(Reuters) -Lloyds, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, is exploring the sale of some assets from its pension provider Scottish Widows worth 6 billion pounds ($7.3 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,…
LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence declined in September as optimism about the economic outlook faded, a survey showed on Friday, adding to signs of a slowdown in the economy.…
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Sentiment among British businesses fell for the first time in three months in May as firms were less optimistic about the economy and their…
LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses were their most optimistic in nearly a year in April, boosted by growing hopes about the economy, according to a Lloyds Bank survey on Friday…
LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses were their most confident this month since May 2022 and pricing expectations, which are being watched by the Bank of England as it grapples with…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest domestic bank Lloyds has hired ING’s technology chief to run its operations, Lloyds said on Thursday. Ron van Kemenade will join Lloyds as group chief…
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest domestic bank Lloyds has offered UK staff a minimum 2,000 pounds ($2,242) pay rise, a source with knowledge of the talks told…
LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London plans to close its building on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral as a mark of respect, a spokesperson for the commercial insurance market…
LONDON – British business confidence fell this month to its lowest since March 2021 as companies worried about inflation, while pay pressures also increased, according to a survey on Friday.…
LONDON – A quarter of firms operating at Lloyd’s of London have reached the commercial insurance market’s target for 35% of leaders to be women, though progress on diversity was…
LONDON – Sentiment among British businesses edged higher in May, except for consumer-facing companies that are most exposed to the growing cost-of-living crunch, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Lloyds…
By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON -Britain’s largest high street bank Lloyds posted a jump in annual profits on Thursday but was dented by further costs for past misdeeds,…
LONDON – Airlines will need to negotiate Ukraine aviation cover with their insurers, with some of the required war risk policies now being agreed on a daily basis, a senior…
LONDON – British businesses are scaling back plans for pay rises and hiring, but almost half intend to increase the prices they charge customers as they seek to manage rapidly…