ECONOMY

Li eyes $18bn war chest from potential asset sales.

Barclays stops short of blanket redress payments to IRSA victims before consequential losses.

Serious Fraud Office says the company has been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.

Five largest banks in China have written off 22.1bn yuan in first half, up from 7.65bn yuan last year, according to Bloomberg.

Royal Bank of Scotland follows in HSBC's footsteps and will pay customers redress offers before consequential loss determination

ONS says Northern Ireland has the highest average rating for life satisfaction across UK countries.

Latest MPC minutes show BoE thinks unemployment is falling faster than expected

US Treasury Department so far has frozen about $55,000 of yakuza holdings including two Japan-issued American Express cards, according to Bloomberg.

Ex-boss of UBS global wealth management faces possibility of extradition to United States.

Lloyds scheme stops short of HSBC two-step repayment system for all claimants but will assess payments individually.

The details of supervising Europe's fragile banking system are evolving.

Proelios' partner and head of client services Kristien Wendt on the rise of mobile games strengthening brands

Wardle says he is immensely proud to have led the group.

ECB will put out stress test details throughout the day.

Market players expect the US Federal Reserve to defer its planned QE taper.

Recruitment start-up jobandtalent research shows a sea change in mobile and smartphone usage

World's richest man Bill Gates acquired a 5.7% shareholding in Spain's Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas.

Australia is forecast to reach its current A$300bn ceiling in December.

Former RBS CEO Stephen Hester and Chairman Philip Hampton axed Hourican following the Libor fixing scandal

Sources say a majority of the $13bn settlement is tax deductible

More than half of bank workers in UK expect rise in bonuses in 2013.

Greek lawmakers voted to cut off state funding to the far-right Golden Dawn party early on Wednesday morning (October 23), the latest effort by the government to clamp down on a party it has branded a "neo-Nazi criminal gang".

Report says Dutch lender set to announce fine by end of October.

HSBC's new payment system will be quicker than other banks

Ministers explore options to reduce costs of so-called benefits tourism.

Office for National Statistics data shows public sector spending falling as George Osborne remains defiant.

Detroit's bankruptcy trial will commence on 23 October.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his country will supply additional 10 million tonnes of crude oil per year to China through Rosneft.

Salamanca Group's Heyrick Bond Gunning talks about the changing landscape for bank and financial security