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Lloyds Banking Group boosts motor finance provisions by £800m, shares rise despite regulatory challenges
By City AM
The FTSE 100 banking giant - which owns the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's largest motor finance lender Black Horse - had sent aside £1.2bn in provisions. The extra provision takes the total to just short of £2bn.
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Zilch CEO Philip Belamant teases unique offering for fintech IPO market amid new product launches
By City AM
Zilch has been eyed as a top IPO candidate for the City after Belamant told an Innovate Finance conference 12 months ago that it would be "fantastic" to list in the City and that it was "the right thing".
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NatWest bolsters venture banking team with strategic hires to support º£½ÇÊÓÆµ tech scale-ups
By City AM
NatWest has made two senior strategic hires in its newly formed venture banking team as it looks to double down on its support for the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's high-growth and innovation economy
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Lloyds Bank set to increase motor finance provisions after FCA redress scheme update
By City AM
The FTSE 100 banking giant - which owns the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's largest motor finance lender Black Horse - currently leads the pack for £1.2bn in provisions
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HSBC shares sink as bank moves to take full control of Hang Seng Bank
By City AM
The FTSE 100 banking juggernaut has offered to pay HK$155 per share for the 36 per cent not already owned by the bank. The proposal values the stake at HK$106.1bn (£10.7bn)
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JP Morgan announces major º£½ÇÊÓÆµ investment as it backs 'talent of tomorrow'
By City AM
The US banking giant said it will invest more than £300m into its Bournemouth campus, which will help facilitate a new building and upgraded facilities for the sites 5,300 employees
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Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder to step down from board after £5.4bn takeover
By City AM
Peter Hargreaves, who co-founded the investment platform with Stephen Lansdown in 1981, will be stepping down from the board of the company, months after its £5.4bn takeover
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Chief executive of Principality Building Society to stand down
Appointments
Julie-Ann Haines will be replaced at the helm of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's sixth biggest mutual by its current chief financial officer Iain Mansfield
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Lloyds and Barclays shares jump as FCA softens blow on motor finance lenders
By City AM
Shares in motor finance lenders rallied on Wednesday morning after the Financial Conduct Authority dropped a major update on its industry-wide redress scheme
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The latest acquisitions and equity investment news in Wales
Deals
Companies featured include Haverfordwest County AFC, Space Forge, Golley Slater, Bidmead Cook, Nodor and the Development Bank of Wales
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Lloyds' 'slow' wealth progress sparks takeover talk as bank looks to beef up offering
By City AM
Lloyds has been slow to build out its wealth management offering and could look to acquire a player in the space, according to analysts at RBC Capital Markets
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Equity deals up in Wales but values have fallen shows new British Business Bank research
Deals
The number of equity deals in 2024 were up 7.2% on 2023 but their combine value declined by more than 12%
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Asda credit card company reports losses wide and warns 'material uncertainty' over future
By City AM
The firm behind the Asda credit card more than doubled its impairment charges last year
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Dains secures fourth acquisition of the year
West Midlands
Growing accountancy group has expanded across its West Midlands heartland with deal to buy Curo
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Ex-head of British Army to lead Santander's defence lending as demand soars
By City AM
General Sir Patrick Sanders, who was chief of the general staff from 2022 to 2024, is set to join the Spanish-headquartered bank to lead its defence industry approach
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Shawbrook confirms plans for London IPO as listings revival gathers pace
By City AM
The Essex-based bank has today published its registration document ahead of its intention to apply to admit its shares to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in a move thought to value the company at as much as £2bn.
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Welsh angel co-investment fund gets £3m new injection from Welsh Government
Deals
The Wales Co-Investment Fund was launched in 2018
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Interview: From kitchen table start-up to multimillion-pound exit
People
Adam Tavener talks to Business Live about launching Clifton Asset Management from his flat in the 1980s – and selling it on for tens of millions this year
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Hargreaves Lansdown hits two million clients milestone
Finance
The investment platform's assets under administration have also climbed to a record figure
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Standard Life launches new fund to boost access to private markets
By City AM
The Future Opportunities fund aims to improve outcomes and boost returns by diversifying customer portfolios with exposure to private assets
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Barclays, Citi and JP Morgan bosses issue warning to Rachel Reeves over bank tax hike
By City AM
The bosses of Barclays, Citi and JP Morgan have warned the Chancellor against hiking taxes on the banking sector, as they called for stability and competition
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Revolut to invest 3bn in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and create 1,000 jobs in major vote of confidence
By City AM
The digital bank said it would pump 3bn into the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and create 1,000 highly-skilled jobs over the next five years.
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Zilch secures £30m loan from US Bank to fuel expansion, plans major growth announcement
By City AM
The London-based fintech has agreed the £30m facility with New York-based US Bank, according to documents filed with Companies House.
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British tax fears soar as watchdog launches deregulation push
By City AM
The PRA has outlined plans to slash regulation across the banking sector in a bid to cut red tape
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