High street banks in the UK have been forced to reopen 2.5 million PPI mis-selling complaints after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found affected customers had...
Figures from the Bank of England have revealed that lending to small and medium sized enterprises (SME) through the government’s flagship Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme...
The UK’s fast-growing “sharing economy” could be worth £9 billion by 2025, according to a new report from PwC. The analysis considered many different sectors of...
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), along with Japan’s Marubeni Corporation, has announced the “landmark refinancing” of a UK offshore wind project. The 210 megawatt (MW)...
A major crowdfunding bid has been launched by campaign group ‘Let’s Own the News’, who wish to re-establish public control over the British media by buying...
As awareness of solar investments and the risk profile they offer increase, finance in the sector is gradually “coming of age” and attracting institutional investors, according...
Banks in the UK may soon be forced to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) find alternative sources of finance if they turn them down...
Investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown have suggested that households should be able to access a cash reserve of a few hundred pounds, withdrawn from their savings, in...
The Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards, established by Efma and Accenture, is looking for cutting-edge marketing and distribution innovations from retail banks for their global award...
Government-funded programme to help British entrepreneurs and startups has supported 20,000 loans so far, moving beyond £100 million and significantly helping previously unemployed people. Founded in...
In a report listing details on how the financial industry can reform effectively, a ‘banker oath’, similar to the Hippocratic Oath for doctors, has been recommended...
MPs have accused Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) executives of being “wilfully obtuse,” as they now make a U-turn on their defence – admitting to the...
At the forefront of an alternative finance revolution, crowdfunding is changing business for the better, writes Jess Ratty of Crowdfunder. There are some pretty big stats...
The BRICS group, made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have established their own international bank, to promote sustainable investment and to act...
Leading supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has taken out a loan to promote low-carbon investments that will help finance its numerous low-carbon programmes, in what is being regarded...