Keir Starmer’s Covid recovery bonds could be more than a gimmick

Interest rates would need to be more attractive, but bonds could act as test run for financing greening of economy

Barclays boosts bonus payouts despite 30% fall in profit

CEO Jes Staley paid £4m with dividends to restart as bank sets aside £4.8bn for possible surge in loan defaults

Institution Shareholder Services issues advice to some of world’s biggest fund managers

On 15 February 1971, Britain finally moved to a system that made sense to ‘every man who looked at his 10 fingers’

After 12 turbulent months, Jes Staley will be keen to focus on the bank’s corporate performance and dodge further scandals

From the ‘big bang’ to Brexit, the financial sector has survived change and crisis to establish itself as a key force in Britain’s economy

Wall Street bank seizes chance to attract huge savings made by the cash-rich during the pandemic

Furniture retailer takes 49% stake in banking partner as part of ‘decisive step into financial services’

Andrew Bailey uses Mansion House speech to back government’s hardline stance for next round of Brexit talks

Andrew Bailey is right to say the UK and the EU should cooperate but who knows what Brussels’ intentions are

The 42-year-old former Labour MP is given European position by US bank

Arrest warrant issued over alleged role in cum-ex trades that defrauded the state of million of euros

We thought one cheque had got lost in the post, so sent another. Now we can’t get £157 back

International politicians say the bank, already under fire for backing China’s security law, could ‘gravely tarnish’ its reputation

Our travel agent seems to have ceased trading but we paid £1,496 on the card which we can’t get back