Identities of Shadow Banks That Use New BOE Tool to Remain Secret December 9, 2024 By Philip Aldrick and Greg Ritchie The Bank of England will hide the identities of any pension funds, insurers or hedge funds bailed out under a...
Private Equity Tie-Ups With Insurers Create Risks, BOE Says December 2, 2024 By Greg Ritchie, Laura Noonan and Leonard Kehnscherper Private equity’s advance into the insurance sector exacerbates the risk of “fire sales” that disrupt the functioning of financial markets,...
UK Finance Firms’ Concern Over Geopolitics at Record Level October 3, 2024 By Laura Noonan and Greg Ritchie The share of UK financial services firms worried about geopolitical risks is at its highest level since the 2008 crash,...
The Huge Profits Investors Have Made on Catastrophe Bonds Are Raising Eyebrows August 19, 2024 By Greg Ritchie and Gautam Naik A strategy that’s delivered specialist investors huge returns is now facing scrutiny, amid concerns that its risk-reward dynamics might be...
Banks, Asset Managers Warned of ‘Huge’ Fallout From UK’s New Greenwashing Law May 31, 2024 By Greg Ritchie and Frances Schwartzkopff Banks and asset managers in the UK woke up to a new reality on Friday, as the country enforces some...
UK Firms Told to ‘Urgently Review’ Green Claims Amid Crackdown April 24, 2024 By Greg Ritchie Firms operating in the UK are being advised to go through any products and services around which some sort of...
Reinsurers Retreat From U.S. Disaster Hotspots on Climate Risks January 12, 2023 By Greg Ritchie Reinsurers are increasingly reconsidering their business in natural disaster-prone locations including California and Florida as losses mount, according to Moody’s...
Fund Managers Frustrated Over Confusing ESG Regulations December 20, 2022 By Greg Ritchie, Steven Arons and Natasha White After a turbulent few weeks during which some of the world’s biggest asset managers removed coveted ESG tags from huge...
Growing Exodus of Workers from City of London Cripples Small Businesses March 19, 2020 By Neil Callanan, Greg Ritchie and Anooja Debnath At lunch hour, James Leahy’s Burrito Joe stall in the City of London’s financial district is usually buzzing as people...
Aon and Other Companies Distance Themselves from Prince Andrew over Epstein Links November 21, 2019 By Thomas Seal and Greg Ritchie The U.K.’s former state phone company is the latest organization to distance itself from Prince Andrew after a prime time...