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Metro Bank fined £16.6m for failings over money laundering checks

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Metro Bank fined £16m for failings over money laundering checks

Metro Bank has been fined £16.6 million by regulators for failings over money laundering controls from 2016 to 2020. The issues, which continued for four years despite concerns being raised by junior staff, applied to more than 60 million ...

12 Nov 2024 at 14:48

City

NatWest blocks apps including WhatsApp from work devices

NatWest has blocked messaging platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype on corporate devices amid the wider industry clampdown on staff misusing apps at work. The UK banking group said it wants its employees to stick to ...

12 Nov 2024 at 17:44

City

City watchdog extends motor finance complaints deadline to next December

Lenders have been told by the City watchdog they now have until December 4 next year to respond to borrowers complaining about motor finance deals with hidden commission payments. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it follows a ...

19 Dec 2024 at 09:08

City

Macquarie fined £13m by City watchdog after fake trades

The UK’s financial watchdog has fined Macquarie Bank Limited £13 million after one of its London metals traders booked hundreds of fake trades to cover up losses. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) handed out the penalty for ...

26 Nov 2024 at 11:03

Personal Finance

Reeves says towns risk becoming ‘banking deserts’ as she sticks to hubs target

The Chancellor has said towns are at risk of becoming “banking deserts” as she opened the UK’s 100th banking hub, and declined to commit to a fresh increase to the Government’s target despite calls to pick up the pace. Rachel ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:38

Personal Finance

100th banking hub launches to help protect cash access

The 100th banking hub has been launched as part of efforts to protect communities’ access to cash. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq will open the hub in the market town of Darwen, Lancashire, on ...

13 Dec 2024 at 06:45

City

Close Brothers gets new boss amid looming crisis for car finance industry

Adrian Sainsbury, the chief executive of motor finance giant Close Brothers, has stepped down after a period of medical leave and been replaced by Mike Morgan, a senior executive at the bank. Mr Sainsbury quit on January ...

07 Jan 2025 at 07:34

City

Watchdog should halt plans for ‘naming and shaming’ firms, says Lords committee

The UK’s financial watchdog should not push forward with plans to routinely “name and shame” firms facing investigations, according to an influential House of Lords committee. The Lords Financial Services Regulation ...

06 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Housebuilding to hit 40-year high as red tape cut, but buyers ‘need support’

Planning reforms will see housebuilding reach a more than 40-year high by 2030, but calls ramped up for more action to boost the flagging property market and help get buyers on to the property ladder. The UK’s ...

26 Mar 2025 at 16:28

City

Shein seeks Hong Kong stock market listing in blow to London – reports

Shein is seeking to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange and turn its back on a planned listing in London, according to reports. The fast-fashion firm has been looking to float on the London Stock Exchange ...

29 May 2025 at 10:22

Cancer patients ‘priced out of travel’ due to insurance costs

Cancer patients are being “priced out” of holidays due to “inflated” travel insurance costs for patients, a charity has said. Maggie’s cancer support charity said patients and those in recovery are ...

06 Jun 2025 at 00:01

City

Former fund manager Neil Woodford to be banned and fined almost £46m

The financial watchdog has provisionally banned former star City fund manager Neil Woodford and fined him and his former fund company almost £46 million for putting investors’ money at risk. The ...

07 Aug 2025 at 09:41

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