HSBC net zero goal delayed 20 years, as CEO offered 600% bonus

Bank is criticised for pushing climate targets to 2050 and watering down environmental goals

Support for ESG proposals at record low driven by US investors, report shows

Report highlights ‘worrying retreat’ in support for shareholder resolutions on environmental and social risks

Chancellor had sought to prevent lenders caught up in commissions scandal being handed £44bn bill

The money is on a rate cut but chatter about US tariffs imposed by Donald Trump could interrupt the predicted cycle

Science secretary calls BBC’s reporting ‘totally inaccurate’ after claim chancellor was investigated by former employer

Paul Thwaite could earn up to £7.7m, and move comes as bank prepares to return to full private ownership

Chancellor and PM insist there was no wrongdoing after claims she was investigated for alleged misuse of expenses

Other top performers at group share £1.9bn bonus pool while 90,000 employees awarded £500 each in shares

Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suit

Bank of England governor says there is ‘no trade-off’ between economic growth and financial stability

As credit card debt reaches $1.17tn, people across the US are struggling to save and living check to check

Case against Frank founder Charlie Javice for allegedly defrauding JP Morgan has been compared to that of Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes

A bizarre mining business’s fake audit reveals the potential for fraudsters at Companies House

Job losses, shakeups and the motor finance commission scandal will cast a shadow over lenders when they start reporting results this week

Planned overhaul would see Georges Elhedery’s salary cut, with bonuses potentially raising maximum pay by 43%