Nationwide fined £44mn over failings that led to fake Covid furlough payouts
UK regulator says building society lacked effective systems in monitoring customers’ transactions
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025‘Affordability is off the scale’: Belfast’s red-hot rental market
Northern Ireland’s gentrifying capital of swagger and soul is reeling as rents rise faster than anywhere in the UK
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025UBS shares hit 17-year high on hopes of watered down capital reforms
Investor optimism has been fuelled by a compromise proposed by Swiss political parties
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025Former ANZ chief sues over axed $9mn bonus
Australian bank had cut incentives after scandals under Shayne Elliott’s watch
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025Apollo’s 125-page manifesto on private credit
Plus, how UK oil majors attempted green transitions and then backed off
Posted on Friday December 12, 2025Fed reappoints regional chiefs in move that allays Trump challenge fears
Decision eases concerns that central bankers aligned with the US president would block them remaining in their roles
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025Trump pushes for ‘free economic zone’ in Donbas, says Zelenskyy
US proposes ‘compromise’ option of demilitarised buffer that excludes both Ukrainian and Russian forces, says Kyiv
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025S&P 500 closes at record high as consumer-led rally blunts Oracle slide
Blue-chip index rises as investors shift away from big-name tech stocks
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025HSBC axes 160-year-old management scheme in bid to cut costs
‘International Manager’ programme closed to new recruits as CEO Georges Elhedery reshapes Europe’s largest lender
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025Marsalek’s missing millions: the unravelling of a secret Libyan empire
FT investigation sheds light on Wirecard fraudster’s activities in north Africa and shadow life as a Russian agent of influence
Posted on Thursday December 11, 2025