Morgan Stanley: ex-employees seek contract release to allege racial discrimination Former workers have ‘important’ stories to tell and ‘feel a heightened sense of obligation to come forward’, lawyer says
Royal Bank of Scotland changes name to NatWest Banking group to remain headquartered in Edinburgh, but drops Scotland from title
RBS tells its staff to carry on working from home until next year Banking group says it takes safety seriously days after Boris Johnson calls for a return
Mortgages still in lockdown despite stamp-duty holiday Low-deposit home loans are coming back … but choices are limited and lenders are applying new terms and conditions
Homebuyer loses £300,000 to fraudsters – but gets it back after we step in Guardian Money takes on the case of a woman tricked into moving her savings into the wrong account
Lloyds to increase number of black staff in senior roles High street lender will also publish its first ethnicity pay gap report this year
UK banks may have to flag up plans to shut branches or cash machines City regulator seeks to safeguard consumer access to cash as branches and free-to-use ATMs disappear
Family fortunes of wealthy increase as super-rich ride coronavirus storm UBS says portfolios of 77% of richest investors are performing in line with or above target
Claim Amanda Staveley in charge of Abu Dhabi Barclays deal ‘a fantasy’, court told Court hears evidence from ex-director of sovereign wealth fund as bank sued for up to £1.5bn
Former Barclays boss apologises for Amanda Staveley ‘tart’ reference Roger Jenkins made comments during 2008 crisis negotiations with investors, court told
Sunak cannot just hope other big firms will follow Primark’s furlough stance Declining job retention bonus was honourable and underlined £9.4bn scheme’s shockingly poor design
Corporations begin cautious return to UK offices after lockdown With remote working a success, biggest firms are in no great rush to force employees back
Barclays bosses wrote Amanda Staveley off as ‘dolly bird’, court told Businesswoman is seeking £1.5bn from bank in high court action over £2bn Qatari loan
Deutsche Bank to pay $150m fine to settle charges linked to Epstein dealings Bank admits ‘critical mistake’ in taking on Epstein as client as New York financial officials condemn company’s ‘significant compliance failures’
Gambling charity urges UK banks to improve card blocking systems Bank card gambling blockers are not available on 40% of current accounts, says report