How big a deal is the $6.3bn Binance crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?
The incident at Binance could be the biggest theft of any kind in history. We answer some key questions
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John Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank share prices
Treasury select committee asks FCA to investigate whether tax surcharge leak led to ‘improper release of inside information’
Read more →Lloyds executive criticises Healey for linking bank tax rises to energy bill support
A senior Lloyds Banking Group executive has criticised the chancellor for linking bank tax increases to energy bill support for UK households, as he warned the government against extending the higher levy beyond March 2…
Read more →Healey poised to overturn cut to cash Isa allowance in first budget
John Healey is to use his first budget to ditch plans to slash the annual cash Isa allowance, the Guardian understands, preferring a carrot rather than a stick to encourage people to invest more in shares.
Read more →HSBC says ‘no pressure’ to move HQ out of UK despite prospect of higher bank taxes
A top executive at HSBC has tried to quash speculation that the bank could move its headquarters out of the UK over tax increases expected to be announced in Wednesday’s budget.
Read more →My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard | Polly Toynbee
Vibes matter. We live by how we feel – an idea that orthodox economics gets wrong and Andy Burnham’s first budget looks set to get right.
Read more →Visa and Mastercard threatened with potential £5bn UK lawsuit over fees
Application made for group claim seeking compensation for companies for alleged overcharging on customer card payments
Read more →Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners
Read more →UK to relax post-2008 rules that hold City bosses accountable for wrongdoing
The UK is watering down rules introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis that were designed to hold City bosses accountable for wrongdoing.
Read more →Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-cutting plans that its bosses say are being driven by advances in AI.
Read more →NatWest cracks down on 13,000 staff attending office two days a month
NatWest has ordered 13,000 staff to increase their in-office days from two days a month to two days a week, angering its staff union.
Read more →Millions unable to use Revolut app or cards as company suffers ‘service disruption’
UK banking company insists customers’ funds and data are safe despite problems with sign-in, card payments, transfers and withdrawals
Read more →A modest increase in bank taxes is not the end of the world for lenders | Nils Pratley
As long as Healey doesn’t go overboard, a small turn on surcharge dial will not seriously undermine flow of capital
Read more →NAB to cut 2,500 jobs in massive restructure
National Australia Bank is cutting 2,500 jobs, representing 6% of its workforce, marking another significant round of cuts in a sector heavily exposed to disruption by artificial intelligence.
Read more →Bank of England said to be reviewing Barclays’ handling of private credit loans
The Bank of England is reportedly looking into Barclays’ handling of loans linked to the embattled private credit sector.
Read more →The Guardian view on the banks: too big to fail cannot mean too big to tax | Editorial
Financiers owe their windfalls and bonuses to higher interest rates. Britain should reclaim more for the public and resist City lobbying
Read more →Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey
Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during financial crisis and can afford to pay more now
Read more →John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
John Healey is poised to tax Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget, to help offset the damage inflicted on the public finances by war in the Middle East, the Guardian understands.
Read more →US lawmakers unveil bill to hold Wall Street’s ‘Epstein-connected’ bosses to account
Move comes as Senator Elizabeth Warren condemns Barclays response to questions over ex-boss’s ties to sex offender
Read more →‘Like, really, really shocked’: why are so many people riffing on this sheep’s sex appeal?
Nick, this cute green cartoon from New Zealand is all over my social media. Why are people falling for an animated sheep?
Read more →Bank of America fined $1.2bn for money laundering failures
Bank of America (BAC.N), has been fined $1.21bn by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other illicit activity, a penalty the bank said will hurt third-quarter earnings.
Read more →Christian Bittar has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed
Former City trader Christian Bittar has become the eighth person to have his conviction for rigging interest rates quashed, just days after five other former bankers also successfully cleared their names.
Read more →Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC
Tax cuts for big banks have deprived the UK government of £6bn in revenues, according to campaigners, who are calling on the chancellor, John Healey, to increase taxes and force lenders to pay their “fair share” in the …
Read more →Top bosses at Goldman Sachs to share bonus pot worth up to $500m
Top bosses at Goldman Sachs are in line to share a bonus pot worth up to $500m (£378m) this year, marking one of the biggest payouts in the Wall Street bank’s history.
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