Siobhan Kennedy
Brexit: memories of the great financial crash
It felt like a Lehman moment. A referendum result spiralling out of control.
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FactCheck: how many bankers were jailed for their part in the financial crisis?
It’s ten years since the financial crisis. How many people have been prosecuted for their part?
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3m
Barclays boss probed by regulators
The boss of Barclays, Jes Staley, could lose his annual bonus after two regulators opened an investigation into his conduct in a whistleblowing case.
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Siobhan Kennedy
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FactCheck: how corrupt are Nigeria and Afghanistan?
Are Nigeria and Afghanistan really “fantastically corrupt”? Are Britain’s hands clean when it comes to fighting corruption?
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HSBC IT glitch leads to payday moans
Some 275,000 payments, including salaries, are delayed before the bank holiday weekend because of a glitch in HSBC’s IT systems.
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Jon Snow
Does Corbyn's run indicate that alienation rules?
There is a genuine sense that some of those supporting Jeremy Corbyn are invigorated by the sense of a genuine alternative to the broad consensus among the major parties.
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Siobhan Kennedy
RBS share sale good for Osborne – but don’t the public get a say?
You could argue that it’s us the taxpayer – the people who bailed out RBS in the first place – that should have been given first dibs to buy the shares.
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FactCheck: has the RBS sell-off lost the government £1bn overnight?
The government has sold a 5.2 per cent stake in RBS for 330p a share – £2.1bn. But was it a billion pound loss or an astute financial decision in an uncertain market?
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Libor rigging trial: City trader jailed for 14 years
A City trader has been jailed for 14 years for rigging Libor rates in a bid to boost his own seven-figure earnings.
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Greece referendum: Syriza urges voters to reject bailout
Politicians with Greece’s ruling Syriza party, including Prime Minister Tsipras, say the country should vote no in Sunday’s referendum, as the Bank of England warns of a “very dangerous” situation.
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RBS customers hit by payments IT glitch
About 600,000 expected payments to RBS customers were not made because of computer problems at the banking group.
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FactCheck: will we make a profit from the bank bailouts?
Ministers say the taxpayer will end up making a profit after bailing out the banks to the tune of £100bn. But are they telling us the whole story?
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Siobhan Kennedy
Will Osborne back down over HSBC’s bank levy concerns?
The timing of today’s HSBC announcement couldn’t be any more convenient – and there are signs that George Osborne may respond in a way that will please the bank.
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HSBC planning to cut 8000 jobs in the UK
HSBC is cutting a reported 8,000 in the UK as part of an overhaul to slash costs and reshape the business.
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UK banks ‘launch Fifa internal probe’ amid calls for boycott
The Serious Fraud Office announces it is assessing “material in its possession” relating to allegations of corruption at the heart of world football’s governing body.
