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Boris Johnson hints at easing lockdown restrictions on Monday after May Bank Holiday

The prime minister's comments come as trade unions slam the leaked guidance on workplaces as unsafe

Bank bosses urge regulatory pass through the Covid-19 crisis

Barclays' CEO Matt Hammerstein said government lending schemes have prompted

Top UBS banker: Europe bank mergers to come ‘a lot earlier’ than expected

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Whole industries will have to be rethought amid the pandemic, and M&A will increase as weaker players struggle, says Javier Oficialdegui.

EY planning to take more than 7,500 global interns online as coronavirus hits summer school

The interns will be paid the same rate they would have received in previous years but will now be working from home

Law firms prepare for expected jump in bankruptcies triggered by coronavirus

Bankruptcy filings tend to be a lagging indicator of economic health as business owners spend cash and look for other ways to stay afloat

Investors shun European junk bonds while risky US debt revives

Investors’ lack of appetite for European high-yield debt highlights their concerns about the piecemeal relief measures offered by the region’s policy makers

Barclays leads the pack on Bank of England emergency funding scheme

The bank has arranged £7.2bn of the £16bn that has been distributed through the programme

Pension funds PGGM and Alecta team up to bolster bank lending

The agreement will free up liquidity for banks who can in turn loan to businesses in the real economy

Bank of England expected to keep rates and QE despite dire UK forecasts

There are serious doubts as to whether a move on rates is the adequate tool to deal with the current crisis

Sponsored – The Future of Equity Trading

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How equity trading is being revolutionised by the increased adoption of new technologies, investors’ rising desire for around-the-clock trading and regulators’ increasing demands for price transparency.

Equity funds gather £2.6bn in April as market fears recede

Most activity took place during mid Aptil as evidence began to emerge that new cases of Covid-19 were slowing down in some of the worst-hit European countries

Home working conduct during lockdown is now a worry for financial services firms

Two bankers living together, working for different banks and having access to sensitive information about portfolios? Regulation hasn't covered flatmates

UniCredit swings to Q1 loss as bad-loan provisions soar

The bank booked €1.26bn euros ($1.37bn) in provisions for bad loans, up from €467m a year earlier

UK’s largest accountancy firms fail to use audit quality checks ‘effectively’, FRC says

The FRC found that most firms were performing checks after the audit was complete, instead of before or during

Volatility clobbered these hedge funds — and more shocks mean some may go under

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Losers in March include Wolverine, Parallax, and ecamos Capital. Volatility may even blow up some 'good' funds in 2020.

US’ markets post-Flash Crash fixes worked during coronavirus selloff

Abrupt plunge in 2010 prompted effort to shore up stock market’s electronic underpinnings

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