03/20/2015

Bill Winters: Saviour or axeman for Standard Chartered?

Activist shareholders have their wish and the well-respected Winters was broadly given the thumbs up when news of his appointment emerged last month. But will the bank’s employees welcome him with open arms?

03/18/2015

Halifax Share Dealing Wins the Public Vote

At a ceremony at The Guildhall last night announcing the winners of The City of London Wealth Management Awards, Natasha Kaplinsky presented Halifax Sharedealing with the Award for Best Execution-Only Equity Sharedealing Service.

03/17/2015

HSBC begins closing Jersey accounts

The bank is carrying out checks on the identity and address of thousands of its customers on the Channel Islands, and is closing accounts that do not meet tax compliance standards.

03/16/2015

RBS thinning out bidders for Coutts

UBP is the preferred bidder and an agreement might be reached as early as this month, said the people, who cautioned that the talks could still be delayed or fall apart.

03/16/2015

Outgoing StanChart boss received $5.1m for 2014

He may have forgone his bonus for 2014 but Peter Sands, who will shortly be replaced as Standard Chartered's chief executive by Bill Winters, still took home $5.1m last year.