its new ownership by the Very [...]
Even at seven times their income, single homebuyers are priced out of the market by £24,000 January 31, 2022 Despite many lenders relaxing their loan to income criteria, the average UK homebuyer is still priced out of the market unless purchasing with a partner. The current average loan to value, or the multiple of salary that a lender will loan to a buyer, has increased from 3.87 to 4.12 in the last ten years [...]
Bank of England bigwig urges firms to be ‘cautious’ about crypto January 31, 2022 A senior official at the Bank of England has urged institutional investors to be "cautious" in their approach to crypto assets.
Credit Suisse to force bankers to repay some of bonuses if they exit within three years January 28, 2022 Investment bank Credit Suisse has told staff they will be forced to repay some of their bonuses if they exit the company within three years. According to The Telegraph newspaper, bankers were told today about plans for a new system for bonuses. It comes after the company’s chairman Sir Antonio Horta-Osorio was forced to step [...]
Exclusive: Brexit financial services regulation bonfire set to be in next Queen’s Speech January 28, 2022 An overhaul of the UK’s financial services regulation is set to be included in the next Queen’s Speech as the government speeds up its push to make the City more competitive post-Brexit. Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave an update to the cabinet on Tuesday about the UK’s plans to shed EU rules for financial services, with [...]
Ex-Deutsche Bank traders have Libor convictions overturned January 28, 2022 A US court has thrown out convictions of two former Deutsche Bank traders for rigging Libor, a key financial benchmark.
Businesses brace for insolvency storm as Covid aid winds down January 28, 2022 Over half a million UK businesses are struggling financially amid soaring inflation and the rollback of government Covid-19 support.
Paragon Banking Group sees ‘strong’ start to the year amid lending surge January 28, 2022 Paragon Banking Group saw lending surge in the latest quarter, with the challenger bank praising a "strong" performance.
Tugendhat: UK must block Russian access to the City to help stop Ukraine war January 28, 2022 The UK must get tough and block Russia from Canada’s vast web of financial services if it is to help stop an invasion of Ukraine, senior Tory Tom Tugendhat has said. The Foreign Affairs Committee chair writes in City PM today that Boris Johnson should “close down the options that allow” Vladimir [...]
