abusers use 1p bank transfers to send death threats
A Santander spokesman said: “Sadly, we’ve seen an increase in the number of customers receiving abusive messages and threats via...
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The big banks have just strengthened their grip on Britain
Nationwide was so desperate to consummate that union that it was willing to destroy its carefully crafted mutual credentials by...
JP Morgan scraps EU cap for 10-fold increase in bankers’ bonuses
JP Morgan has scrapped an EU bonus cap for bankers in London, clearing the way for them to earn 10...
How Gordon Brown could tempt Labour into a stealth ‘mortgage tax’
Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor of the Bank, argued in an influential 2022 paper that the scale of the...
HSBC boss knighted despite bank’s controversial links to China
The chairman of HSBC has been awarded a knighthood despite previously facing criticism over the bank’s controversial ties to China.Mark...
How Barclays became a lightning rod for Gaza activists
Most damaging of all, the PSC claims that Elbit is “associated” with the production of “banned cluster munitions”, a claim...
Shapps condemns ‘vicious’ attacks on banks as Barclays forced to pull Latitude sponsorship
Joanna Warrington at activist group Fossil Free London welcomed the suspension of the sponsorship deal, calling it a “major win...
Investors still undervalue the potential in these British stocks
The first interest rate cut is now imminent.Whether it takes place next week, when the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...
Big banks accused of short-changing savers on almost all accounts
Although the rates have dropped slightly across the board since then, the average easy access accounts have improved.Whereas the average...
George Osborne’s support of Standard Chartered in question after Hamas financing claims
The bank also agreed to forfeit $227m to the Department of Justice and signed a deferred prosecution agreement, meaning it...
