Dirty banking still a problem
As Sir Mervyn King prepares to step down as Bank of England chief, his continued insistence that the UK’s major banks still need to recapitalise is deeply worrying.
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As Mark Carney takes over at the Bank of England, Caroline Criado-Perez, the campaigner fighting to keep women on English banknotes, writes about why the new governor should take note.
After a decade in charge of the Bank of England, at a time of unprecedented financial turmoil, Sir Mervyn King leaves Threadneedle Street for a seat in the House of Lords.
As Sir Mervyn King prepares to step down as Bank of England chief, his continued insistence that the UK’s major banks still need to recapitalise is deeply worrying.
A row is brewing about Bank of England plans to replace Elizabeth Fry with Sir Winston Churchill on £5 banknotes. Who would you choose instead (apart from the Queen who is on all banknotes)?
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A rescue plan for the Co-operative’s troubled banking arm is unveiled in a bid to plug a £1.5bn hole in its balance sheet.
Once again, a bank holiday weekend is upon us and no doubt, many of us will be travelling or have outdoor plans with an extra day off at our disposal.
Once again, a bank holiday weekend is upon us and the weather will be at the forefront of most of our minds as we decide what to do during the long weekend.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond tells Jon Snow that an independent Scotland’s monetary policy would be run by the Bank of England but tax and spending would be set by Edinburgh.
Britain’s largest mutual bank pulls out of a deal to buy 600 Lloyds bank branches, leaving the high street to the big four banks. But does it signal the end of the ethical banking revolution?
Regulators say Britain’s banks must take action to ensure they can cope with the extra costs they face because of bad debts, mis-selling and the eurozone crisis.
Amid the slurry of excessive bonuses and the exploitation of unsuspecting small and medium-sized businesses, the government has had a dramatic change of heart on banking.
The former boss of HBOS tells MPs incompetence was as much to blame as the financial crisis for the collapse of his bank and admits he is deeply sorry. But he keeps his knighthood.