11:51am

HK hit over plan to protect corporate data

Proposal seeks limits to public access to director information

Pedestrians pass a Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA branch in Rome ©Bloomberg BANKS 7:29pm

Monte dei Paschi fallout spreads

Investor considers taking legal action

From MARKETS 6:21pm

Portugal returns to long-term debt market

Overseas investors lead stronger than expected demand

From MARKETS 5:51pm

Window for ECB loan repayments nears

Value of figures lies in what they reveal on eurozone health

BANKS 5:00pm

Lloyds to shed 940 UK jobs

Job losses announced this month total more than 1,300

A Lebanese trader monitors the market at the Byblos bank dealing room in Beirut ©Reuters From WORLD 4:29pm

Byblos Bank tests risky African frontiers

The bank is looking to expand further overseas

Lombard from FINANCIAL SERVICES 12:57pm

The City needs its own referendum

BANKS 12:49pm

JPMorgan and Elliott chiefs clash in Davos

Dimon rebuffs criticism that banks are ‘completely opaque’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 11:18am

MPC shows little appetite for more QE

Just one member of committee votes against holding rates at historic lows

From COMPANIES BY REGION 5:01am

Federal class action lawsuits fall sharply

Class action filings last year down 19% from previous year

BANKS 11:33pm

Peer-to-peer lender taps Wells executive

Prosper also announces $20m of new funding

PROPERTY 11:31pm

Housebuilders enjoy state-backed boom

Almost fifth of home sales had support from the government

BANKS 11:08pm

Italian banking head quits over MPS scandal

Former chairman caught in derivatives dispute

From MANAGEMENT 9:42pm

Bank security study highlights vulnerabilities

DDoS attacks are one of the ‘most severe’ security risks

FINANCIAL SERVICES 9:00pm

New hedge fund bucks trend with fees cut

Cantab fund seeks to challenge industry rivals

BANKS 8:58pm

Barclays revamp to cost up to 2,000 jobs

Lender to lay off staff at its investment bank

BANKS 8:33pm

Bhattal to join Lazard in Asia

Former Nomura banker hired in advisory role

BANKS 8:27pm

Monte dei Paschi fights to stay independent

Derivatives loss of €220m is the Italian bank’s latest setback

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:15pm

Davos executives worried about growth

CEOs also concerned about shareholders and falling margins

INSURANCE 8:14pm

Aegon head warns over guaranteed returns

Concern over threat to life assurance industry

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