New chain on the block fundamentally changing the role of finance functions
Bitcoin may be the darling of fintech connoisseurs, hipsters and criminals, but it is the technology underpinning it that has the true capacity for change
Banking
RBS gained £1bn from motion picture tax breaks
RBS invested in multiple films for tax relief purposes, including Batman Begins, Troy, and films from the Harry Potter series
HSBC to keep headquarters in UK
HSBC decides to keep its headquarters in the UK, ending speculation it could return to Hong Kong
Co-op faces corporate malpractice tribunal
Kath Harmeston is claiming £5m in damages for unfair dismissal after reporting what she understood was criminal conduct
FCA ends investigation into HSBC Swiss tax scandal
Financial Conduct Authority has ended its review of HSBC's conduct relating to its Swiss operation
Seven big investment banks paid just £21m in UK corporation tax in 2014
Five of the banks - JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank AG, Nomura Holding and Morgan Stanley - said their main UK arms paid no corporation tax
The Rules: SME banking market lacks switching triggers
Personal and business current account markets found to lack ‘triggers' (such as a contract end date) that would prompt customers to consider switching
Lack of competition stops SME owners from switching accounts, finds CMA
CMA calls for overhaul of banking services for SMEs, including the creation of a price comparison site for small business owners
True and fair remains at heart of battle over bank accounting rules
Regulators, investors and standard setters are at loggerheads over the legality of bank accounting rules. But who is right? asks Stephen Bouvier
Growth and jobs at risk due to excessive bank taxes, warns City
Joint report from PwC and British Bankers Association finds banks' contribution has risen 55% over course of last parliament
