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UK-focused lender attempts to diversify away from mortgages
HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered have more to do, says regulator
UK lender adds £177mn to reserves to protect against potential loan losses due to inflationary pressures
Change in direction is welcome, but it needs to be more compelling
UK lender plans to invest £4bn in wealth management and technology as profits held back by HBOS charge
Borrowers seeking long-term fixed-rate loans amid rising rates and inflation
Charlie Nunn will raise budget for private rental business as lender targets wealth, commercial and investment banking
Impact of US’s largest-ever release of stored oil and global resistance of antibiotics
UK lender maintained ties with ailing supply-chain finance firm after Lord James Lupton intervened
As a proxy for the UK economy, the lender has benefited from the same bounceback as the chancellor
Bank sitting on £4bn in excess capital after third-quarter result beats estimates by more than 50%
Borrowers claim they are ‘trapped in their homes until their deaths’
The retail bank has surprisingly big aspirations in the UK’s tiny build-to-rent residential market
Their videos may be cheesy but it pays for them to appeal direct to stakeholders
Bullish internal targets contrast with cautious public comments on new rental business
Political pressure mounts over access to cash for elderly and vulnerable
Lender’s profits rise as it cuts provisions for loan losses and benefits from booming mortgage market
History repeating itself as banks and pension funds bet more on private assets
Penalty is largest handed out by Financial Conduct Authority since 2019
Newcomers eye a new source of profits but reputational risks do exist
Bank expects to have its first tenants within the next few weeks as it seeks to diversify its sources of income
Easing of Covid restrictions means shareholders can again gather to quiz company boards
Analysts divided on prospects for emerging markets
Outgoing chief executive António Horta-Osório warns that Covid ‘continues to have a significant impact’
Expect the bank to whittle down the surplus with diplomatic gradualism
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