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Banking sector

Articles on the banking sector from our leading edge monthly magazine, FS Focus.

Deutsche Bank in talks over Commerzbank merger

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Deutsche Bank has begun tentative merger talks with rival Commerzbank, which would create Europe’s second biggest bank behind HSBC.

HSBC gender divide grows

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HSBC has the worst gender pay gap among UK bankers and it’s only getting worse, according to its own figures.

Bank of England warns no deal could be a disaster

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As Theresa May fights to save her Brexit deal, the Bank of England has warned that a no-deal could cause an immediate economic crash, GDP to fall by 8% and unemployment to rise to 7.5%.

UK has closed two thirds of bank branches

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Banks in the UK have closed down thousands of high street branches over the past three decades, leaving a fifth of households more than three kilometres from their nearest current account provider.

Banks to perform name checks

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Name checks will be carried out when UK bank customers send money to other people from next year in a bid to halt a rising tide of bank transfer fraud.

Consumer Concerns

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Andrew Bulley and Felix Bungay from Deloitte assess some of the key points from the Financial Conduct Authority’s report on retail banking

BoE's Haldane warns AI threatens UK jobs

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Bank of England cheif economist Andy Haldane has warned that the UK needs a skills revolution.

Regulators assess banks exposure to cryptocurrencies

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Global banking regulators are assessing the size of banks’ exposure to “crypto-assets” such as bitcoin and looking at introducing capital safeguards, in a move that could deter banks from embracing the nascent market.

Banking by app to overtake online by 2019

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More consumers will bank via their app than online by next year, according to industry analysts CACI.

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