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FCA says review on de-banking already being prepared in wake of Farage-Coutts dispute
Former Brexit party leader at centre of ‘debanking’ scandal insists on compensation and face-to-face meeting with bosses
The state shareholding is fraught with conflicts of interest, as the Farage row shows
Peter Flavel says he bears ultimate responsibility for handling of former Ukip leader’s account
Plus, how private equity funded the latest big banking merger and the insider trading charges against one of Britain’s richest men
Regulators announce probes with top investor saying chair was ‘clearly not in charge’ after trying to retain CEO Alison Rose
Alison Rose has become the first high-profile business casualty of UK’s increasingly divisive politics
Errors by the bank and its Coutts subsidiary made CEO’s resignation inevitable
Banker known for competence and close work with government resigns after admitting information leak
UK bank head’s resignation comes after she admits to being source of inaccurate BBC report about former Ukip leader
Bank boss under fire over whether she had any role in cutting services to ex-Ukip leader
The closure of Nigel Farage’s account sparks a debate about a lender’s power to remove clients
The honest letter the UK private bank should send to the populist rightwing politician it rejected
UK government accelerates plans to protect customers over freedom of expression
More clarity is needed over rules related to high-profile individuals
Lenders have been taking a cautious approach around ‘politically exposed persons’
NatWest in talks with regulators after former Ukip leader released evidence suggesting bank dropped him on political grounds
Former Ukip leader says memo shows bank’s decision was driven by political concerns
Former Brexit party leader says he is victim of political persecution but ‘Queen’s bank’ has strict criteria
Private bank worker passed on customers’ security details to organised crime gang
Malaysian government tries to recoup money that was embezzled from state investment fund
‘Buy one, get one tree’ retail initiatives are proliferating despite not all re-planting schemes being equal
Swiss judges find that former compliance officer breached anti-money laundering rules over $700m transfer
Chief executive of Coutts talks about linking mentors with young businesses
Hundreds pack the Barbican to hear the Bank governor ratchet up his Brexit warning
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