Bloomberg Lloyds Banking Group Plc is in talks to lease a new London office with room for about 1,000 workers in an effort to consolidate its locations in the capital and help save 100 million pounds ($130 million), two people familiar with the plan said. The UK bank is in discussions with law firm CMS Cameron McKenna LLP to lease …

Bloomberg One of Sweden’s biggest banks is targeting growth in the UK as uncertainty surrounding the country’s future amid Brexit talks proves no deterrent at all. The chief executive officer of Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Anders Bouvin, told Bloomberg TV’s Francine Lacqua he is “very firmly committed” to the U.K. market. Management will probably continue to add branches, though the CEO …

Bloomberg Australia’s big four banks rallied in Sydney trading as new capital requirements turned out to be less onerous than expected and the financial regulator signaled they may not get any higher. To ensure they are ‘unquestionably strong,’ Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank Ltd. and Westpac Banking Corp. will need Tier-1 …