This week the Big Four UK banks — Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC — announced pre-tax profits of £44.3 billion - an average of 66 per …
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Lloyds Bank profits: Positive Money response
London, 22 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to Lloyds Bank’s announcement today that its pre-tax profits for 2023 were £7.5 billion, …
HSBC Q3 profits: Positive Money response
London, 30 October 2023 - Responding to HSBC’s announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the third quarter of 2023 were £6.37 …
Lloyds Bank Q3 2023 profits: Positive Money response
London, 25 October 2023 - Responding to Lloyds Banking Group’s announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the third quarter of …
Windfall tax on banks could raise £20bn this year
New analysis shows there’s more than one way to tax a bank, but all generate billions London, 14 August 2023 - A windfall tax on bank …
Treasury meetings dominated by finance as bank profits soar
Banks have the ear of officials with the power to hit them with a windfall tax, new research reveals London, 2 August 2023 - Big banks and …
Lloyds Bank & Santander profits: Positive Money response
London, 26 July 2023 - Responding to announcements from Lloyds Bank and Santander this morning that their pre-tax profits for the first-half …
Sunak Mansion House speech: Positive Money response
London, 1 July 2021 In a speech delivered today at Mansion House, the Chancellor announced that companies, pension schemes, financial …
Bank of England confirms plans to incorporate climate into asset purchases: Positive Money response
A senior Bank of England official announced today that the Bank is seeking the Treasury’s backing to incorporate climate risk into its asset …