Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Lord Blackwell as chairman of Scottish Widows as part of a spate of senior appointments.

The head of Ten Downing Street's policy unit under the premiership of John Major is set to join the board of Lloyds Banking Group, the taxpayer-backed lender.

Lloyds Banking Group and the Co-operative are set to agree terms on the sale of 632 of the bank's branches after submitting a revised proposal to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Consolidator Perspective Financial Group has purchased two more advisory practices acquisitions, bringing its total number of acquisitions to 30.

Lloyds Banking Group has set aside an extra £375m to cater for an influx of compensation claims related to the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI).

NBNK has made a revised offer to Lloyds Banking Group to buy the 632 branches it was due to sell to Co-operative Group.

The Co-operative Group's planned purchase of over 600 Lloyds branches has been thrown into further uncertainty after its chief executive conceded it "may not go ahead".

The government has launched a scheme to help small businesses access cheaper finance through discounts on loans.

Part-nationalised banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have announced plans to cut some 1,900 jobs in a move the Unite union called "brutal".

HSBC is set to claw back thousands of pounds of bonuses from executives after its long term care advice subsidiary was fined for mis-selling bonds to elderly customers.