Bank of England Worried New Insurance Capital Rules Could Risk Policyholder Bailout January 17, 2023 By Huw Jones and David Milliken Britain’s proposed changes to capital rules for insurers could lead to the government having to bail out policyholders, as happened...
UK Non-Bank Institutions (Such as Insurers) Face 1st Stress Test After Pensions Turmoil December 13, 2022 By Huw Jones and David Milliken Investment funds and other non-bank financial institutions face their first “stress test” next year to apply lessons from the near-meltdown...
New UK Finance Minister Targets Flexibility of Post-Brexit Financial Regs, Solvency II July 19, 2022 By David Milliken Britain’s government must focus on sound public finances and avoid further fueling inflation by pumping up demand, new finance minister...
UK CFOs Expect High Inflation to Cut Profit Margins: Deloitte Survey April 19, 2022 By David Milliken More than seven out of 10 chief financial officers (CFOs) at Britain’s biggest companies expect high inflation to reduce their...
Bank of England Begins Developing Regulatory Framework for Cryptoassets March 24, 2022 By Huw Jones and David Milliken The Bank of England on Thursday began sketching out Britain’s first regulatory framework for cryptoassets, saying that although the sector...
Working From Home Could Hurt Women’s Careers: Bank of England’s Mann November 16, 2021 By David Milliken Women who work mostly from home risk seeing their careers suffer now that significant numbers of workers are returning to...
Bank of England Plans to Nudge Companies to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions May 24, 2021 By David Milliken LONDON – The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to use its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of...
UK Supports Global Deal to Stop Cross-Border Financing of Coal Projects May 14, 2021 By David Milliken Britain wants to broker a global agreement to stop the cross-border financing of coal projects when it hosts a major...
Bank of England Sees Few Threats to Financial Stability from Brexit October 9, 2020 By Huw Jones and David Milliken Britain’s full exit from the European Union could be bumpy for investors as banks staff new hubs in the bloc,...
UK Insurers, Banks Are Weathering Effects on Capital of COVID-19 Crisis: BoE’s Woods April 16, 2020 By Huw Jones and David Milliken Britain’s banks have enough funds to keep lending to the economy even under the deep recession scenario outlined by a...