The potential merger is not a risk-free proposition
The bank’s underperforming share price can be traced back to disastrous decisions made during and after the 2008 crisis
Banker salaries that were doubled to get round the measure could become baked-in
Policymakers fight tooth and nail to retain big international companies on their home exchanges but lose out
The Farage row suggests political intervention will continue until banking governance becomes more muscular
It is hard not share Brett Christophers’ rage in this polemic against the greed and short-termism of the asset management industry
“Who do you work for?”
Both Credit Suisse and SVB fell victim to familiar pitfalls for ambitious lenders
Regulations put in place in the UK after the global financial crisis passed their first big test with the Silicon Valley Bank rescue
Weak governance, complacent regulation and sloppy auditing are still at the root of corporate frauds 50 years later
The chancellor’s proposals are only a partial response to London’s financial decline
Sir Tom Scholar’s exit endangers institutional memory of how to handle a financial crisis — and the need for caution in deregulation
Duncan Campbell-Smith’s authorised account is excellent, but focuses more on the bank’s colourful past than recent corporate failings
Owen Walker’s salutary tale about Britain’s best-known fund manager will invoke the ire of investors
Cutting tuition fees is no longer realistic, but there are other ways to better support vital courses
Lenders need to put public before private interest or remain a pariah industry
Review ‘completely missed the mark’ on preserving university research funding
The experience of Barclays suggests the bank may one day seek to rebuild a full service
First report on the UK’s post-school learning in half a century has wide implications
Augar review says government must close skills gaps and reduce tuition fees
Augar review expected to back greater support for vocational and technical training
Pressure grows on Student Loan Company to refocus on graduates’ expected repayments
Students must be protected if higher education providers go bust
Nigel Higgins takes over a bank torn over its mission and strategy
As UK prosecutors bring a new charge, the bank is in better shape than for years
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