The past 12 months have been a bit of a mixed bag from a portfolio point of view. The American, Indian, German and French stock markets all set new all-time… The post The five investment trends that really mattered in 2021 (and that could influence 2022) appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
HSBC has been fined nearly £64m for failings in its anti-money laundering processes. The Financial Conduct Authority said it had found “seriou s weakness” in key parts of HSBC’s transaction… The post HSBC slapped with nearly £64m fine appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has set monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At… The post Interest rate hike ‘will increase pressure on small firms with debt’ as ‘more than a million small businesses took out loans’ appeared first…
The Government wants to increase the number of female entrepreneurs in the UK by 50 percent by 2030 – the equivalent to nearly 600,000 businesses led by women. This target… The post Women in business: Metro Bank reveals how the pandemic has made the loan process more accessible for women appeared first on London Business…
The Bank of England’s (BoE) deputy governor has warned on Monday that inflation could “comfortably exceed” 5% by spring which is when energy bills are to rise even further. Ben… The post By spring inflation could ‘comfortably exceed’ 5% when energy bills are to rise even further appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Nationwide Building Society has appointed the TSB boss Debbie Crosbie as chief executive, the building society’s first female boss in its 175-year-history. Crosbie, 51, will take up her new position… The post Nationwide appoints TSB boss Debbie Crosbie as CEO appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The UK’s seventh largest bank is to close 70 branches next year as customers have moved to online banking. TSB said that they will still have 220 bank branches by… The post The UK’s seventh largest bank to close 70 branches as customers move to online banking appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
To create a more inclusive working environment, Standard Chartered announced the launch of its dedicated menopause guidance for the Bank’s employees, coinciding with World Menopause Day. The Bank announced it… The post Standard Chartered takes a stance on menopause in the workplace appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has today announced the appointment of Rebecca McNeil as the new Chair of the Association, with effect from 30 November. She succeeds Richard Jones,… The post Rebecca McNeil CEO of Close Brothers Retail to be the new FLA Chair appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
HSBC UK has announced the launch of a £500m Green SME Fund as part of its commitment to support businesses of all sizes to transition and thrive in a low… The post COP26: HSBC UK launches £500m green SME fund to support SMEs appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
