London, 22 July 2021 The government has just announced plans to sell more of its stake in Natwest, despite shares being worth less than …
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Lords criticise BoE’s approach to QE: Positive Money response
London, 16 July 2021 A report on quantitative easing (QE) by the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee published on Friday concludes …
Encourage green lending to Build Back Better, government and Bank of England told – report
London, 23 June 2021 Report calls on policymakers to regulate private finance and unleash green investment Recent changes to the Bank …
Central banks failing to match green rhetoric with action – report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Absence of high impact climate policies among G20 central banks, report reveals London, 31 March 2020 - Monetary …
The Treasury and the City – still too close for comfort
Despite all the wreckage to the economy from the financial crisis over 10 years ago - today major banks and their lobbyists continue …
Sunak must make sure BoE doesn’t water down climate ambition
London, 4 Feb 2021 Responding to comments from Andrew Bailey that suggest the Bank of England intends to ‘incentivise’ fossil fuel …
Why GameStop reveals the flaws of big finance
The financial establishment has been treating the stock market like a casino for decades, calling for free markets and deregulation. But the …
Environmental Audit Committee blasts Bank of England for high-carbon stimulus
London, 25 January 2021 Research and campaign group Positive Money welcomes the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) calls for the Bank of …
Banking regulator to allow lenders to resume dividend payouts – Positive Money response
Below is comment from Positive Money on this afternoon’s announcement that the banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), …