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Professor John Thanassoulis comments on account closure complaints to the Financial Ombudsman

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:04:00 GMT

"Although the number of complaints to the financial ombudsman about unfair bank closures is relatively modest at the moment, it is a problem that is likely to increase due to the growing use of Big Data, AI and social media in banking.

Professor Roger Farmer comments on the Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates at 0.75%

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:29:25 GMT

The Bank of England's MPC has voted unanimously to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.75%. Professor Roger Famer of Warwick Economics comments.

"Cash is still the most liquid form of payment" - Dr John Morris comments on NatWest's online banking problems

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:59:51 GMT

Technical problems have left RBS and Nat West customers locked out of their accounts today. Dr John Morris, Teaching Fellow in International Political Economy, comments on the "chink in the armour of moves towards a cashless society."

Dr Andreas Kokkinis on the anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:43:21 GMT

Dr Andreas Kokkinis, expert in financial regulation from the School of Law, comments on the implications of the collapse of Lehman Brothers ten years ago.

Lloyds' extra money for mis-selling is further confirmation of poor treatment of customers

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:39:42 GMT

Lloyds Banking Group has set aside another £1bn to cover the cost of insurance mis-selling and the treatment of mortgage customers. Today's news comes as an additional confirmation of the extent of historical misconduct in the UK banking system and the cost it has had on customers, particularly borrowers says Dr Andreas Kokkinis

Barclays fraud charge - a strong warning about white collar crime

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:59:11 GMT

Barclays PLC and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to billions of pounds the bank raised from Qatari investors, enabling it to avoid a government bailout. Juan Gozzi Valdez, Assistant Professor, Economics briefly comments

HSBC'S new voice and fingerprint ID system

Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:36:45 GMT

Professor Ian Robertson from the Department of Computer Science discusses HSBC'S new voice and fingerprint ID system being made available to its customers...

"Many German politicians are still leaning towards Grexit" - Dr Dennis Novy

Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:07:46 GMT

Dr Dennis Novy, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, says that while "a new bailout deal will likely be reached between Greece and its creditors" and that the political climate in Brussels has improved", many German politicians are still leaning towards Grexit and the IMF is not on board.

Barclays Chief Executive sacking shows banks are failing to meet investors' profit expectations - Associate Professor Dr Lena Rethel

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:21:53 GMT

"The sacking of Barclay's boss Antony Jenkins is a sign that banks still struggle to develop innovative business models that meet investors' profit expectations whilst avoiding the excessive risk-taking that prevailed in the run up to the global financial crisis." says Dr Lena Rethel.

Greece: Lack of liquidity could lead to a “humanitarian crisis”

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:29:34 GMT

If remained unanswered the immediate necessity of liquidity might develop into a “humanitarian crisis”, argues leading European banking and law analyst Dr Giuliano Castellano of the University of Warwick.