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Q: Guess Which Brands Fund Criminality? A: Most of Them

Duncan Trigg | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Tech
Duncan Trigg

Think of a brand. Any multinational brand. Then think about how much that brand invests in protecting itself from reputational damage. Surely, with all of this in mind, they would never get involved in funding criminality. Well, in actual fact, many do without even realizing it.

Is This Sport's Worst Actor?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Sport

The curse of Nike is far-reaching. Lance Armstrong confessed to being a sociopathic bully, doper and cheat in January, Oscar Pistorius will go on tria...

Charlie Thomas

Santander's Struggles Continue

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK

Santander's Spanish parent company saw profits plunge by 94% in the third quarter, with the UK arm also suffering amid pressure on profit margins. ...

RBS Boss Stephen Hester 'Disappointed' After Santander Pulls Out Of Deal

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

The proposed sale of 316 RBS branches to Santander had collapsed after the Spanish banking giant pulled out of an agreed £1.65 billion purchase. T...

PPI Complaints Soar, But Current Account Gripes Continue To Drop

Charlie Thomas | Posted 27.09.2012 | UK

Payment protection insurance complaints in the past six months have driven grumbles about financial services firms up by 59%. Data released on Sept...

Santander Offers £50 Incentive For Santander Current Account

Lovemoney | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Banking giant Santander has launched a £50 cash bonus for students who take out a student current account. As students get ready to head off to un...

Barclays Named The 'Most Complained About Bank'

Charlie Thomas | Posted 11.09.2012 | UK

Barclays Bank was the most complained about financial institution, racking up 23,703 complaints in a year, according to data from the Financial Ombuds...

Charlie Thomas

EXCLUSIVE: Victory! Santander Agrees To Retain Free Business Banking Accounts For Existing Customers

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 06.09.2012 | UK

Following a long-running social media campaign by complainants, Santander has bowed to business client pressure and agreed to let existing customers k...

Charlie Thomas

How Did A Cheesy Griffin Convince Us Free Banking Existed?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 06.09.2012 | UK

Consumer lobbyists Which? hit the headlines this week with its report into what it called the “myth of free banking”. It stated some consumers ...

16 Spanish Banks And Santander UK Downgraded By Moody's

The Guardian | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK

The credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded 16 Spanish banks along with Santander's UK arm, citing the Spanish government's reduced ability to sho...

Banks Sign Up To 'Ambitious' £20bn Business Lending Scheme

PA | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK Politics

Four of the UK's biggest banks have signed up to an "ambitious" lending scheme unveiled today by the Treasury to unclog the flow of credit to business...

Moody's Credit Ratings Agency Downgrades 12 UK Banks And Building Societies

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.12.2011 | UK

The Moody's credit rating agency has downgraded the senior debt and deposit ratings of 12 UK banks and building societies. Moody's says that the do...

Post Offices Should Act As Bank Branches, Says Employment Minister

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK Politics

Customers should abandon banks that refuse to let them use the Post Office to carry out transactions, the employment minister has said. In a speech...

Debt Worries Knock Top UK Banks

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 17.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Worries about the impact of the European debt crisis has knocked the UK's top four banks again, even though all passed last week'...