‘Smarter money’ is the key that will unlock the promise of Africa and the Caribbean
Kenneth Mohammed
Regions’ vast potential is being blocked by the need for better investments, key partnerships and reforms to global finance
May 2024
Cost of cashless society on our rural community shop
Letter: Most people don’t realise that a £10 payment on a credit card costs over 11p to process, says Ruth Anderson
April 2024
UK bankers warned of ‘severe losses’ if they fail to monitor private equity exposures
Bank of England executive says creeping sense of complacency and lack of data is putting lenders at risk
While we focus on Dominic West in a banned advert, the banks are short-changing us all
Hannah Dewhirst
The fuss over an outlawed commercial threatens to obscure the fact that the industry is reaping record profits for a poorer service, says Hannah Dewhirst, head of campaigns at Positive Money
‘Outdated and misleading’: is it time to reassess the very concept of money?
It’s regularly being created and destroyed – and economic models that don’t reflect that fact are not even slightly useful
January 2024
Labour has no intention of reinstating cap on bankers’ bonuses, says Reeves
Shadow chancellor says party aims to be champion of a thriving financial sector if it wins election
October 2023
The Guardian view on bankers’ bonuses: the sky’s the limit (again)
Editorial: In the week that nearly 4 million Britons were reported to live in destitution, policymakers axed the cap on City pay. How’s that for a healthy society?
July 2023
Banks with lowest savings rates to face ‘robust action’, warns UK financial watchdog
FCA gives banks four weeks to justify savings rates as it lays out 14-point plan to monitor treatment of customers
March 2023
Now the tide of money into the tech sector is ebbing, we can see who has no bathers on
Maurizio Fiaschetti
Following an increase in interest rates, new start ups, old tech companies and SVB are facing hard times, says banking lecturer Maurizio Fiaschetti
January 2023
UK could face ‘banking crisis worse than 2008’ if City fails to prepare for fossil fuel collapse
Report from climate activist groups says City is unprepared for potential collapse in value of fossil fuel assets
November 2022
Nils Pratley on finance
Bulb takeover saga sheds light on ‘disgraceful’ lack of transparency
Nils Pratley
Let’s hope E.ON, Centrica and Scottish Power’s judicial reviews succeed in forcing some openness
October 2022
The Guardian view on central bankers: don’t put them in charge of the crisis
Editorial: The UN is right to warn that governments risk a worldwide recession precipitated by excessive rate rises
September 2022
Banks among biggest beneficiaries of Kwarteng’s mini-budget
From scrapping the cap on bonuses to slashing red tape, the chancellor unveils a raft of policies he says will boost economic growth
Credit Suisse has allowed the morally bankrupt to steal from the poor for too long
How many exposés will it take for Switzerland and other countries to change their laws on banking secrecy, says Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics
Suisse secrets
The Credit Suisse leaks expose an industry that has got away with too much for too long
I won’t be holding my breath for government action oran UK inquiry into its actions – or into any other bank for that matter, says banking expert Prem Sikka
Suisse secrets
Crooks, kleptocrats and crises: a timeline of Credit Suisse scandals
A string of controversies have beset Switzerland’s second-largest lender, including Japanese ‘shredding party’ and US sub-prime fraud
