Rathbones’ blunder boosts banks in the race for the UK’s rich

An internal review that found regulatory compliance shortcomings sent the stock down 17%

Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026

Germany’s financial watchdog removes three Berenberg bosses

BaFin’s move comes as country’s oldest lender reports possible breaches of corporate governance

Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

EU set to remove barriers to banks’ cross-border capital flows

Draft report by European Commission aims to boost performance of lenders in bloc compared with US rivals

Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

Bank of England plans to dilute capital rules for investment banks’ trading activities

UK regulator also publishes parameters of how it will stress-test private credit markets

Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

Medallia’s collapse turns private credit into a private equity problem

Private lenders that once fancied themselves as ‘coupon clippers’ had better be prepared to run companies as equity owners

Posted on Friday June 19, 2026

Nine people in critical condition after fatal UK train collision

Investigators work to establish what led to the first deadly rail accident in nearly two years

Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026

One person dead and 89 injured after UK train crash

Collision on the Midland Main Line is the first fatal rail incident in nearly two years

Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026

Burnham camp divided over chancellor pick as UK finances worsen

Ed Miliband, Shabana Mahmood and Yvette Cooper are all believed to be contenders as bond markets seek reassurance

Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026

Nigel Farage’s Brexit rallies were funded from the EU budget

European monies paid for anti-immigrant posters during ‘Say No to EU’ tour

Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026

Alternative for Germany revives Nazi-era attacks on Bauhaus

Modernist art institution fears AfD ‘patriotic culture’ push nearly 100 years after closing under Hitler

Posted on Saturday June 20, 2026