UK Bond Market Crash Takes Shine Off Plans to ‘Unshackle’ City of London October 4, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss promised to “unshackle” the City of London to fuel growth, but crashing the bond...
UK Insurers, Banks Told to Do More to Help Customers Struggling With Cost of Living September 29, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told banks and insurers on Thursday to do more to help customers struggling with a...
Bank of England Won’t Take ‘Risky Bets’ to Boost City of London’s Competitiveness September 27, 2022 By Huw Jones The Bank of England’s new objective of helping the financial sector remain globally competitive should not encourage risky bets on...
New UK Prime Minister Promises to ‘Unshackle’ City of London September 6, 2022 By Huw Jones Liz Truss becomes Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday after a campaign in which she promised to “really unshackle” the City...
EU Urged to Simplify Life for Companies by Aligning Climate Reporting With Int’l Rules September 1, 2022 By Huw Jones The European Union should make extra time to align its policies with international rules on reporting on climate change to...
Front Runner to Be Next UK PM Wants to Review Financial Watchdogs’ Roles: Source August 18, 2022 By Elizabeth Piper and Huw Jones Liz Truss, the front-runner to become Britain’s next prime minister, wants to examine the roles of the country’s three financial...
Financial Services Companies Urged to Hire More Working-Class Managers August 16, 2022 By Huw Jones Financial services companies should set “stretching targets” for appointing people from working class backgrounds to senior positions, a UK government-sponsored...
Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Reform Explained August 12, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s government proposed a far-reaching financial services law last month to exploit “freedoms” to write its own capital market rules...
Admiral Sees Cost of Motor Claims Running High in Britain and U.S. August 10, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones The cost of paying auto claims is running particularly high in Britain and the United States, insurer Admiral’s chief said...
Analysis: Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Services Law Underwhelms Industry July 21, 2022 By Huw Jones and Sinead Cruise Britain’s reform of post-Brexit financial services is more about catching up with rivals than unleashing a “Big Bang 2.0” as...