Epwin investors in line for bumper payout despite ‘sluggish’ housing market April 10, 2024 Epwin Group investors can expect bumper payouts in 2024 after full-year profit beat market forecasts this morning.
Over a dozen black-owned businesses in London awarded £10,000 in funding support January 12, 2024 A boost for 13 black-owned businesses in London is underway as the winners were announced for the 2024 UberEats Black Business Fund. Run by the small business support platform, Enterprise Nation, the campaign works to tackle the ongoing funding challenges that face underrepresented businesses in the hospitality sector. “It’s an industry that’s been squeezed tightly by higher [...]
Top lawyer: Bank crypto transaction ban ‘about protecting themselves’ October 2, 2023 British banks could face criticism if they follow in the footsteps of JP Morgan’s Chase, which moved to block cryptocurrency payments for its UK customers, a banking lawyer has said.
TSB Bank profits up 45 per cent on rising rates as impairment charges soar too July 27, 2023 TSB Bank’s profits were lifted by rising interest rates, but the bank flagged challenges ahead as impairment charges soared by 54 per cent on last year. In the first half of the year pretax profit climbed 45 per cent to £147.9m, up from £102.9m in the same period last year. The lender noted this was [...]
Rupert Murdoch and Daily Mail owner mull joint bid for Telegraph group March 12, 2024 A consortium of News Corp, Daily Mail General Trust and Redbird IMI may alleviate mounting concerns over the Telegraph takeover.
Exclusive: Cynergy Bank’s new London property director is former head of Lloyds’ capital team March 28, 2022 The former head of Lloyds’ property team in the capital has been unveiled as the new London director of Cynergy Bank. Mitesh Hathi will head the bank’s expanded team of 19, with more than £1.1bn on its balance sheet. They will will focus on small and medium sized firms in the capitals’s £2m-20m bracket, in [...]
Lucy Frazer warns The Telegraph over leadership changes which breached government order March 4, 2024 The Telegraph recently announced the appointment of Anna Jones, former chief of Hearst Magazines UK, as the group's chief executive.
Zahawi: ‘An honour’ to chair The Telegraph as rumours swirl of boardroom appointment January 10, 2024 Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi said on Wednesday it would be "an honour" to chair The Telegraph, if the opportunity arose.
Nationwide wins current account switching battle with record 163,000 customers after £200 offer April 25, 2024 Nationwide stormed ahead of its rivals by setting a record for UK current account switches in the final three months of last year, according to new data, as intense competition for deposits among lenders continues into 2024.
Lloyds AGM hit by flexible working protests after telling staff to come back to the office May 18, 2023 Lloyds’ annual general meeting (AGM) was hit by protests about its flexible working policies and its fossil fuel financing, but all motions ended up passing with massive majorities. Speaking at the bank’s AGM in Edinburgh on Thursday, representatives from Unite argued that trialled changes to its hybrid working policies disadvantaged women, carers and working parents. [...]