Second major investor hits out at HSBC for backing China’s crackdown on Hong Kong By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 27 June 2020 A second major investor has hit out at HSBC for backing China’s crackdown on Hong Kong. Hermes said it is in … Read more
Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
Are you banking on a big inheritance? Many are hoping a generous bequest will support them in old age Nearly one in five adults anticipate receiving a significant sum Young and middle aged are more likely than over-55s to expect a big bequest Plan for not getting an inheritance in case of disappointment, warns Hargreaves … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Banking in a kangaroo court has to stop: Robots are taking over the proverbial asylum By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 There’s nothing wrong with online banking. Like most people, I embrace it and am often found in … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump may be crazy but efforts of his business and financial team put those of Rishi Sunak and our own banking pygmies in shade By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 One of the great hobbies of the British … Read more
Nationwide abandons plans to enter business banking market amid coronavirus outbreak and record low interest rates By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 3 April 2020 Nationwide has abandoned plans to enter the business banking market amid the coronavirus outbreak and record low interest rates … Read more
When it comes to big banks it is often said that loyalty doesn’t pay. However, in an unusual case, 40 years of sticking with Lloyds Bank was the main reason behind a Hertfordshire man obtaining a £12,000 mis-sold PPI payout. But Richard Harvey’s case also highlighted how the banking giant stung him for worthless insurance … Read more
Roll-out of vital banking fraud check delayed again due to coronavirus disruptions By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 23:41 GMT, 24 March 2020 The roll-out of a vital banking security check that could prevent millions of pounds being lost to fraud has been delayed yet again. … Read more
Lloyds and Halifax banking apps go down leaving customers locked out of their accounts for hours with maintenance work set to cause more disruption this weekend Customers of both banks have been locked out of their banking app and website Around 1,200 Halifax and 800 Lloyds customers have reportedly been affected Annoyed users took to Twitter … Read more