Britain dismisses talk of dumbing down financial rules after Brexit
Plans would force regulators to take into account financial sector’s global competitiveness when writing rules
UK financial regulators to step up scrutiny of cloud computing giants
The Prudential Regulation Authority is concerned at risk of disruption to banks if cloud services fail or are hacked
Lloyds takes 72% profit hit as it battles impact of pandemic
UK bank reveals extent of financial devastation caused by Covid-19
Barclays set to kick off hunt for next chief executive
Jes Staley expected to stand down by end of next year
Metro Bank shares slide as investigations launched
Three US law firms looking into whether bank’s bosses took part in securities fraud
UK financial regulator warns on Brexit banking moves
FCA concerned less robust controls could lead to market manipulation
Stripe backs Monzo again as digital-only bank becomes a tech unicorn
Monzo obtained passporting rights to operate in the Republic earlier this year
Barclays boss fined £642,430 for trying to identify whistleblower
Jes Staley is first sitting chief executive of major bank to face such a penalty
The Maltese bank and the shadowy world of Iran sanctions busting
Iran-born banker who was sueing murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia now in custody in US
Disgraced former bank boss banned from City over sex and drugs shenanigans
‘Crystal Methodist’ called sex chatlines in breach of bank’s expenses policy
Digital-only bank Monzo gets go-ahead to expand in Ireland
Company has raised more than £100m from backers including the Collison brothers
Irish Central Bank maintains countercyclical capital buffer at zero
The move comes as the Bank of England increases its rate for lenders to 0.5%
Britain’s Co-operative bank puts itself up for sale
Rescued bank still expects to make ‘signifcant loss’ despite cutting cost base by a fifth
UK regulators reinvestigate Citigroup role in ‘flash crash’ in sterling
US bank’s executives summoned to provide more information about supervisory policy
Royal Bank of Scotland fails UK’s toughest ever stress test
British banks in general capitalised for ‘severe stress scenario’, says Bank of England
Central Bank seeking experienced UK regulators
Authorities looking to hire ahead of anticipated influx of financial services firms
Bank of Ireland’s UK division to cap mortgages at £500,000
British division achieved pretax profit of €224m last year, up from €199m
Andrew Bailey to head Financial Conduct Authority
Bailey will take over from acting CEO Tracey McDermott for a five-year term
Bank of England may force banks to set aside capital by March
Central bank wants to increase the countercyclical-capital buffer to 1%
Careless lending at HBOS Irish division led to highest losses
Report notes the Irish banking market relied on informal connections
Bank of Scotland Ireland’s ‘uncontrolled’ growth slated
Parent HBOS opened three branches a month from 2006, reported £10.9bn loss in 2008
HBOS report urges reopening investigation into failed bank
‘Public interest’ in considering collapse again, authors say
Standard Chartered posts quarterly loss, to raise $5.1bn
Shares down 6% as bank also announces plan to cut 15,000 jobs by 2018
From disused rail carriage to City darling - the life of Tony Pidgley
London Briefing: Pidgley’s life story reads like a feel-good film script, but is the latest bonus scheme going too far?
Co-op Bank escapes punishing fine for past failings
FCA says capital should be preserved to bolster the Co-op’s balance sheet
UK regulators give green light to Sabadell takeover of TSB
Approval granted for £1.7bn acquisition of British bank
UK banking executives could have bonuses clawed back
New proposals come after criticism over pay rises in sector
Could high-frequency traders cause another flash crash?
Market prices increasingly driven by computer algorithms, research indicates
RBS and Lloyds barely pass Bank of England stress tests
Two lenders ‘remain susceptible to a severe economic downturn,’ says BOE
RBS fined £56m over IT system crash meltdown
Incident had already cost the bank £175 million in compensation for customers
RBS braces for IT meltdown fines over blocked accounts
A €3.5m fine was imposed last week on Ulster Bank by Central Bank over same failures
Lloyds Bank announces plans to cut 9,000 jobs
Bank to close 150 branches and cut £1billion in costs by 2017
Loophole used by banks to hide property losses to be closed
New accounting rules will force lenders to make provision for souring loans earlier
London briefing: RBS under fire over asset-stripping claims
Bank of England chief says allegations ‘deeply troubling and extremely serious’
RBS faces inquiry over treatment of clients
Bank alleged to have ‘forced vibrant businesses into financial trouble’
Barclays prepares to step up asset reduction target as it reports 26% fall in profit
Barclays this month raised £5.8 billion in a rights offering after the bank in June was found to be one of two British lenders to miss stricter capital rules
Moody’s raises outlook on UK banking system to stable
Agency cites improving profitability and lower impairments after lenders up capital ratios
Lloyds hires Elderfield as compliance director
Financial Regulator and Central Bank deputy governor to assume new role in London this October
HBOS report says bank would have collapsed even without crisis
Defence of Irish business suggested ‘almost wilful blindness’ to weaknesses of directors’ strategy
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