Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
Lloyds says it is facing greater hit than expected from car loan finance scandal Banking group predicts bill will top £1.2bn it has set aside, as Close Brothers also says it expects to pay more The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
Metro Bank outage causes issues with customer accounts Are you one of the customers affected? Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025
Metro Bank customers see red after IT glitch empties accounts Bank apologises for payments delay that led to angry complaints about ‘negative balances and missing funds’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025
As London stock market listings show signs of life, Reeves must add momentum With tentative signs of a revival in IPOs, the chancellor should use the moment to cut the 0.5% charge on share purchases The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025
Fifth Third To Acquire Comerica In $10.9 Billion All-Stock Deal Post-merger, Fifth Third shareholders will own about 73% of the combined entity, while Comerica shareholders will hold 27%. International Business Times · Oct 6, 2025
Affluent Americans Boost Charitable Giving By 30% In A Decade, Even As Fewer Households Donate, Finds Bank Of America Charitable giving among America's wealthiest households has grown 30% in the past decade, even as fewer of them are donating, according to the 2025 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy. Benzinga · Oct 4, 2025
Banking industry’s net zero alliance shuts down amid faltering climate commitments NZBA had nearly 150 members but banks began leaving when Trump was re-elected on promise to ‘drill, baby, drill’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025
UN-backed Climate Banking Alliance Ceases Operations The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe. International Business Times · Oct 3, 2025
Some of UK’s biggest banks ‘investing ever larger sums into fossil fuels’ Which’s analysis follows research finding that the world’s biggest banks significantly increased their fossil fuel finance in 2024. The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025
Lloyds set to take control of Schroders wealth tie-up in ‘mass affluent’ push The banking group is considering buying out Schroders’ 49.9% stake in Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW). The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025
Overheated share markets may risk financial meltdown Australia's central bank warns overpriced stock markets, cyber threats and weakness in China threatens the nation's financial stability. AAP · Oct 2, 2025
South London residents rally to save their community's last remaining bank New Addington locals have taken to social media and signed petitions in opposition to the closure of the Lloyds branch Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life A local prosecutor in South Carolina plans to seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees was commuted to life in prison by President Joe Biden The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025
Kiplinger · Sep 30, 2025 If You'd Put $1,000 Into Bank of America Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today Bank of America stock has been a massive buy-and-hold bust.
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025 Close Brothers slumps to loss amid write-downs and more compensation provisions The firm revealed it tumbled to a pre-tax operating loss of £122.4 million for the year to July 31.
Benzinga · Sep 29, 2025 Europe's Digital Euro Just Got a Launch Date—And It Could Reshape How You Pay for Everything by 2029 The European Central Bank just dropped a timeline that could fundamentally alter how 450 million Europeans handle money, and the implications stretch far beyond just replacing cash in your wallet.
AAP · Sep 28, 2025 Financial sector urged to shoot higher on climate risk The global financial sector has been urged to prevent further backsliding on climate and to stop funnelling money into new fossil fuels in an open letter.
AAP · Sep 28, 2025 Interest rate decision to dominate economic agenda Mortgage holders are unlikely to get a leg up from the Reserve Bank this week, with markets and analysts predicting the cash rate to remain on hold on Tuesday.
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 HSBC Offloads Sri Lanka Consumer Unit, Focuses On Global Corporate Clients HSBC Holdings’ (NYSE: HSBC) shares are trading relatively flat in the premarket session on Friday.
International Business Times UK · Sep 25, 2025 Will Donald Trump's Visa Crackdown Backfire? JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon 'Begs' POTUS Over 'Damaging' New H-1B Visa Rules JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has urged Donald Trump to reconsider a proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning that it could damage US competitiveness, drive jobs offshore, and restrict access to global talent.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025 Economy and tax worries holding back small business spending, Barclays warns Business investment refers to spending on assets like buildings, machinery and intellectual property.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025 Bank closures: All the Lloyds, BoS and Halifax branches that are shutting and when All the latest branch closures will take place between January and October 2026
Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025 Former Co-op Bank boss ordered to pay £184,000 or face more jail ‘Crystal Methodist’ Paul Flowers was jailed after defrauding an elderly spinster.
International Business Times · Sep 22, 2025 Asian Markets Mixed As Traders Take Stock After Fed-fuelled Rally Asian markets fluctuated between gains and losses Monday as investors took a step back after last week's rally fuelled by the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut.