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Belgian prosecutors have reached a settlement worth nearly €300m with a Swiss private banking branch of HSBC over a longstanding fraud and tax-dodging case. The...

HSBC chief executive John Flint has stepped down after the bank said it believed a change was needed “to meet the challenges” it faces. The...

Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled a bumper £1.7 billion payout for shareholders, delivering a surprise windfall for the British taxpayer. The bank announced a...

Bank of England policymakers are set to hold interest rates but slash economic growth forecasts on Thursday as fears of a cliff-edge Brexit mount. The...

The pound is heading for its worst month for nearly three years as it continues to tumble amid mounting fears over Boris Johnson’s hard-line...

The German government said it has not decided who it wants to succeed Christine Lagarde as the next head of the International Monetary Fund...

Five banks handed a €1.07bn fine for taking part in a foreign exchange spot-trading cartel, the European Commission has announced. Barclays and Royal Bank of...

Switzerland’s central bank has unveiled a redesigned version of its 1,000-franc (€881) note. The Swiss National Bank said the overhauled version of its highest-denomination note...

Banking giant Barclays has revealed a £150m hit to cover Brexit uncertainty as it said annual profits edged 1% lower to £3.49bn. The group said it had...

Two of the Big Four accounting firms said they will stop offering consulting services to audit customers in an effort to restore public trust...