The Black Dog: Who owns London pub mentioned by Taylor Swift in Tortured Poets album? April 22, 2024 Taylor Swift fans have been flocking to a south London pub after the megastar made a reference to it in her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.
Standing up for the recovery: an interview with Lloyds Banking Group’s London ambassador November 18, 2020 Ed Thurman has a different perspective – literally – from most people on banking and how the country can recover from the pandemic. Firstly, he holds two very different senior positions at Lloyds Banking Group: managing director for global transaction banking and ‘ambassador for London’. Secondly, he is 6ft7in tall and has spent most of [...]
Is the future of banking online only? NatWest and Lloyds to axe 81 branches, taking this year’s total to 213. Here’s a list of closures: March 31, 2023 Two of the UK’s biggest banking groups have announced plans to make big cuts to their branch networks this year, cutting more than 80 sites from around the country. Lloyds Group and NatWest Group have said that the sites in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man will close between July and November this [...]
Sir Win Bischoff ‘was a giant of our industry’ JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon says after City grandee dies aged 81 April 26, 2023 Heartfelt tributes have been paid to City grandee Sir Win Bischoff who has died at the age of 81 following a short illness. The German-born banking boss who had top roles at Schroders, chair of Lloyds Banking Group and Citigroup, as well as JP Morgan, enjoyed a 50-year career in both the City and Wall [...]
Silicon Valley Bank triggers rout as HSBC, Lloyds and Natwest shares tumble March 13, 2023 Bank stocks slumped on both sides of the Atlantic today as the fall out of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis spooked investors. The sector has been plunged into turmoil since Friday as the full scale of the troubles at the start-up and venture capital focused lender became clear. American bank First Republic was among the [...]
British businesses most optimistic in over a year but London firms sweat over inflation June 30, 2023 British business optimism has climbed to its highest level in over a year despite consumers retreating in response to rising prices and the Bank of England’s aggressive interest rate rises, a survey out today reveals. UK business confidence climbed nine points to 37 per cent in June, taking it up to its highest level since [...]
Premier League ticket fraud on rise and social media should do more, says Lloyds July 28, 2023 Lloyds Bank have called on social media companies to do more to tackle ticket fraud ahead of the Premier League season. Football’s biggest domestic league returns in two weeks but scams are on the rise, with the banking giant stating that victims are losing, on average, £154 to criminals. Fraud is the most common crime [...]
Competition watchdog and Ofcom deliver results of probe into Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph bid to media secretary March 11, 2024 The CMA has reported on jurisdictional and competition matters to the secretary of state, Lucy Frazer, who is also due to hear from Ofcom.
London businesses most confident in the UK amid economic slowdown May 31, 2023 London businesses are poised to lead the UK economy out of its slowdown, although they remain acutely concerned about the impact of higher interest rates and scorching inflation, a new survey out today shows. Confidence among the capital’s firms slimmed four points to 43 per cent, although that was the highest reading of any area [...]
Why Gen Z are quitting their jobs to focus on side hustles February 29, 2024 Members of Gen Z are more likely than other generations to make side hustles a full-time gig, according to new research.