Mark Kleinman on the Premier League, Natwest’s shares and a boardroom brouhaha THE MUST-READ COLUMN Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and writes a weekly column for City A.M. And you thought the official overseeing the much-derided VAR had the toughest job in the Premier League. Spare your thoughts, instead, for the legal team supervising English football’s top flight. After Financial Fair Play charges laid at the doors of [...]
Natwest’s margins in focus as lender gears up for year of big changes Banking Natwest looks to shrug off the turmoil of the recent debanking saga and prepares to sell its government-owned shares to the public.
KPMG and Natwest put the CBI back in business Business Companies renew their memberships to CBI offering hope for the firm's continuation
Rose has made a stupid error, but Natwest’s decision is fine for now July 26, 2023 Polticians getting grouchy about anonymous leaks – you couldn’t make it up. What Alison Rose has confessed to doing, in the white heat of a media storm, was unwise. Her job at the top of an FCA-regulated entity requires her to be alive to risk, integrity and professionalism, and on that note she has failed. [...]
Mark Kleinman: Natwest’s future, Ovo Energy and Hargreaves Lansdown’s search for a successor July 27, 2023 Mark Kleinman is City editor at Sky News What next for Natwest? Somebody with a tighter grip at the top, and that’s just the start Banking with the human touch: that’s how Coutts, the high net worth bank owned by Natwest Group, likes to position itself. Like so many corporate slogans, however, it often bears [...]
Natwest shares soar as lender lifts performance forecasts October 25, 2024 Shares in Natwest has soared today after the group's third quarter profit grew by 26 per cent, as the lender reported solid growth driven by its lending
Coutts treatment of Farage ‘ought to jeopardise’ Natwest’s bank licence, senior Tory says July 19, 2023 Top Tory MPs have piled pressure on Coutts and its owner Natwest after the private bank reportedly closed Nigel Farage’s account because his views do “not align with our values”. Former Brexit secretary David Davis said the decision amounted to “thinly veiled political discrimination” and called it a “vindictive, irresponsible and undemocratic action”. Speaking during [...]
Natwest bonus scheme planned for Tell Sid shareholders May 6, 2024 Natwest shareholders will be awarded bonus shares if they hold onto its stock for more than a year, plans for the sale of the government's stake in the bank have indicated.
Government quietly pauses Natwest retail bidding process March 31, 2024 The Treasury has suspended a bidding process to run the sale of its stake in Natwest, in a move which throws doubt on the structure of the much touted ‘Tell Sid’-style retail deal, City A.M. can reveal.
Natwest: Why there may be a problem with Telling Sid November 30, 2023 The Chancellor called for a revival of 'Tell Sid' investment culture in his autumn statement last week. But there may be a problem...