 | | | | NatWest Group is facing a 2 million pound-plus ($2.7 million) compensation claim after a London tribunal ruled it had discriminated against an employee and unfairly dismissed her two days after cancer surgery, her lawyer said on Thursday. | | | | | | Goldman Sachs on Thursday upgraded its key medium-term profitability target and said it would hit its efficiency ratio goal in 2022 as it provided an update on strategy and goals. | | | | | | Germany's financial watchdog BaFin said on Thursday that it planned to clamp down on the marketing, distribution and sale of futures products with additional payment obligations. | | | | | | Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters is keen to stay at the bank at least until the delivery of its new goal to hit a double-digit return by 2024, he told Reuters on Thursday. | | | | | | Turkey's central bank kept its policy rate steady at 14% for the second straight month on Thursday as expected, despite a jump in inflation to nearly 50% after last year's easing cycle triggered a currency crisis. | | | | | | Aggravated by fiddly financial apps, retired urologist Carlos San Juan got more than he bargained for when he began a campaign for a more user-friendly service from Spain's banks. | | | | | | Commerzbank swung to better than expected fourth-quarter and annual net profit despite a major overhaul, the German lender said on Thursday and painted a rosy picture for its 2022 outlook. | | | | | | Dutch insurer NN Group on Thursday announced a 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) share buyback, as demand for insurance remained strong in the second half of last year, driven by extreme weather and the COVID-19 pandemic. | | | | | | Standard Chartered has raised its core profitability goals and promised shareholders extra payouts, despite full year profit undershooting expectations, as it banks on inflation-battling rate hikes worldwide to boost lending. | | | | | | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether certain banks may have broken the rules by tipping off hedge funds ahead of large sales of shares, or "block trades," a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday. | | | | | |
