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The Islamic arm of Standard Chartered Bank has launched Shariah-compliant services for its UAE-based customers.
HSBC and Standard Chartered could be dragged into a multi-billion dollar dispute between warring Saudi factions after the banks were forced to hand over thousands of potentially incriminating documents.
The Dow Jones shed almost 300 points in yesterday’s session with sentiment knocked following Greek plans to hold a referendum on the European bailout plan agreed last week.
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10am: Global markets are continuing to trade in positive territory, building on yesterday's gains, with investors eyeing up value in depressed banking stocks which have been heavily sold off.
Chinese stocks may be poised for a rebound over the next one to two months as the economic recovery picks up in the third quarter, according to analysts.
A single British ticket holder has scooped the biggest ever lottery jackpot in Europe, winning a staggering £161m in the Euromillions draw.
Negotiations to reduce bank bonuses have been hit by the withdrawal of Standard Chartered from talks with the government.
The FTSE climbed 1.1% this morning to 5724.37 after rumours of more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve gained momentum last night.
PwC warns the austerity budget will cause job losses of 500,000 in both the public and private sectors.
The FTSE fell in early trading in reaction to losses on Wall Street overnight and a weak opening in European markets.
Alistair Darling will hold secret talks with the heads of top British and American banks in Davos tomorrow who fear the impact of proposed tough new sanctions against the sector.
The major UK banks are falling as the market absorbs the wider implications of Barack Obama's plans to keep US banks on a tighter leash.
Northern Rock is expected to heap further embarrassment on the Government next month when it reports losses for the half in excess of £500m, putting it in breach of even specially relaxed regulatory rules, according to The Telegraph.
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