Shareholders push HSBC to cut exposure to fossil fuels

Europe’s second-largest financier of fossil fuels faces a vote to ramp up its climate commitments

Occupational charities step in to support frontline staff in crisis

Groups founded to help professions have been forced to play a much greater role for workers affected by the pandemic

Dormant asset scheme to be expanded beyond bank accounts

Insurance, pension and investment assets to be shifted to Reclaim Fund and could aid Covid relief efforts

Bitcoin tops $40,000 as investors seek hedge against inflation

Cryptocurrency doubles value in less than a month as supporters say asset is starting to supplant gold

Bitcoin hits record high on 12th anniversary of its creation

Cryptocurrency passes $30,000 as financial institutions express growing interest

Janet Yellen has made at least $7m from speaking fees, records show

Incoming US Treasury secretary was paid for events at Goldman Sachs, Barclays and others

Brexit: what are consumers’ rights on holidays, banking and more?

What you need to know about how things will change for UK and EU citizens after 31 December

UK public transport downturn to continue after pandemic ends

More than half of users will walk or cycle instead of taking buses and trains, Co-op survey finds

The Guardian view on Britain out of the EU: a treasure island for rentiers

Editorial: There’s no sign that ministers will use the twin shocks of the pandemic and Brexit to fix a broken system that is failing too many people

James Wolfensohn obituary

Former president of the World Bank determined to alleviate poverty in less developed countries

HMRC paid my tax rebate into someone else’s bank account

The tax office and Santander blame one another over the £453 I am owed

British banks under pressure over £45m loans to firm with links to Myanmar military

Campaigners say £45m deals are a breach of firms’ human rights responsibilities

‘There’s nobody here’: Covid turns Wall Street into a ghost town

Exodus that started after 9/11 has accelerated — and many fear New York’s financial district will not recover

Warning over ‘missed delivery’ parcel scams this Christmas

Fraudsters target online shoppers with texts and emails claiming to be from DPD or Royal Mail

Lloyds Bank Group cancels staff bonuses after profits slump

Profits were already down 85% to £434m in first nine months of the year