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Barclays executive Braddick to lead UK banking regulator

Katharine Braddick is to replace Sam Woods as the next chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Evening Standard

Economists are questioning the K-shaped economy narrative

The K-shaped narrative has seeped into how policymakers think about risk.

Axios

How post-2008 financial reforms quietly strengthened Britain’s banking giants

When the global financial crisis hit in 2008, banks around the world collapsed or came close to it. Governments were forced to step in with billions of pounds of public money to stop the system imploding.

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You May Never Have Heard of Corsair Gaming But Its Stock Just Jumped 50%. Should You Buy Shares Here?

Corsair Gaming isn't your usual tech play, but the consumer hardware company's stock is making big moves right now.

Barchart

The average price of collapsing property chains as hopeful UK buyers are ‘gazumped’

Some cited being ‘gazumped’, a practice where a seller accepts a higher offer from a new buyer at the eleventh hour

The Independent UK

Average £2,000 headache for home buyers from collapsing property chains – survey

Long property chains can add stress to the home-buying process, Barclays said.

Evening Standard

UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears

Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks

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US owners Carlyle back £150m refinancing at debt-laden retailer Very

It was part of a wider deal which saw the retail business extend some of its loans.

Evening Standard

Lloyds sets out new pay policy with potential for boss to land £17.7m payout

Lloyds said the changes would more closely align pay to the financial performance of the bank.

Evening Standard

Bank bosses get huge pay rises in sign top City salaries back to pre-crash highs

Nat West CEO’s £6.6m pay package for 2025 is largest for group since disgraced Fred Goodwin’s £7.7m in 2006

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley was trustee of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate until 2015, files say

Information appears to contradict court testimony by banker in 2025 over nature of ties to convicted sex offender

The Guardian - UK

Dunelm sees profits hit after festive sales miss but trading starting to rebound

The retailer said pre-tax profits fell 7.5% to £114 million in the six months to December 27.

Evening Standard

Barclays CEO ‘shocked’ by Epstein revelations as bank deals with Staley fallout

CS Venkatakrishnan dismayed by ‘depravity and corruption’ revealed in Epstein files as he announces profits

The Guardian - UK

Barclays to home in on AI as profit jumps and boss handed £15m pay packet

Chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan said AI was a core part of the bank’s plans to make it more efficient.

Evening Standard

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Barclays boss rewarded with £15 million pay package as bank delivers bumper profit

High street lender sees pre-tax profits rise by 13% to £9.1 billion in 2025

Evening Standard

Barclays annual profit leaps by 13% as bank aims to hand £15bn to shareholders

Barclays said it wants to hand out more than £15 billion to shareholders over the next two years, through dividends and share buybacks.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 10 February: Barclays boss gets £15m pay packet, BP halts buybacks

BP today halted share buybacks and reported a big fall in profits during a weaker session for the FTSE 100 index.

The Independent UK

NatWest to seal biggest deal since financial crisis with £2.7bn buyout of wealth manager Evelyn Partners

Evelyn Partners has more than 150,000 customers

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NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn

The deal marks a major acquisition for NatWest which has been privately owned for less than a year.

The Guardian - UK

Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts

Exclusive: Campaign group calls on institutional shareholders to vote against re-election of bosses overseeing net zero row-back

Evening Standard

What will Barclays and NatWest earnings show about the booming banking sector?

Both British banking groups are expected to report higher earnings for 2025.

AAP

'Glen Tinto' deal dead as Rio exits same river thrice

As copper prices hover near all-time highs, Rio Tinto's decision to reject a merger might be a surprise, but analysts say the miner has been very disciplined.

The Guardian - UK

Barclays reportedly cuts ties with lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson

Vodafone also reviewing its contract with Global Counsel after revelations of former minister’s links to Jeffrey Epstein

The Guardian - UK

Rape allegation against ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley was raised in US Epstein investigation

Newly unsealed files claim the banker, who has denied any wrongdoing, forced a woman to touch his genitals during a massage before raping her

The Independent UK

As mortgages rise and savings rates fall, one cash ISA bucks the trend

Fixed term deals won’t be affected but the best rates for new mortgages are already fast disappearing

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