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Battery storage group Pulse Clean Energy secures £220m debt financing to develop new º£½ÇÊÓƵ sites
Energy
Group has sites in Greater Manchester, Wales, the North East and the East Midlands – and is planning one in Devon
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FTSE 100 banks: Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC pocket £12.8bn in Q2 but trouble looms
By City AM
The Big Five - Barclays, HSBC, Natwest, Lloyds and Standard Chartered - pocketed a combined £12.8bn in the three months to June 30
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Bank of England to cut interest rates but faces dilemma over future policy decisions
By City AM
The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates this week, but the future of monetary policy is uncertain, according to leading economists
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Near £3bn high street bank funding gap to Welsh SMEs identified by report
Banking & Finance
Fintech Allica Bank said if deployed it would have had a huge economic impact
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Klarna gears up for New York IPO revival in autumn amidst market recovery
By City AM
Klarna's US listing plans were put on hold after President Trump's 'Liberation Day' levies
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Newcastle Building Society reports 'solid' half year performance
Company Results
The lender has made about £21m available for victims of the Philips Trust collapse, with £18.7m paid out so far
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North West welcomes PM's late payments clampdown
Enterprise
Small Business Plan includes finance pledges and push to tackle late payments
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Supreme Court ruling sparks crackdown on 'bad practice' by dodgy claims firms
By City AM
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have teamed up to issue a warning to law firms and claims management companies (CMCs)
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Nationwide smashes big banks in mass customer exodus as 'The Big Thankyou' pays off
By City AM
Nationwide was the runaway winner for current account switches in the first quarter of 2025 as the mutual's billions of pounds returned to customers in 2024 paid off.
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Chetwood Bank sees saver deposits exceed £5bn
Banking & Finance
The challenger bank is headquartered in Wrexham
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Klarna secures º£½ÇÊÓƵ banking licence to take on Monzo and Revolut
By City AM
The buy now, pay later firm has been granted regulatory approval to offer savings accounts to its 11 million º£½ÇÊÓƵ customers, with a debit card on the horizon
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Santander º£½ÇÊÓƵ's strategic overhaul leads to job cuts and branch closures
By City AM
The bank said provisions for other liabilities and charges were up 74 per cent to £249m driven by "higher transformation related charges". The lender listed losses and provisions as rising 119.8 per cent to €340m (£296m)
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Revolut mulls China launch as fintech giant faces º£½ÇÊÓƵ regulatory hell
By City AM
Revolut is considering a move into China as the fintech giant battles regulatory issues closer to home in a bid to become a fully fledged bank in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Rathbones sees profit fall as it warns on first-half market turbulence
By City AM
Rathbones has reported a decline in profit over the first six months of the year, as market turbulence in the first quarter took its toll on the FTSE 250 wealth manager
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HSBC profit plunges 29% amid China business write-downs, missing market forecasts
By City AM
The FTSE 100 listed global bank saw its pre-tax profit come in at $6.3bn (£4.72bn) in the three months to May 31, down from $8.8bn a year ago and below analyst expectations of $6.99bn.
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Smart Pension commits £330m to Octopus Energy funds – including backing for Kensa heat pump network
Climate Agenda
Chancellor hails success of Mansion House Acord
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Barclays CEO urges Rachel Reeves to reconsider bank tax hike amidst economic growth concerns
By City AM
Barclays boss CS Venkatakrishnan has warned against a bank tax hike as the Chancellor looks to maintain her fiscal headroom
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Development Bank of Wales reveals two new board members
Deals
Leading º£½ÇÊÓƵ finance specialists Annie Ropar and Paul Oldham have been appointed to the board of the Development Bank of Wales.
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Profits up at law firm after 'record-breaking' year of growth
Law
The company opened a new office in Exeter last year to meet demand for its services
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Employee-owned law firm to move to new Somerset office and open base in Bournemouth
Law
Stephens Scown was named among the Sunday Times' best places to work in 2025
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Ward Hadaway completes merger of Teesside law firm The Endeavour Partnership LLP
Deals
The two firms have a combined headcount of almost 600 employees
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Swansea accountancy firm expands with first of planned series of acquisitions
Deals
Unity Accountancy has acquired Llanelli-based Quotanet
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What is the average house price in Wales
Housing
New quarterly figures from the Principality Building Society shows the average house price in Wales is up on a year earlier but down on the Q1
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Opinion: How devolution can help the North's professional services sector – and beyond
Professional Services
Robert White, CEO of independent law firm Brabners and co-chair of the True North Network, on renewed backing for the North’s professional services industries and the launch of Greater Manchester's Local Industrial Strategy
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