Helen Cahill

US senators have written to the British bank for answers on its ‘apparent failure’ to investigate former boss’s relationship with paedophile financier

Company have agreed to the deal by the American private equity firm, despite facing initial opposition from a number of the group’s shareholders and its founder

The lender has has exceeded estimates for both income and profits over the past three months, after surge in trading activity saw quarterly profits jump 31%

Profits at the wealth manager St James’s Place had doubled over the half year as it expanded its adviser base despite the departure of two partners

The high street bank said its new business plan would make “money simpler, safer and more connected” for its 28 million customers as reported a jump in profits

The FTSE 100 lender’s profit before tax rose by a fifth to £4.3 billion as trade unions urge Andy Burnham to impose higher taxes

Unions are in talks about how to evaluate employees working in similar roles, as part of an effort to create a fair system in the redundancy process

Deal worth £7 billion may be in jeopardy after Sycamore Partners, the pharmaceutical chain’s private equity owner, rejected a reduced offer

Chief executive António Simões lifts full-year earnings guidance after a surge in profits across the insurer’s institutional and asset management divisions

HSBC, Standard Chartered and Prudential among the companies affected as Beijing begins global search for billions of dollars of unpaid taxes