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NatWest
12:06, 2 MAY 2025
Natwest's profit surge amid stamp duty changes and market volatility boosts shares
By City AM
The FTSE 100 bank booked a £1.8bn pre-tax profit, surpassing the £1.6bn pencilled in by analysts and shares in the lender rose over three per cent during early trading
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Barclays boss breaks with Lloyds, Natwest and HSBC on major º£½ÇÊÓÆµ banking regulation
By City AM
Barclays chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan has broken with his FTSE 100 peers to call for the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's ring-fencing regulation to remain in place, arguing the benefits of protection outweigh the costs of implementing and administering the system
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's major banks brace for earnings amidst Trump's tariffs and rate cuts
By City AM
The FTSE 100's 'Big Five' banks will deliver a combined £30bn in cash returns to shareholders in 2025, according to analysts.
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NatWest to launch more Accelerator business hubs
West Midlands
High street bank is marking ten-year anniversary of support programme launched in Birmingham by partnering with more universities
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Natwest partners with OpenAI as FTSE giant scales up tech
By City AM
The FTSE 100 lender said it would leverage AI to meet customers' needs faster and more effectively, whilst increasing productivity and efficiency across operations.
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North East economy leads the way in influential business survey
Economy
Region is ranked highest outside London in the monthly NatWest Growth Track, with 12 consecutive months of improving scores
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Welsh private sector output improves further shows new NatWest research
NatWest
NatWest has published its latest Wales Business Activity Index
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Natwest Boxed partners with The AA for new savings account launch
By City AM
Natwest Boxed, the bank's financial services platform, has partnered with The AA for the launch of an instant savings account
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Barclays and Natwest to axe climate targets from executive bonuses as US giants follow suit
By City AM
The move is part of a wider shift underway in the corporate world, removing a formal link between climate and diversity targets and remuneration.
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Natwest narrowly beats profit expectations as it posts bump in consumer lending
By City AM
The FTSE 100 lender posted a £6.2bn pre-tax profit, ahead of £6.1bn pencilled in by analysts and up 0.3 per cent on 2023.
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Barclays and Natwest kick off Big Four bank earnings with expected strong performances
By City AM
Analysts are expecting the first set of annual results for Britain's Big Four banks to show 'strong' performances, but warned of long-term challenges
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Natwest share price touches 10-year high ahead of annual results on Friday
By City AM
The lender hit its highest share price since 2015 last month, and continued to rally ahead of its results
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South West companies hike prices for customers as costs rise
South West
But business activity across the region was broadly stable in January, the latest NatWest Growth Tracker found
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Natwest share price rockets to 10-year high as investors eye bumper 2025 growth
By City AM
The º£½ÇÊÓÆµ bank's stock price is already up 95 per cent over the last year, making it one of the best performing stocks on the FTSE 100, and it shows no signs of stopping.
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North East business activity surges in December, survey suggests
North East
The NatWest Growth Tracker has the region showing the highest business activity in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ for the first time in more than four years
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Private sector cutting jobs in Wales at fastest rate since 2020
NatWest
NatWest has published its latest Wales business activity index
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MCR Property Group secures £42m funding from NatWest as it plans ‘aggressive growth strategy'
Commercial Property
Company this year hailed its 'extensive acquisition pipeline'
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Natwest boss says bank could return to private ownership in first half of 2025
By City AM
The chief executive of Natwest has said the bank could return to full private ownership in the first half of 2025, a move that would draw a line under the government's bailouts of lenders during the financial crisis.
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NatWest Group hits 13-year peak: Should investors sell at 52-week high?
By City AM
Investors should ignore the 52-week high when making their decisions, say experts - but what about the people on the inside?
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North East economy seeing fastest rise in new business in three years, survey says
Economy
The NatWest Growth Tracker points to a number of positive signs in the regional economy, though job levels fell
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NatWest buys back £1bn shares in latest step towards privatisation
NatWest
The lender has now bought back £2.2bn of state-owned shares so far this year
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Birmingham event for black business leaders
West Midlands
Fourth annual conference will come to city next month and hear from a broad range of speakers
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West Country sees strongest rise in new business growth in º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
Economy
Companies attributed growth to successful advertising and investment
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Bristol tech company to expand into US after securing £1.8m
Technology
The business is also planning to create new job opportunities in Bristol following the deal
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