The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined how it plans to regulate consumer credit – including the payday loans industry – when it takes on the...
The governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney recently unveiled new plans to get banks lending to businesses again. But is turning to the same...
A former BP, Rabobank and Morgan Stanley executive has been appointed head of sustainable finance at the Green Investment Bank (GIB) – the £3.8 billion government...
The Co-operative Bank has insisted that it has not completely closed the door to renewable energy projects – despite being forced to freeze lending to the...
Most commentators seem to agree that a return to ‘back to basics’ banking is needed if we are to avoid the kind of speculative bubbles that...
In an effort to avoid incidences like the financial crisis that begun in 2007, Didier Sornette has developed a way to predict future crashes. He gave...
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...
Payday lenders heap pressure on borrowers, fail to undertake sufficient background checks and even lend money to people who are drunk or have mental health issues,...
Sustainable finance institution Ecology Building Society has revealed that it increased its net profits by 8% in 2012 – a figure that comes just two weeks...
Dedicated ethical bank Triodos has revealed it has reached a financial milestone, after breaking the £500m barrier in its lending to sustainable businesses and organisations. Following...
Housing charity Shelter claim that almost a million people have turned to controversial payday loan schemes in order to pay their mortgage or rent. Labour and Co-operative...
Most people are well aware of the crisis that continues to engulf the banking and financial systems, but how many know about what caused it? To...