NatWest cuts as mortgage rates fall for second successive week
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) was among major lenders to scale back mortgage prices this week as rates fell every day. According to Moneyfacts, interest on the average two-year fixed mortgage rate fell below the 5.5% mark once again, having sat at 5.4% in early November.
NatWest on the hunt for more M&A
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) is on the "front foot" in looking for more acquisitions, according to its chief executive Paul Thwaite. Following the £125 million purchase Sainsbury's Bank in June, he said the lender is looking for other "strategically congruent" deals to splurge some of its cash pile on.
NatWest remains on acquisition trail, CEO says, after 2024 deal flurry
NatWest Group will explore "strategically congruent" and "financially compelling" M&A opportunities after a flurry of investments this year, its CEO said, as the state-backed lender looks forward to becoming fully privatised as early as the first half of 2025.
Lloyds risks further pressure as motor probe ‘waiting game' favours NatWest
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) shares risk further pressure until clarity surfaces on the Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance commission probe and redress, analysts say. Following a spate of updates surrounding the investigation this week, Jefferies analysts noted investors would “understandably” be drawn to stocks seen as less exposed.
NatWest and Barclays hike mortgage rates as inflation worries remain
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) and Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC) are among several lenders raising mortgage rates for the second time in a month. Despite the Bank of England cutting the base rate last week, money markets have been moving to price-in a slower rate of policy loosening in coming months and years due to worries that inflation will creep back up as the UK government increases spending on the NHS, schools and other infrastructure, along with new trade policies from returning US president Donald Trump.
Natwest bans use of 'unapproved' messaging channels for work
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) has told staff they are no longer allowed to discuss work topics on social media forums with only “approved channels” to be used in future. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype are all on the banned list for corporate devices with the bank ramping up its action from requests to stop using them into an order.
U.K. government cuts NatWest stake by £1 billion
The British government on Monday said it further trimmed its crisis-era investment in U.K. bank NatWest.
NatWest buyback from HM Treasury brings forward expected payouts - broker
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) shares climbed after it agreed to buy back £1 billion of shares from the government, which analysts saw as bringing forward some of the shareholder distributions it would have made in the next year or so. HM Treasury's stake in the bank has reduced from 14.2% to about 11.4%, which also takes into account additional share sales by the government into the market under the ongoing trading plan.
NatWest buys back £1bn worth of shares from government
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) has bought back a further £1 billion worth of shares from the Treasury as the government continues to wind down its stake in the bank. Some 262,605,042 shares equating to 3.16% of the lender's issued capital were repurchased at a price of 380.8p each, a statement said on Monday.
NatWest buys back 1 billion pounds of its shares, accelerating full privatisation
NatWest has bought back 1 billion pounds ($1.29 billion) worth of its own shares from Britain's government, the bank said on Monday, as it continues its exit from state ownership following its bailout in the 2008 financial crisis.
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Rothesay named in NatWest's record-breaking pension deal
Pensions insurance specialist and Cricket England sponsor has been revealed as the counterparty in NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG)'s record-setting £11 billion pension de-risking transaction. Sky News disclosed the buyer in a report citing “several people familiar”.
