Ikea to expand consumer banking services after deal with Ikano Bank Furniture retailer takes 49% stake in banking partner as part of ‘decisive step into financial services’
Bank of England governor warns EU demands for City are ‘unrealistic’ Andrew Bailey uses Mansion House speech to back government’s hardline stance for next round of Brexit talks
The BoE governor makes sense about the EU but are politicians listening? Andrew Bailey is right to say the UK and the EU should cooperate but who knows what Brussels’ intentions are
JP Morgan hires Chuka Umunna for senior sustainability role The 42-year-old former Labour MP is given European position by US bank
Ex-banker Paul Mora put on Interpol wanted list in German fraud inquiry Arrest warrant issued over alleged role in cum-ex trades that defrauded the state of million of euros
TV Licensing won’t refund us after we made a double payment We thought one cheque had got lost in the post, so sent another. Now we can’t get £157 back
HSBC urged to unfreeze accounts of Hong Kong activist International politicians say the bank, already under fire for backing China’s security law, could ‘gravely tarnish’ its reputation
John Lewis has refused our credit card claim after a cancelled holiday Our travel agent seems to have ceased trading but we paid £1,496 on the card which we can’t get back
Bank of England: rapid GDP rebound likely as vaccines take effect Economists say lenders should still prepare for negative interest rates in case of downturn
Sir Simon Robey: the accidental banker adding George Osborne to the fold The co-founder of Robey Warshaw has been described as the City’s ‘trillion dollar man’ and is an old friend of the former UK chancellor
TSB halves bonuses as UK bank reports £205m loss last year Awards set to be cut to 3.9% of salary as lender sets aside £164m to cover potential defaults due to Covid crisis
‘Buy now, pay later’ firms such as Klarna to face FCA regulation Treasury fears popularity of such services in Covid-19 pandemic could create high levels of debt
Former chancellor George Osborne to become full-time banker Former Tory MP is dropping nearly all current jobs to work at investment bank Robey Warshaw
Negative interest rates would not help Covid economy, Bank of England told Lenders would increase mortgage costs in response, says Building Societies Association chair
Retail is at death’s door – and tinkering with business rates won’t save it The fact that buyers rescuing Debenhams and Arcadia don’t want their 500 shops shows how deep the high street crisis is