We’ve reached peak hipster: Urban Food Fest brings the bacon to Twickenham for HSBC’s Rugby World Sevens series March 15, 2016 There's no sign of stopping the hipster pop-up gravy train, as Shoredicth street-food seller Urban Food Fest has just partnered with HSBC to do the catering at this year's Rugby World Sevens series at Twickenham. The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is returning to Twickenham for its climax and, for the first time, the chef whites have been handed [...]
Bonus pools across UK banks dry up, but Wall St lenders still shelling out for their junior staff February 24, 2017 City workers at US investment banks are enjoying rising bonuses despite a squeeze in payouts from UK and other European lenders. New figures reveal a widening transatlantic gap – bigger bonuses at US banks contrast with belt-tightening measures by their rivals headquartered on this side of the pond. Bonuses for relatively junior banking staff at the likes [...]
Six of the best challenger banks: Disgruntled with HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Barclays? We highlight the cream of the alternatives May 11, 2016 The big four high street banks – that’s Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and RBS – have had their fair share of scandal over the years and many people have been left disgruntled with the service they’ve received. There’s been a lot of inertia in banking, with few people willing to move their main account. Nearly 60 per [...]
HSBC and Credit Suisse bite back over Panama Papers claims April 5, 2016 Two big names from banking to have been caught up in the Panama Papers data breach came out fighting this morning, hitting back at allegations that they were using offshore structures to help their clients cheat the taxman. The information obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) from a leak relating to Panama-headquartered law firm [...]
Brexit bye byes: UBS becomes the latest bank to confirm it’s considering moving bankers from London January 18, 2017 UBS has become the latest bank to publicly restate it is planning to moving staff out of London because of Brexit, just a day after the Prime Minister's landmark speech. Speaking to Bloomberg at Davos, Andrea Orcel, UBS' investment bank president, hinted it was still up in the air what moves the Swiss banking giant [...]
Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland online banking customers will soon be able to use facial recognition technology for login instead of passwords with Microsoft Hello April 17, 2017 Lloyds is the latest bank to jump on the biometric bandwagon with new plans to let users login simply by showing their face to a camera. Online banking for customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will now come with a new security option that replaces a password with a selfie or a fingerprint. [...]
After HSBC’s voice recognition, selfies and Tinder could soon replace your banking password February 19, 2016 Banks are often accused of being slow to innovate, opting for tried and tested methods and services over new technologies and solutions. However, when it comes to security, there is a lot that even the most innovative digital enterprises can learn from the world of finance. The media is currently buzzing with news that HSBC [...]
Will HSBC shareholders kick off over who takes the helm at the bank’s AGM tomorrow? April 21, 2016 NULL
Secure Trust Bank launches into UK mortgage market, focusing on those working in the gig economy March 20, 2017 Secure Trust Bank is today launching a UK mortgage offering focusing on those individuals who might struggle to bag a loan from a high street lender. The Solihull-headquartered challenger is honing in on the self-employed and the gig economy. Those people working in these fashions might struggle to prove their income to a bank and therefore [...]
City Moves for 17 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 17, 2017 Today's City Moves cover auditing, utilities and risk consultancy. Take a look at these movers and shakers: RSM Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed Rowan Williams as the new managing partner in its Gatwick office. In her new role, Rowan will be in charge of growing the firm’s presence in the Gatwick Diamond [...]