All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Unregulated vs regulated – why non FCA authorised firms have responsibility to set the standard
With innovation in financial services moving faster than regulation, many financial service providers remain unregulated. Alexis Alexander highlights the responsibility for financial service providers who operate in an unregulated space to set a precedent
North Shore Bank and Abington Bank to merge
Following completion of the transaction, Hometown Financial Group will have consolidated assets of approximately $6.4bn, nearly 700 employees, and a network of 52 branches across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
NatWest posts highest annual profits since crisis
Paul Thwaite appointed permanent CEO of NatWest as UK lender posts highest annual profits for over 25 years
CBA helps farmers measure emissions, model abatement options
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and emissions platform Ruminati team up to launch a pilot enabling the bank’s agri customers to baseline and model different options to help reduce net emissions
National Australia Bank launches Green Finance for Commercial Real Estate
Initiative aims to help support investment in – or the development or retrofit of – eligible, commercial buildings
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CapitalBox launches SME-focused collateral lending
Loans of up to €1m will be available to small- and medium-sized enterprises to help with major asset and equipment purchases
CMA survey: Virgin Money and RBS again rank bottom for overall service quality
Douglas Blakey assesses the latest CMA UK banks’ ranking and looks back over all 12 surveys since the series began in August 2018
Scottish financial services experts forecast economic headwinds
Research released by Core-Asset Consulting highlights global challenges impacting key sector
Revolut launches AI feature to protect customers from card scams and break the scammers “spell”
Revolut observes a 30% reduction in fraud losses resulting from card scams where money has been sent for investment opportunities
More than a quarter of over 55s Brits fear they won’t be able to afford their mortgage
Research released by Perenna reveals that over a quarter of Brits aged over 55 fear they can’t afford their mortgage provider’s Standard Variable Rate if they were moved onto it