The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a financial penalty of £284,432,000 (€400 million) on Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) for failing to control business practices in its foreign exchange (FX) business in London. This is the largest financial penalty ever imposed by the FCA, or its predecessor the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Barclays’ failure to […]
There have been some interesting movements in the European government bond markets over the past 6 months, ranging from incredible negative yields on 10 year Swiss bonds through to almost 14% yields on Greek bonds. The percentage yield on ten year government bonds (effectively, a measure of the cost of borrowing for governments), as reported […]
New lending to commercial property increased by over fifty per cent and reached a six-year high in 2014, as non-traditional lenders entered the commercial real estate (CRE) market at record levels. The value of commercial property loan originations soared to £45.2 billion at year-end 2014, the highest figure since new lending reached £49.82 billion in […]
Tax transparency is becoming the new norm as the OECD, European Commission and national governments demand more data from businesses. However, many companies do not have systems or resources in place to meet new requirements, according to EY’s report, entitled ‘A new mountain to climb: tax reputation risk, growing transparency demands and the importance of […]
H.M. King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan opened the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, reaffirming his commitment to reform and investment to achieve regional prosperity and peace. “It is time for a new push, engaging all sectors, to create inclusive growth,” he said. “Our […]
The UK challenger banking sector is outperforming the ‘Big Five’ UK high street banks, however, the Large Challenger banks need to accelerate how they stand out in the market, according to a new KPMG report. The new annual report, The Game Changers, analyses the full-year results of some of the largest UK challenger banks, grouped […]
May has seen the largest fall in sentiment towards UK asset classes since November 2014, according to the monthly Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index. With eight out of ten asset classes recording a drop in investor sentiment, UK shares saw the biggest decline, falling 11 percentage points (-11pp) from April to 26%. UK […]
The average holding period for private equity-backed buyout deals hit a record high in 2014, but has seen a notable drop for companies exited so far in 2015, according to the latest data from Preqin. The average time that private equity firms have been holding buyout investments in their portfolio has been rising year-on-year since […]
Denmark has moved one step closer to becoming the world's first cashless society, as the government proposes scrapping the obligation for retailers to accept cash as payment. How quickly will other countries such as the UK begin to follow suit? Data from Worldpay, the UK’s leading payments processor, reflects a significant shift in the way […]
Over half (54%) of retail investors globally feel more confident about investment opportunities in the next 12 months than they did a year ago, according to the Schroders Global Investment Trends Survey 2015, released yesterday. Nine-in-ten (91%) investors across the globe expect to see their investments grow over the next 12 months. Globally, retail investors […]
New mobile payment platforms have contributed to a surge in bank account holders in the developing world with more than 700 million people leaving the ranks of the “unbanked” in the past three years, according to a World Bank survey. Anne MacRae, Head of Financial Services, Fujitsu, emphasised the importance of the progress that is […]
Credit Suisse delivered a strong and consistent performance in the first quarter, despite adapting to market changes as a result of the Swiss National Bank’s decision in January to discontinue the minimum exchange rate of the Swiss franc against the euro and introduce negative short-term interest rates. The bank reported net income of CHF 1.1 […]
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