Australian shares battered after Woolworths profit warning and ANZ target miss

The ASX/S&P200 benchmark was sharply lower after Woolworths forecast more pain in the supermarket war and ANZ missed expectations despite $7bn profits

Jes Staley: client guy CEO takes charge at Barclays

After Libor, integrity was the buzzword. Now Staley is also talking about success and admiration as the bank fences off its high street and investment operations

Barclays appoints Jes Staley as new chief executive

Veteran American banker signals further streamlining of investment operation as he vows to strengthen customers’ trust in British company

Lloyds share sale attracts first-time investors, says Hargreaves Lansdown

One in eight of the 170,000 people who registered interest with financial firm are first-time investors

Fighting talk on the EU from Bank and CBI alike, but no plan for if the battle should go ill

Mark Carney went on about EU benefits, the CBI about the ease of buying salami. But neither will really help voters decide between in and out

The City is cheering on Mario Draghi, but his QE weapon lacks firepower

The European Central Bank boss is deliberating the launch of another round of quantitative easing, but other factors could lessen its effectiveness

Britain’s big banks set to avoid being broken up by competition watchdog

18-month investigation also expected not to recommend an end to free bank accounts but to call for switching to be made easier

CMA report into banking sector reform – Q&A

A report into the high street bank industry is due from the Competition and Markets Authority, but what was it tasked with discovering?

The banking crisis, seven years on: how much has changed?

Many of the rules intended to crack down on the industry are being rolled back, which some attribute to the first Conservative majority for nearly 20 years

Jes Staley: who is the man tapped to be Barclays’ next chief executive?

He still has to clear regulatory hurdles, but this is not the first flirtation with Barclays for Staley, once thought to be Jamie Dimon’s successor at JP Morgan

Gee, Westpac must have thought hard about passing on the cost of regulation to customers

After announcing an increase in profits, Westpac announced on Wednesday it would be raising mortgage rates to cover the cost of making it more secure

Barclays needs to spell out exactly what sort of bank it wants to be

The appointment of Jes Staley as chief executive raises more questions than it answers, particularly about its investment banking ambitions

Barclays shares slide amid speculation over new chief

UK bank believed to be close to appointing US banker Jes Staley, fuelling market uncertainty over its investment strategy

Jes Staley profile: Barclays appears to chart new course for CEO

Critics fear possible appointment of ex-JP Morgan and BlueMountain star may herald return to a more ostentatious style in banking

American banker Jes Staley tipped for top job at Barclays

Hiring of investment banker as CEO could be further sign Barclays will end its cut-back and caution which began in 2012 after Libor rigging scandal