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    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      NatWest Group
      NatWest boss U-turns on refusal to attend parliamentary hearing

      Alison Rose agrees to appear before Treasury committee after pressure from politicians

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      Cyber Security
      Cyber attack at financial data group Ion affects derivatives trading

      Industry working with clearing houses, platforms and regulators to assess hit to trade processing and clearing

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Investment Banking
      Goldman to fund meagre payouts to banks hammered by Archegos collapse

      Lenders that lost billions will get back as little as 5 cents on the dollar from restructuring

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      UK banks
      NatWest boss refuses to attend parliamentary hearing

      Alison Rose declines to appear before Treasury committee ahead of bank’s full-year results

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
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      Former Credit Suisse dealmaker to take over advisory and capital markets unit, alongside Taylor Wright

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
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      Former government mandarin to succeed Crawford Gillies at ringfenced British consumer unit amid board overhaul

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
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      Italian bank has more than halved the annual €150mn it used to pay external advisers

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
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      Gone is the hard sell and free pizza as digital coin price crash and a series of bankruptcies force industry to play it safe

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
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    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
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      Swiss lender’s hiring plans in stark contrast to rivals cutting thousands of jobs

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
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      Upbeat mood at World Economic Forum as China reopens and data suggest that Europe will avoid deep recession

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
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      Group pays some bankers no bonus for last year’s work while giving others 30 minutes to leave

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
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      First Abu Dhabi Bank backs away from Standard Chartered bid

      Shares in UK-based emerging market lender increased 20% on reports of a takeover

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      News in-depthEuropean banks
      Has the tide turned for Europe’s banks?

      Despite rising rates in 2022, only two of the 20 largest European lenders trade above book value

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
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      Goldman Sachs prepares to lay off almost 4,000 employees

      Chief executive David Solomon is trying to boost profitability amid economic headwinds

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      UK mortgage lenders promise more support for the vulnerable

      Chancellor worried over variations in treatment of stricken homeowners as cost of living crisis bites

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      UniCredit seeks pay increase for Andrea Orcel to keep CEO happy

      Italian bank head previously sued Santander over remuneration dispute

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
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      Credit Suisse chair says outflows have reversed since ‘social media storm’

      Axel Lehmann expresses confidence that ‘money will come back over time’

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      Noel Quinn tells FT’s Global Banking Summit that Chinese insurer’s demands not backed by other shareholders

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