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Nigel Farage says Coutts offers to reinstate his bank accounts

(Alliance News) - Brexit politician Nigel Farage on Monday said Coutts has offered to reinstate his personal and business accounts, with the former Ukip leader also seeking compensation from the private bank.

TOP NEWS: NatWest appoints new chief executive following Farage row

(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC on Monday said it has appointed Paul Thwaite as its new chief executive officer, replacing Alison Rose who resigned last week amid the bank's row with Brexit politician Nigel Farage.

Britain's banks told to justify low savings rates by end of August

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's banks and building societies have until the end of August to justify to regulators why some of their savings rates are low or face sanctions, the markets watchdog said on Monday, as Bank of England rates look set to rise to their highest since 2008.

Bank of Ireland lifts forecasts, aims for higher dividend

DUBLIN, July 31 (Reuters) - Bank of Ireland lifted its full-year guidance on Monday and said it expects to increase returns to shareholders after rising interest rates, a growing Irish economy and a shrinking banking sector helped it more than double first half profit.

At Europe's big banks, women make some gains despite Rose exit

ZURICH, July 28 (Reuters) - Alison Rose's resignation from NatWest leaves just one woman in charge of a major western European bank, highlighting an acute gender imbalance that persists across the sector despite pledges to increase female representation.

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Lower open amid China manufacturing slump

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Monday, despite some fresh measures in China to boost consumption.

Farage continues bank account closure crusade with new website

(Alliance News) - Nigel Farage will continue to campaign on behalf of people whose bank accounts have been shut – with a new website launched to tackle de-banking in the UK.

NatWest Chair Davies should stay in post, says City minister

(Alliance News) - It would not be "helpful" for the NatWest Group PLC chair to quit now as the bank seeks to rebound from the crisis over Nigel Farage's Coutts bank account, the City minister has said.

UK's FTSE 100 ends flat as BOJ sparks rate worries, higher on the week

AstraZeneca boosts pharma index to one-month high

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 flat as DAX surges to record high

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 tread water on Friday, after a trio of central bank decisions, and as focus turns to the Bank of England next week and the US jobs report.

At Europe's big banks, women make some gains despite Rose exit

ZURICH, July 28 (Reuters) - Alison Rose's resignation from NatWest leaves just one woman in charge of a major western European bank, highlighting an acute gender imbalance that persists across the sector despite pledges to increase female representation.

TOP NEWS: NatWest profit soars on week of Alison Rose's resignation

(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC on Friday announced a GBP500 million buyback scheme, as its interim profit surged.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: StanChart, AstraZeneca lift FTSE 100 into green

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, boosted by a mostly strong set of company earnings, while investors weighed recent central bank decisions.

AIB lifts guidance again after first-half profits almost double

DUBLIN, July 28 (Reuters) - Ireland's largest mortgage lender AIB raised its full-year guidance for the second time in three months on Friday, after almost doubling its first-half profit thanks to higher interest rates and an influx of new customers.

LONDON BRIEFING: NatWest posts interim growth; IAG swings to profit

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called slightly lower on Friday, with investors having plenty to consider amid the week's swathe of corporate earnings and central bank decisions.