Rollercoaster day for shares after Russia hit with sanctions over Ukraine
Banks lose out as investors switch to defence stocks, and gas prices on global markets jump almost 20%
Lloyds charged my mum an astronomical amount for insurance
A reader writes that the bank’s auto-renewal quote was for £606 when cover was on offer for £127
Two top Russian billionaires speak out against war
Oleg Deripaska and Ukrainian-born Mikhail Fridman call for peace, as activities come under threat from sanctions
Swift action at last brings meaningful sanctions against Putin regime
Selected Russian banks banned from global payments system, while Russian central bank will find it harder to spend $500bn war chest
What is Swift and what will shutting Russia out of it achieve?
Western allies have agreed that ‘selected Russian banks’ will no longer have access to the international payments system
US, UK, Europe and Canada to block Swift access for some Russian banks
Partial ejection from global payment system expected in days as part of new sanctions against Moscow
UK households face biggest fall in living standards since 1950s, say experts
Russian invasion of Ukraine could further hike global energy prices and cut real incomes by 3.1%, economists fear
Western powers have realised Russia is largely immune to sanctions
Analysis: Only the financial equivalent of unleashing a nuclear arsenal will dent Russia’s foreign assets war chest
Russia’s VTB Capital suspended from London Stock Exchange
Company can no longer trade in City after UK imposes sanctions against Russian firms and individuals
‘Milestone year’: in its 150th year, the Co-op Bank can see a brighter future
Back in profit for the first time in a decade and its scandals behind it, its eyes are turning to a merger or flotation
Warren East’s departure from Rolls-Royce is bad timing, but he’s done well
Choosing the day Russia invaded Ukraine to make his announcement sums up the chief’s tumultuous stint
Kyiv furious as EU fails to block Russia from Swift payment system
Ukraine foreign minister voices anger as EU leaders decide against blocking Russia from international payments system
Two former European prime ministers quit boards of Russian companies
Finland’s Esko Aho and Italy’s Matteo Renzi step down from Sberbank and Delimobil respectively after invasion of Ukraine
Co-op Bank triples bonus pot after turning first profit since 2011
Ethical lender boss says £13m bonuses for its bankers is ‘appropriate’ after ‘huge amount of effort’
Bonuses return at Lloyds as profits surge fivefold to £6.9bn
Bank reveals 21 staff paid more than £835,000 a year as it boosts dividend amid improving outlook