World news | The Guardian1d ago
UK billionaire Chris Rokos donates record £190m to Cambridge University https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/31/uk-billionaire-chris-rokos-donates-record-190m-to-cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #HigherEducation #UkNews #Cambridge #Philanthropy #HedgeFunds #FinancialSector #England
UK billionaire Chris Rokos donates record £190m to Cambridge University

Single biggest donation to a UK university in modern times will establish a new school of government bearing his name

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/30/uk-savers-told-to-act-now-before-easter-sunday-cash-isa-deadline #CashIsas #Isas #InvestmentIsas #Investments #Savings #Business #BanksAndBuildingSocieties #Money #FinancialSector #UkNews #InterestRates
UK savers told to act now before Easter Sunday cash Isa deadline

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rush

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
Lloyds Bank faces £66m court battle with car loan customers https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/27/lloyds-bank-66m-court-car-loan-law-fca #LloydsBankingGroup #MotorFinance #Business #Banking #BorrowingDebt #Money #UkNews #FinancialConductAuthority #FinancialSector #ConsumerRights #ConsumerAffairs
Lloyds bank faces £66m court battle with car loan customers

Law firm is preparing claim on behalf of 30,000 consumers who fear the FCA’s redress scheme will shortchange them

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 24
Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/revolut-ai-crypto-profits-us-banking-licence-uk #Revolut #Banking #FinancialSector #Business #UkNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #Cryptocurrencies #Technology #Energy #Environment
Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto

Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month

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World news | The GuardianMar 20
FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/20/fca-investigates-mfs-mortgage-lender #FinancialSector #FinancialConductAuthority #Banking #Business #UkNews #CorporateGovernance
FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal

Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset-freezing order on company’s founder, Paresh Raja

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US news | The GuardianMar 19
PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/19/pwc-pricewaterhousecoopers-partners-ai-artificial-intelligence-paul-griggs #Pwc #AiArtificialIntelligence #Accountancy #FinancialSector #Technology #UsNews #Business
PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns

Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replaced

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Yonhap Infomax NewsMar 17
President Lee Jae-myung declares tax measures for real estate market stabilization should be last resort, comparing them to nuclear weapons while emphasizing financial sector controls and supply policies as primary tools to curb property speculation driven by leveraged investments.
#YonhapInfomax #PresidentLeeJaemyung #TaxReform #RealEstateMarket #HousingPrices #FinancialSector #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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President Lee - 'Taxes Are Like Nuclear Weapons, Should Not Be Used Recklessly... Last Resort'

President Lee Jae-myung declares tax measures for real estate market stabilization should be last resort, comparing them to nuclear weapons while emphasizing financial sector controls and supply policies as primary tools to curb property speculation driven by leveraged investments.

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World news | The GuardianMar 16
European takeover battle hots up with UniCredit’s ‘unfriendly attack’ on Commerzbank https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/16/european-banking-takeover-battle-unicredit-commerzbank #EuropeanBanks #Banking #Business #Europe #FinancialSector #WorldNews #MergersAndAcquisitions #Germany #Italy
European takeover battle hots up with UniCredit’s ‘unfriendly attack’ on Commerzbank

Milan-based bank plans to up its near-30% stake in German lender to trigger formal talks despite strong opposition from Berlin

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How will war in the Middle East affect your finances?
By Rupert Jones and Zoe Wood

Surging energy prices and tumbling stock markets are threatening a new UK cost of living crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/iran-war-middle-east-affect-finances-energy-bills-inflation-interest-rates

#UKcostoflivingcrisis #USIsraelwaronIran #Financialsector #Business #Inflation #Interestrates #Economics #Worldnews #Petrolprices #Energybills #Money #Householdbills #Motoring #Stockmarkets #Pensions #FTSE #Mortgagerates #Mortgages #Banksandbuildingsocieties #Property #Housingmarket #Familyfinances #Consumeraffairs #RupertJones #ZoeWood

How will war in the Middle East affect your finances?

Surging energy prices and tumbling stock markets are threatening a new UK cost of living crisis

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World news | The GuardianMar 11
British fintech Revolut gets full banking licence https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/11/british-fintech-revolut-gets-full-banking-licence #Revolut #FinancialSector #Business #Fintech #UkNews #BanksAndBuildingSocieties
British fintech Revolut gets full banking licence

Group lodged application in 2021 but had to overcome accounting issues and reputational concerns

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