NatWest money laundering case linked to second trial Criminal money laundering charges against UK bank NatWest are linked to a separate case against 13 individuals based in cities across the country, prosecutors have ... Business • 22 Mar
NatWest faces action over money laundering offences The UK financial regulator said today it had launched criminal action against a unit of NatWest over money laundering offences. Business • 16 Mar
UK may raise contactless ceiling after payment surge Britain will look into raising the limit on contactless payments from £45 to £100 to keep pace with a change in spending habits during the ... Business • 27 Jan
UK court hands firms victory in Covid insurance ruling The UK Supreme Court has ruled today that thousands of businesses should be insured for some losses amassed after a national lockdown to curb the ... Business • 15 Jan
UK backtracks over curbs on cross-border swaps trading Britain's markets watchdog said today that it would allow UK market participants to use platforms in the European Union to trade swaps for up to ... Business • 31 Dec 20
Amigo flags going concern uncertainty as Covid-19 bites Subprime lender Amigo has reported a 36.5% fall in first half revenues and flagged "material uncertainty" about its future operations. Business • 26 Nov 20
Carillion 'recklessly' mislead markets before collapse Collapsed builder Carillion and some of its executive directors were "reckless" in failing to ensure that their public announcements did not mislead investors, Britain's Financial ... Business • 13 Nov 20
UK watchdog warns banks over remote working rules Banks must apply the same standards of surveillance and conduct to staff working from home or in the office during the pandemic and in future ... Business • 12 Oct 20
Amigo to set aside more cash to settle complaints British lender Amigo said today it had extended a deadline with the Financial Conduct Authority to deal with a backlog of customer complaints and set ... Business • 03 Jul 20
UK subprime lender Amigo abandons sale UK subprime lender Amigo is no longer up for sale after a potential bidder pulled out of the process and its chairman Stephen Wilcke resigned ... Business • 08 Jun 20
Britain eases financial reporting rules during epidemic UK financial regulators announced a welter of measures today to give companies more time to publish results and banks more leeway for handling troubled loans. Business • 26 Mar 20
UK firms defer results after regulators call for delays UK companies including home improvement group Kingfisher - which owns B&Q - said they would delay full-year results for at least two weeks, heeding a ... Business • 23 Mar 20
UK financial watchdog launches M&C Saatchi probe M&C Saatchi said the UK financial watchdog had started an investigation after the advertising agency revealed an accounting scandal last year, which led to profit ... Business • 31 Jan 20
Hedge funds gained early access to BoE press feeds The Bank of England has admitted a rogue supplier has been misusing feeds of its press briefings, allowing high-speed traders access to market-sensitive information seconds ... Business • 19 Dec 19
UK markets watchdog wants retail ban on crypto-assets The UK's markets watchdog is proposing banning the sale of derivatives based on crypto-assets to retail consumers from early 2020 due to what it considers ... Business • 03 Jul 19
UK watchdog shakes up 'dysfunctional' overdraft market UK banks and building societies will have to charge the same amount for all overdrafts from April 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority said today. Business • 07 Jun 19
Brexit: EU and UK markets watchdogs agree pacts European Union and UK market watchdogs have agreed pacts for swapping information on asset managers, credit rating agencies and transaction reporting bodies to avoid chaos ... Business • 01 Feb 19
Tesco Bank fined £16.4m over cyber attack Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4m by the UK watchdog following a major cyber attack in 2016. Business • 01 Oct 18
UK watchdog tells banks to prepare for hard Brexit UK banks and insurers must plan for a "hard" Brexit in case a transition period is not in place next March, a senior British regulator ... Business • 19 Jul 18
Barclays CEO Staley fined over whistleblower case UK regulators and Barclays have fined the bank's chief executive Jes Staley a combined £1.1m after he tried to identify a whistleblower who sent letters ... Business • 11 May 18
No WPP follow-up requests from UK watchdog over Sorrell WPP has had no further requests for information from Britain's financial watchdog after answering initial questions about the firm's investigation into Martin Sorrell, its recently ... Business • 20 Apr 18
RBS keeps funds for restructuring claims at £400m Royal Bank of Scotland said the potential bill for claims against its small business restructuring division will remain at £400m after misconduct allegations against it ... Business • 23 Oct 17
Pressure piled on UK watchdog over RBS report UK politicians have hired a barrister to check if a summary of a report by regulators into how Royal Bank of Scotland treated companies in ... Business • 13 Oct 17
UK orders changes to boost funds industry transparency The UK's markets watchdog has proposed a suite of changes to the £7 trillion asset management industry in order to improve transparency and value for ... Business • 28 Jun 17
Lloyds to compensate fraud victims with £100m scheme Lloyds Banking Group today revealed a £100m compensation scheme today for victims of a fraud for which six people were jailed this year. Business • 07 Apr 17
