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By: Samuel Norman

Senior City Reporter Samuel is a Senior City Reporter covering banking and fintech as well as stories on capital markets and economics. He also leads on CityAM's morning liveblog from 7am everyday. He has previously written for the Daily Mail and The i Paper and worked for Sky News as an election stringer. He enjoys writing in-depth analysis of major blue-chip firms and start-ups and also industry trends. He can be contacted at [email protected] and posts on LinkedIn and X at x.com/samnormanwrites.

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  • Market depth will be key to IPO choice, Monument boss says

    February 27, 2025

    Ian Rand, the former Barclays executive and boss of Monument Bank, spoke to CityAM about the bank’s criteria in choosing where to list. Monument spiked the City’s speculation following reports it was looking to go public in the US by 2027 – in what would be another huge blow to the London market.  The [...]

  • Banks accused of ‘rigging the system’ against consumers

    February 27, 2025

    Britain’s top banks are “rigging the system” against consumers and the government must do more, a fintech chief executive has claimed. Financial wellbeing platform Wagestream found 90 per cent of Brits believe they should be saving money but nearly half fear they won’t save a single penny in 2025.  The fintech’s ‘State of Financial Wellbeing [...]

  • Metro Bank returns to profit amid specialist lending pivot

    February 27, 2025

    Metro Bank swung back to profitability in the second half of the year as the bank pressed on with a move away from retail banking and towards specialist lending. The high street bank pulled ahead of guidance in its full-year posting, after a strong performance in the second half of 2024. The FTSE 250 lender [...]

  • Cairn Homes pockets double digit profit and revenue growth

    February 27, 2025

    Home builder Cairn Homes has reported double digit profit and revenue growth as the group benefitted from Ireland’s booming property market. The builder’s operating profit ballooned 32 per cent to €150m (£124m) in 2024 up from €113.4m (£94m) in 2023. Revenue was up 29 per cent at €859.9m (£711m), whilst operating costs reduced to 4.3 [...]

  • Aviva beats profit expectations amidst Direct Line takeover

    February 27, 2025

    Aviva Plc smashed expectations in its annual profit results amidst its landmark takeover of fellow insurer Direct Line. The FTSE 100 giant posted a 20 per cent increase in operating profit to £1.77bn in 2024. The target surpassed Bloomberg analyst expectations of £1.71bn. Shares in Aviva have returned 11 per cent so far this year, [...]

  • Yorkshire Building Society profit tumbles as margins fall

    February 27, 2025

    Profit took a tumble at Yorkshire Building Society, as declining interest rates tightened the firm’s interest margins. The building society booked a £385.2m profit in 2024, compared to the £453.7m pocketed in 2023. The decline was largely due to net interest income falling £49.5m year-on-year, as increased pressure on mortgage and saving books boosted reductions.  [...]

  • St James’s Place swings to annual profit

    February 27, 2025

    St James’s Place swung to a profit in its annual results as the firm’s turnaround efforts continued to yield results. Britain’s largest wealth manager recorded a £398.4m pre-tax profit, compared to the loss of £9.9m the year prior. Gross inflows for the year totalled £18.4bn, compared to £15.4bn in 2023. Total assets under management at [...]

  • Metro Bank sells personal loan book in switch to specialist lending

    February 26, 2025

    Metro Bank is set to sell its £584m portfolio of unsecured personal loans as the lender switches prioritisation to specialist lending. The disposal, which was first flagged as a possibility at the end of January, will generate £11m in gains for the FTSE 250 bank. The deal – with an undisclosed buyer – comes ahead [...]

  • Barclays research: Regulation worsens investment anxiety

    February 26, 2025

    Barclays has called on the Government and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to fix investors’ “decision paralysis” through deregulation. How to invest money ranks as the second hardest decision in a person’s life, only behind whether to buy a house, according to fresh research from the bank. As the FCA, in a joint venture with the [...]

  • Skipton Building Society’s annual results boosted by first-time buyers

    February 26, 2025

    Skipton Group, which includes the UK’s largest estate agency, Connells and Skipton Building Society, has announced a record return of value to its members after a bumper year at the group. The group’s pre-tax profit fell to £318.6m in 2024, down from £333.4m the year prior. The group cited downward pressure on net interest income [...]

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