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UK Consumer Duty to change the face of finance

July 13, 2023

Challenger banks are predicted to outflank traditional banks when the rules come into force at the end of the month.

Caroline Haas

NatWest backs women-led sole traders and SMEs

June 30, 2023

The lender has broken new ground in Europe with a gender-related bond focused on supporting female entrepreneurship. Shanny Basar reports.

Karin Flinspach

Standard Chartered launches B2B marketplace for SMEs

June 30, 2023

The bank looks to take advantage of an anticipated uptick in the B2B space.

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Anna Sjulander

SEB’s innovative approach to sustainable capital markets

June 28, 2023

The head of sovereigns, supranationals and agencies debt capital markets at SEB talks to Andrew MacDowall about how the ‘so|bond’ digital bond platform will encourage market participants to reduce their environmental footprint.

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Day 1 is only the beginning for the UK Consumer Duty

June 28, 2023

The consequences for firms do not end with the looming deadline of July 31.

Switzerland, Australia and Norway have highest consumer credit debt

June 27, 2023

High debt levels in the private sector are typically associated with recessions.

Omar Alghanim, Tom Swerling and Lawrence Jamieson

Barclays shines in bellwether ECM transactions

June 27, 2023

In a year of bigger deals in European equities, the UK bank has beefed up its ECM team and worked on many “franchise-defining” transactions, going head-to-head with the big five institutions. 

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Opinion: The future of the branch office

June 22, 2023

In an increasingly impersonal world, physical bank branches could be a key differentiator.

Asset-backed lending

What now for the loan markets?

June 21, 2023

Asset-backed lending could be the stimulus the languishing EMEA loan markets need.

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Banks must raise their game in the fight against fraud

June 19, 2023

Banks are finding it difficult to keep pace with the fraudsters.

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