London, 27 July 2023 - Responding to Barclays announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the first half of 2023 were £4.6 …
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Landlords made hundreds of billions from the rising value of their properties
Landlords in England have gained over £400 billion in wealth thanks to real house price rises between 1990-2022 LONDON, 18 July …
New Green Finance Strategy silent on winding down fossil fuel finance, say experts
LONDON, 6th April 2023 Download the full letter: [pdf] and accompanying briefing [pdf]. Experts have warned that the government’s new …
New Green Finance Strategy – response
London, Thursday 30th March The government has today published a long-awaited update to its Green Finance Strategy, setting out plans to …
March 2023 interest rate hike: Positive Money response
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates by a further 0.25% to 4.25%, Fran Boait, executive director of research …
Barclays 2022 profits – Positive Money response
London, Wednesday 15th February 2023 Barclays has today announced that its profits for 2022 were £7bn. Barclays’ results come as …
Interest rate decision – Positive Money response
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the tenth time in a row. The Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise rates by 0.5% to a …
Concerns raised over vested interests of Lords pushing for financial deregulation
London, Thursday 19th January 2023 All Peers voicing support for measures to deregulate the City have ties to financial services Debate …
Hunt financial deregulation announcement
London, Friday 9th December 2022 The Treasury has today set out the next phase of its plans to shake up the financial sector and replace …