JP Morgan’s Chase will ban crypto payments starting from mid-October September 26, 2023 Chase UK is banning customers from making crypto payments from mid-October citing concerns over financial crime.
JP Morgan settles Epstein lawsuit with US Virgin Islands for $75m September 26, 2023 JPMorgan Chase reached settlements with the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, largely resolving a scandal that has weighed on the largest U.S. bank for months.
EY hands back £15m to Santander over ‘poor’ work on financial crime defences September 26, 2023 EY agreed to terminate a contract with Santander's UK business after its anti-financial crime work for the bank was deemed to be insufficient, according to a report.
Close Brothers profit halves after Novitas write-offs but boss hails progress September 26, 2023 A strong second half of the year was not enough to stop merchant banking group Close Brothers’ profit halving compared to the year before due to provisions related to legal finance specialist Novitas. In the year to July, operating pretax profit dropped 52 per cent to £112m, down from £232.8m the year before. This mainly [...]
DWS to pay $25m to end US probe into greenwashing September 25, 2023 Deutsche Bank-controlled (DBKGn.DE) investment firm DWS will pay $25 million to settle charges over misstatements regarding its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and failures in policies designed to prevent money laundering, U.S. regulators said on Monday.
Interest rates: no rise will be ‘welcome pause’ for banks September 25, 2023 The Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates on hold last week will come as a "welcome pause" to the UK's high street banks, analysts said.
Bank of England set to delay bringing in Basel overhaul of banking rules September 25, 2023 The Bank of England is planning to push back implementation of the final round of Basel reforms by six months after receiving a deluge of industry feedback.
Close Brothers hopes for better times ahead as it updates investors on a difficult 2023 September 25, 2023 Merchant banking group Close Brothers will be hoping to draw a line under a difficult year when it reveals its full year results on Thursday.
British Business Bank says ‘social benefit’ is high as it swings to yearly loss September 25, 2023 The government-owned British Business Bank has said UK taxpayers will feel the long-term benefits of plugging billions of pounds into small firms after revealing it swung to a loss of more than £147m last year. The UK’s economic development bank said it was impacted by wider economic difficulties which led to a drop in the valuation of firms [...]
Westminster under water: Bank regulator suggests stress tests for sudden and extreme climate events September 24, 2023 The head of the UK’s banking regulator has suggested testing the country’s financial system to see if it could withstand extreme and sudden climate events, such as Westminster ending up under water.