UK banks’ support for deforestation firms topped £900m last year MP leads call for amendment to environment bill to root out illegal deforestation from supply chains
British banks finance 805m tonnes of CO2 production a year Emissions from projects and companies backed by the City are nearly double those of the UK
Banking regulations to be reviewed after winding down of Wyelands Bank Bank of England governor says there could be lessons to be learned regarding rules around acquisitions
Liberty Steel wants to buy time, but who will want to snap up its assets? As creditors circle, plan to sell off its key aerospace supply plant comes with one major hitch
Liberty Steel plans to sell Yorkshire plant to stay afloat Sale of aerospace supplier proposed as lenders try to claw back cash after Greensill collapse
Menopause study to uncover impact on senior women in the City Standard Chartered says menopause should be discussed as a workplace issue
‘I am at your service’: emails reveal Myners’ link to Lex Greensill Crossbench peer met financier in July 2019 and was asked to release a statement countering claims of company fraud
Santander apologises for ‘technical problem’ that affected online and card payments Customers reported problems with the bank’s telephone, branch, online and card services
Tell us: have you been affected by UK high street banks shutting down? Bank branches are closing down at an alarming rate in the UK. We would like to know how people who are reliant on these branches have been affected
Bank of England head says drivers of inflation will not persist Governor Andrew Bailey at odds with bank’s chief economist warning of price inflation above 2% target
NatWest lets customers set own limit for online transfers Default limit will be cut to £5,000 a day in attempt to stop pandemic-fuelled rise in payment scams
Greensill lobbying row: FCA mulls ‘restrictions’ on financial system Regulator to review mechanism that allowed now collapsed bank to operate in UK without a licence
Goldman Sachs executive quits after making millions from Dogecoin The crypto asset is down more than 30% this week but is still up by more than 1,000% from the start of 2021
What has grown most in the pandemic? Billionaire bank balances – and food bank queues The rich are now nearly 40% richer than before the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, food prices rise, and more and more people go hungry, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Activists target Liverpool FC sponsor Standard Chartered over fossil fuel links Posters demand ‘red card’ for football club’s sponsor as hoax website ‘announces’ end of UK bank’s support for coal