Tag Archives: Barclays

No help for nation’s savers from any quarter

25. Apr, 2013 • Categories: News, Weekly Banking Roundup • by

If you’re trying to grow your savings pot at the moment, expect no help from any quarter – both the Bank of England and High Street banks are not listening.

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Big Five let down their customers in a big way yet again

18. Apr, 2013 • Categories: News, Weekly Banking Roundup • by

Not that anyone will be particularly surprised by this, but it turns out that the Big Five banks in the UK are horrid when it comes to customer service.

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Banker bonus row heats up between UK and EU

07. Mar, 2013 • Categories: News • by

Well it finally happened – the EU is taking steps to strip away massive bonuses awarded to bankers, and the UK’s High Street lenders are up in arms in fear.

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Beleaguered bank announces 3,700 in job cuts

14. Feb, 2013 • Categories: News, Weekly Banking Roundup • by

Things just keep getting worse and worse for Barclays, as the beleaguered banking institution announced it would be sacking 3,700 employees sometime soon.

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Barclays buys ING Direct, tries to shake off LIBOR scandal

11. Oct, 2012 • Categories: News • by

One major personal and business bank account provider has purchased ING Direct UK, even as it struggles to get out from under the LIBOR price fixing scandal.

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Bank complaints up, Government’s patience wanes

04. Oct, 2012 • Categories: News, Weekly Banking Roundup • by

The FSA says complaints for Barclays and Lloyds TSB are out of control this week, while the Government indicates its patience with the industry draws to an end.

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Free banking when it comes to current accounts? Hardly.

18. Aug, 2012 • Categories: News • by

When it comes to current accounts, the debate over whether ‘free’ services should be supplied by banks is a lively one – but you’re never really getting anything for nothing when it comes to financial service providers in the UK. Oftentimes you’ll hear a bank answering complaints about poor customer service by stating that it [...]

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Libor-fixing Barclays gets new chairman

16. Aug, 2012 • Categories: News • by

Barclays, recently brought low after the Libor-fixing scandal was brought to light, announced that Sir David Walker has been appointed new chairman of the banking group from November of this yar.

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OFT to probe current account market

14. Jul, 2012 • Categories: News • by

The Office of Fair Trading has announced it will be probing the current account market, examining retail banking providers for competition and transparency issues that may be harming consumers.

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Current account customers leave big banks in droves

10. Jul, 2012 • Categories: News • by

Current account customers have been leaving big High Street banks in droves in a search for more ethical financial service providers in the wake of so many of the problems recently plaguing the retail banking sector.

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