 | | | | HSBC has hired former Nomura banker Chris Finken as a managing director in its UK investment banking coverage team, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. | | | | | | The Bank of England raised its main interest rate to 0.25% on Thursday as inflation pressures mounted in Britain. | | | | | | Troubled payments company Finablr has been told it cannot delist from the London Stock Exchange without a vote by its shareholders, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Thursday. | | | | | | British fund manager Schroders said on Thursday it was in advanced talks to buy a significant stake in renewables investment firm Greencoat Capital. | | | | | | British fund manager Schroders is in advanced talks to buy a 75% stake for about 360 million pounds ($475.52 million) in Greencoat Capital, which manages solar, wind and other renewables funds, Sky News reported on Wednesday. | | | | | | Deutsche Bank's merger and acquisition advisory business in the United States has been "extremely strong" in the fourth quarter, a bank executive said on Wednesday, adding that he was optimistic for 2022. | | | | | | Banco BPM has always liked the idea of joining forces with a similar-size rival to create a third large banking group in Italy but is open to assessing all options, Chief Executive Giuseppe Castagna said on Monday. | | | | | | NatWest has been fined 265 million pounds ($350.9 million) for failing to prevent the laundering of nearly 400 million pounds, in the first criminal money laundering case against a British bank. | | | | | | British subprime lender Amigo said on Monday it had finalised two potential rescue schemes for the ailing company, which will be voted on by creditors. | | | | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co is preparing to pay nearly $200 million to settle U.S. regulatory investigations into lapses over monitoring employee communications, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. | | | | | |
