Financial Services Firms Beware, Outsiders Are Cracking the Code September 17, 2021 By Anna Irrera and Iain Withers Anyone can be a banker these days, you just need the right code. Global brands from Mercedes and Amazon to...
London Financial Employees Return to Offices Despite Rising Virus Cases September 14, 2021 By Rachel Armstrong, Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON — There’s no free lunch in finance – except when banks are wooing workers back to the office. London’s...
Tech Giants Are ‘Too Big to Fail’ Because They Host Insurers, Banks on Cloud Platforms August 20, 2021 By Iain Withers and Huw Jones More than a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart...
Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services April 16, 2021 By Iain Withers, Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought...
UK Insurer RSA Accepts $9.6 Billion Cash Takeover Offer November 18, 2020 By Iain Withers and Carolyn Cohn Canada’s Intact Financial and Denmark’s Tryg on Wednesday said they had reached an agreement to buy British insurance group RSA...
Employees Say Rules at Britain’s Banks Block Use of Contact Tracing App October 9, 2020 By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise Branch staff at some of Britain’s biggest banks say rules that require them to store phones in lockers while at...
Analysis: Fintech Funding Slides as Coronavirus Casts a Chill with Venture Capitalists July 29, 2020 By Iain Withers, Anna Irrera and Tom Wilson Aritra Chakravarty, founder of London-based online accounts and investments provider Dozens, admits it’s a tough time to be seeking up...
Financial Services Firms Risk $1 Trillion in Losses from Climate Change: Report February 24, 2020 By Iain Withers The world’s financial services sector risks losses of up to $1 trillion if it fails to respond quickly to climate...
London Litigation Funder Burford Alleges Share Manipulation in Attack on Its Accounts August 15, 2019 By Iain Withers and Simon Jessop London-listed litigation funder Burford Capital said it has found evidence of suspect trading patterns in its shares around the time...