financial services
Hargreaves Lansdown ‘willing to recommend’ £5.4bn takeover proposal
The company said the latest offer follows three previous approaches from the consortium in recent months, including a £4.7bn approach from May.
Overwhelming majority of the public want five year freeze on bank branch closures
All-island banking union to host conference in Belfast this weekend
Business Secretary Badenoch says her job involves ‘the killing of bad ideas’
Kemi Badenoch, speaking at TheCityUK international conference, said she is worried about there being too many rules in financial services.
EY to cut jobs and hand out smaller pay rises
The accounting giant will reportedly axe more than 5% of the roughly 2,300-strong practice.
7.4m people ‘have made failed attempts to contact financial services providers’
The Financial Conduct Authority took the estimate from its financial lives survey of more than 19,000 people across the UK.
MPs launch inquiry into sexism in the City after sector rocked by scandals
The Treasury Committee said it wants to find out more about the barriers women in financial services face.
Citi Belfast breaks down barriers to entry for financial services careers
US-headquartered financial and professional services giant Citi is doubling-down on its commitment to breaking barriers to entry for careers at its Belfast operation.
Chancellor to sign financial services memorandum with Brussels
CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt is to sign an agreement with the EU that will see London and Brussels working closer together on financial services and co-ordinating ahead of big international meetings.
Northern Ireland services sector hit new heights in early 2023, official data shows
THE north’s all-important services sector hit new heights in the first three month of the year, new official data shows.