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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.

NatWest H1 profits beat expectations as Rose row rumbles on

(Sharecast News) - UK bank NatWest on Friday reported better-than-expected interim profits only days after it was rocked by the resignation of chief executive Alison Rose over leaking of details of hard-right former political party leader Nigel Farage.

UPDATE: NatWest scrutiny after bosses ousted over bank account row

(Alliance News) - Senior bosses at NatWest Group PLC are set to face scrutiny from shareholders following the dramatic fallout in the row sparked by Nigel Farage over the closure of his Coutts bank account.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks surge as ECB puts pause on table

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 ended higher on Thursday, while the euro plunged as a rate hike pause has entered into thinking of the European Central Bank.

Coutts CEO Flavel latest to quit at NatWest over Farage debacle

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - British bank NatWest said on Thursday the CEO of its private bank Coutts, Peter Flavel, will step down, after he took "ultimate responsibility" for mishandling the closure of former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage's bank accounts.

Boss of NatWest's Coutts resigns after Nigel Farage bank account row

(Alliance News) - The boss of bank Coutts which shut down Nigel Farage's bank account, Peter Flavel, will step down immediately, its owner NatWest Group PLC has said.

Friday preview: US inflation data, NatWest in focus

(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus at the end of the week was expected to shift back to the U.S., where a raft of fresh economic data, including for inflation were anticipated.

Banks tread tricky tightrope with politically exposed clients

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - The war of words between NatWest and erstwhile customer Nigel Farage has underscored the challenges global banks face in handling clients who could be defined as a politically exposed person, or PEP.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe falls amid pre-Fed decision caution

(Alliance News) - Blue-chip stock prices in Europe closed lower on Wednesday, as risk aversion set in ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision later.

Banks tread tricky tightrope with politically exposed clients

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - The war of words between NatWest and erstwhile customer Nigel Farage has underscored the challenges global banks face in handling clients who could be defined as a politically exposed person, or PEP.

Shares fall as Fed rate rise looms

Euro STOXX down 0.9%

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