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Financial stocks are set to fly as we recover from the pandemic
Cover Story The banking and insurance sectors are probably the world’s least popular apart from coal mining, says Jonathan Compton. The industry may face pervasive change, but the stocks look too cheap
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James Henderson: buy banks
Opinion James Henderson, director of UK investment trusts at Janus Henderson Investors, is a fan of British banking stocks.
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Negative interest rates are highly unlikely in the UK – that’s good news for this investment
Tips The Bank of England has been mulling negative interest rates over for a while now. But it’s unlikely to impose them, says John Stepek, Here’s why, and how you can profit.
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Lloyds poaches its new boss from HSBC
News The high-street lender has appointed Charlie Nunn, HSBC’s head of wealth management, to be its new CEO. He faces a towering in-tray. Matthew Partridge reports
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Why banks should be allowed to pay dividends again
Opinion Curbing payouts to shareholders never made much sense and the policy is crimping the economy, says MAtthew Lynn.
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Barclays’ bounce won’t last
News Barclays shares rose by 7% after it delivered “forecast-beating profits”. But the surge could be running out of steam.
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More bad news for bank stocks
News Stories about suspicious transactions may be overblown, but HSBC has plenty of other problems to worry about. Matthew Partridge reports
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HSBC finds itself in eye of the storm
News HSBC, the global banking giant, is the worst hit of the high-street banks in Britain and is facing trouble elsewhere too. Matthew Partridge reports
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Troubled challenger banks: worth a punt?
Features Challenger banks have seen their shares plummet since Britain's vote to leave the EU. Is now the time to buy in, asks Sarah Moore.
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