The average household has seen its wealth increase by £96,000 since 2003, according to research from Lloyds Bank Private Banking. The rise is being driven by...
The keynote debate at Ecology Building Society’s annual general meeting (AGM) this year asked an important question: who has the power to build a sustainable future?...
There is a “big change in thinking” when it comes to investment banking, chief executive of Barclays Antony Jenkins has said, defending the bank’s new strategy...
The Co-operative Group will see its stake in the Co-operative Bank reduced further, as the troubled lender seeks to raise £400m to cover its losses. The...
Barclays has announced it will cut 19,000 jobs, with around half coming from the UK, between now and 2016 in its new strategy update. The bank’s...
The International Association of Investors in the Social Economy (INAISE) has said that social financing “is working”, ahead of its annual conference at which it will...
The chancellor George Osborne has criticised the impacts of and the lack of information around the EU financial transaction tax (FTT), after it was revealed some...
Lord Myners’ has labelled the Co-operative Group’s board as “manifestly dysfunctional” in his review into the governance structure of the organisation. He added that the group...
The CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the largest Sharia-compliant lenders in the region, has said that Islamic banking is for everyone and...
Harvey McGrath, chairman of the Big Society Capital, has described social investment as a genuine “alternative and sustainable” way to fund work that benefits communities and...
The Co-operative Group faces further criticisms for betraying its ethical values as details of its plans to sell farmland emerge. Reports also suggest that the group...
Big Society Capital, the world’s first social bank, made £93m of new investment commitments in 2013, boosting the social sector, according to its annual report. Launched...
Ethical bank Triodos has highlighted the positive impact its investments have made in its new annual report, demonstrating its commitment to a double bottom line that...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said it is ready to defend itself against investors, who will this week file a £1 billion claim against...
Scotland could see a banking system similar to that of Iceland just before the financial crisis if it votes for independence in September, according to ratings...