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Banking in 2025: Risk, regulation, and strategic readiness

The financial system and the world surrounding it are evolving through both disruption and innovation.

UK Banking Sector Faces Medium-Term Profitability Squeeze

Peter Rothwell, Head of Banking at KPMG UK and Peter Westlake Partner in KPMG UK’s Banking Strategy team

Montepaschi Weighs Countermeasures to Mediobanca's Accelerated Bid for Banca Generali

Mediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel is counting on a shift in shareholder sentiment

Statement on the Net Zero Banking Alliance

This is an important commercial opportunity for Barclays; in 2024, we generated approximately half a billion pounds in revenues from sustainable and transition-related activity.

UK should be wooing the wealthy, warns deVere CEO

Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group, says Britain is sleepwalking into a long-term economic decline by driving away wealth creators and refusing to compete for their return.

One-year state pension delay could cost early 50s workers almost £18k

Under current law, the state pension age will rise from 66 to 67 by 2028, and then to 68 between 2044 and 2046.

‘Vivabalance’ employee wellbeing strategy launched

It was important for us to ensure that Vivabalance complemented the existing Saffery Trust brand.

The top three forex challenges for UK fund managers — and how to overcome them

Managing multi-currency portfolios often means handling complex FX conversions

Roger Bootle Britain risks following France into a terrifying debt crisis

Public finances over the channel are nearing critical

Boomers boosting savings pots for Gen-Xers and Millennials

And its survey ranks Edinburgh as one of the top UK cities when it comes to how much parents are saving to transfer to their children.

Affordable housing identified as a priority asset class for DC pension investors

The study, based on a survey of over 4,400 DC pension savers, reveals millions of renters could be heading into retirement with a financial blind spot, underestimating how much they’ll need in later life compared to homeowners.

At First, Our Crypto Strategy Was Ridiculed – Then It Became Our USP

In addition to traditional wealth management, the bank’s ARCHIP solutions cater to private clients, external asset managers, family offices, and blockchain/crypto firms.

Women overwhelmingly back financial planning careers, survey shows

Among the more than 500 women surveyed, 88% of those currently working in the sector said their role offers a fair amount or great deal of flexibility.

The UK reportedly plans to woo the ultra-rich back with a new 'golden visa.' Analysts say the damage may already be done.

The country is seen as a "hostile" environment for the world's richest people, one analyst told BI.

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