A third of global investment into clean energy took place in Europe in 2012, according to Dutch bank Rabobank. But the shockwaves of the financial crisis...
The government is backing a system that will allow bank customers to switch to other providers more easily, in an effort to increase competition across the...
Leading financial services firm UBS has released a report that outlines its commitment to sustainable investment – which it says “has entered the mainstream”. The report uses...
Almost 160,000 complaints were referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from consumers between April and June – the majority of which were about mis-sold payment...
Some 2,436 City bankers received annual wages in excess of £870,000 in 2011, according to the European Banking Authority (EBA), as the row over excessive pay...
Blue & Green Tomorrow has a new look. And we’re calling on you, our readers, to let us know what you think. We want to keep writing...
Campaign group Move Your Money has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund its battle with the high street banks. From September, new rules come into effect...
Sending senior bankers to prison for reckless behaviour may not bring about the wholesale positive changes regulators expect, according to the law profession’s trade body. The...
Twenty-two years ago today, after the Bank of England’s Operation Sandstorm inquiry uncovered “widespread fraud and manipulation”, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was...
Local authorities have been challenged to make banking and investments work harder for their communities. In a new report, campaign group Move Your Money describes how...
The banking regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has said that some of the biggest UK banks are still at risk of being used by criminals...
Mark Carney entered the Bank of England’s (BoE) offices on Threadneedle Street in London for the first time as governor this morning. He is tasked with...
As chief executive of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), Penny Shepherd became known as one of the industry’s foremost authorities in the sector....
It’s been a week since the banking commission reported on the industry’s “shocking and widespread malpractice”. Apart from the initial flurry of media interest, the report is...
Big banks in the UK need to raise billions more in capital to cover their risks, according to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Five of the...