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Nationwide agrees £2.9bn deal to take over Virgin Money
Richard Branson has already indicated he will back takeover that will require the agreement of the...
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HSBC nearly doubles CEO’s pay despite fall in fourth-quarter profits
Bank increases staff bonus pool by 12% despite hit from exposure to China real estate slumpNice...
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Barclays to cut costs by £2bn, raising fears of further job losses
Bank announces drop in profits to £6.6bn as it says it plans to return more to...
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NatWest reports biggest annual profit since 2007 financial crisis
Pre-tax figure of £6.2bn comes as bank confirms Paul Thwaite will take over permanently as CEOBusiness...
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Tesco to sell bulk of banking business to Barclays for £700m
About 2,800 of supermarket group’s staff will transfer to bank, which will sell Tesco-branded servicesTesco has...
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Lloyds and Santander accused of providing accounts for Iranian front companies
Both banks deny helping Tehran-controlled oil firm PCC to move money in breach of sanctionsTwo of...
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Bank agrees payout over mortgages that ‘ruined lives’
Out-of-court settlement reached with law firm acting for customers who have been left owing big sumsOne...
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Labour has no intention of reinstating cap on bankers’ bonuses, says Reeves
Shadow chancellor says party aims to be champion of a thriving financial sector if it wins...
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HSBC fined £57m over ‘serious’ deposit protection failings
Regulator says bank failed to properly implement Financial Services Compensation SchemeBusiness live – latest updatesHSBC has...
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Savings passbooks popular as Britain turns to cash amid cost of living crisis
While some banks and building societies scrap system, others report increase in usage by customersWhile some...
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China announces 0.5% cut in banks’ minimum reserves
Biggest reduction since December 2021 will allow 1tn more yuan to be released in form of...