What changes are major mortgage lenders making to their loans? Several lenders have increased their mortgage rates in recent days, with more signalling they are set to follow. Evening Standard · Mar 9
FTSE 100 extends slide as Brent crude tops 90 dollars a barrel For the week, the FTSE 100 was down 5.7%, the FTSE 250 fell 5.3% and the AIM All-Share dipped 4.2%. Evening Standard · Mar 6
European stocks sink amid Middle East uncertainty The FTSE 100 Index ended down 130.44 points, 1.2%, at 10,780.11. Evening Standard · Mar 2
FTSE 100 hits high and oil jumps amid US-Iran tension The FTSE 100 index ended up 63.85 points, 0.6%, at 10,910.55, a record close. Evening Standard · Feb 27
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 · Feb 27
Who is Katharine Braddick? The Barclays executive set to lead UK banking regulator The former director of financial services at the Treasury will replace Sam Woods The Independent UK · Feb 27
Economists are questioning the K-shaped economy narrative The K-shaped narrative has seeped into how policymakers think about risk. Axios · Feb 26
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. The Conversation · Feb 26
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 · Feb 17
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 · Feb 17
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 · Feb 17
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
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 · Feb 16
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 · Feb 13
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 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 · Feb 12 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
Evening Standard · Feb 10 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.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 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
Evening Standard · Feb 10 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 · Feb 10 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 · Feb 10 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 · Feb 10 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 · Feb 9 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
Evening Standard · Feb 9 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 · Feb 8 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