Metro Bank reports £500m drop in lending as it pivots to higher-margin products
Metro Bank has reported a fall in lending at the start of 2024 but saw a rise in deposits as it looks to rebound from potential collapse last year.
St. James’s Place shrugs off uncertainty as wealth manager continues to pick up assets
Thanks to inflows and a positive market performance during the first three months of the year the company ended the first quarter with closing funds under management of £179bn.
HSBC chief Noel Quinn unexpectedly steps down after nearly five years
HSBC has unexpectedly announced that its group chief executive Noel Quinn will retire after almost five years in the role and has started searching for a successor to lead Europe's largest bank.
Consensys swings first at the SEC
So far, US-based court cases have littered this cycle, and the number of cases continues to grow. Previously, we saw Greyscale’s success in court enable the Bitcoin spot ETFs and fuel crypto’s mov
London’s ultra wealthy have ‘moved out’ since Brexit, says top private jet dealer
Brexit, changes to non-dom status tax rules and the Russia-Ukraine war has led to a slump in sales of private jets in London, a top dealmaker has said.
London rents hit record highs – but price increases are slowing
Average advertised rents in London are now 5.3 per cent higher than last year, but there are signs that the pace of price increases are slowing, a leading property portal has found.
Billionaires, showrooms and mega-deals: Inside London’s private jet scene
From glitzy Mayfair showrooms to the City's secretive airports - Guy Taylor takes a closer look inside London's private jet scene
Retail traders care more about ‘finfluencers’ than their family
Over a third of retail traders have said they would be more likely to listen to the advice of 'finfluencers' than members of their family.
SFO makes strides on disclosure but funding crucial to fixing problems, report finds
The UK's anti-fraud agency has made progress in reforming how it manages evidence disclosure in its high-profile cases, but more government funding is needed to help fix the problems, a report has fou
Shop price inflation slows but political tensions ‘pose a threat’ to stability
The rate at which shop prices rise has slowed to its lowest level in close to three years but geopolitical tensions and the knock-on impact on commodity prices, like oil, pose a threat to future price