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    • Saturday, 2 December, 2023
      Bank bonuses
      Top ECB official wants to give risk managers more power on bank bonuses

      Supervisory board member Elizabeth McCaul says central bank could ‘do more to strengthen’ their hand

    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      UK regulator to force investment advisers to set aside buffer for redress claims

      FCA says proposed rules would ensure ‘polluter pays’ when consumers are harmed

      Signage for the Financial Conduct Authority
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      InterviewAndrea Enria
      Europe’s top banking supervisor says fragmenting market raises risks

      ECB’s Andrea Enria says lack of cross-border integration increases costs for customers

      Andrea Enria
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Workplace diversity & equality
      UK financial regulators face City backlash over diversity drive

      Risks to privacy and mandatory data collection on religion flagged as concerns

      The City of London skyline seen from the south side of the river Thames
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      Opaque practices await UK regulators in private asset valuations probe

      Insiders describe lack of transparency and poor methodology in some corners of the market

      People walk along Waterloo Bridge past the City of London skyline
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Bank bonuses
      UK axes cap on bankers’ bonuses

      Move aimed at boosting City will abolish EU rule that limits payouts to twice base salary

      City of London skyline
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      FT GuidesDigital financial services: an explainer
      Why is technology best for checking bank customer identities?

      Machines aren’t just faster than humans at recognising faces, they’re also more accurate

      A view over the shoulder of a man holding a smartphone, with his face showing on the phone screen as he uses the device to conduct facial recognition
    • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
      Revolut Ltd
      Will Revolut ever get a British banking licence?

      The fintech’s share simplification deal with SoftBank removes just one regulatory concern

      A montage of  a photo of Nikolay Storonsky, logos of FCA and Bank of England and a Revolut card
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Pensions industry
      UK government set to unveil new pensions investment vehicle

      British Business Bank to lead push for funds to invest in high-growth companies

      Montage of UK flag and website of the British Business Bank on a phone
    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      City minister presses UK regulator to show restraint on new crypto advertising rules

      Andrew Griffith calls on FCA to show ‘forbearance’ over tougher standards

      Crypto advertising on the London Underground in 2021
    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      On Wall StreetMetro Bank
      Metro’s woes bare how current bank rules can distort competition

      Challenger banks face disadvantages over calculation of required capital buffers

      A sign outside a Metro Bank branch in London, UK
    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      Jes Staley
      Ex-Barclays chief Staley banned for misleading watchdog over Epstein

      UK lender says former boss must now forfeit £17.8mn in deferred pay and bonuses

      Jes Staley
    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2023
      London Capital & Finance
      UK regulator censures London Capital & Finance over minibond promotion

      The FCA says now-defunct firm would have received a ‘substantial’ penalty were it not already insolvent

      Sign on the window of FCA headquarters
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      Bank of England
      BoE pushes to double liquidity requirements for money market funds

      Officials have recommended the £250bn sterling money market fund sector holds more easily sellable assets

      The Bank of England
    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      Metro Bank backs branch model after striking financing deal

      UK challenger bank announces £325mn capital raise and £600mn of debt refinancing

      A Metro Bank branch in London
    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      Odey Asset Management LLP
      Odey to close wealth management business

      Move comes after the group’s eponymous founder was accused in June of sexual assault

      Crispin Odey, founding partner of Odey Asset Management
    • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      NatWest and Lloyds among rivals weighing bids for parts of Metro Bank

      Some of Metro’s bondholders are separately pursuing a proposal for a capital injection

      A woman using a Metro Bank cash machine
    • Saturday, 7 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      Metro Bank board to meet bondholders over refinancing package

      Shawbrook remains interested in UK high street lender despite rebuffed offer

    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
      ExplainerMetro Bank
      How Metro Bank’s challenging week unfolded

      The UK high street lender is on the hunt for £600mn to shore up its balance sheet

      Montage of Robert Sharpe, chair of Metro Bank, and Metro Bank location
    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      Metro Bank bondholders offer lender £600mn capital package

      Group made proposal after bank suffered setback in effort to secure regulatory relief on mortgage business

      A Metro Bank branch in London
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      Metro Bank sounds out rivals about buying part of its mortgage book

      UK challenger bank’s shares fall almost 30% after reports it is seeking to raise up to £600mn from investors

      People walk past a Metro Bank branch in London
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      Bank of England
      BoE rebukes UK banks over failure to learn lessons of Archegos collapse

      Regulators criticise ‘disappointing’ lack of action from lenders to strengthen risk management since 2021

      A view of the Bank of England
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      Metro Bank in talks about urgent £600mn capital raise

      UK lender’s shares have plunged 50% in recent weeks

      People walk outside a Metro Bank
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
      Financial Conduct Authority UK
      UK financial regulator warns higher interest rates will hit private assets

      FCA chief Nikhil Rathi confirms it is looking into where ‘build-up’ of risks have taken place

      Nikhil Rathi
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Revolut Ltd
      Revolut strikes share deal with SoftBank to remove barrier to UK licence

      Britain’s most valuable fintech still faces obstacles to gaining Bank of England approval

      Nik Storonsky
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