Bank of England Sees Growing Risk That Dangers From AI and Debt Will Materialize September 30, 2026 By Phoebe Seers and David Milliken The Bank of England on Wednesday warned of an increase in the risk that interconnected weaknesses in the financial system...
UK Insurers Urge Bank of England to Rethink ‘Dynamic’ Stress Test September 18, 2026 By Phoebe Seers and Annabel Tinson Britain’s insurance industry is urging the Bank of England’s regulatory arm to rethink its live crisis simulation, citing heavy reporting...
AI-Driven Cyber Risk Is Top Concern for Global Financial Stability, Watchdog Says August 31, 2026 By Phoebe Seers Financial Stability Board Chair Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the impact of AI on cyber risk was the most...
UK Financial Services Firms Sharpen Staff Scrutiny as New Misconduct Regime Looms July 20, 2026 By Kirstin Ridley and Phoebe Seers Financial firms in Britain are sharpening their focus on employee conduct, with some weeding out staff suspected of misconduct such...
Financial Services’ AI Dangers Highlighted by UK Regulator’s Review July 7, 2026 By Phoebe Seers Britain’s financial regulator has been urged to consider regulation of large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini because...
FSB Watchdog Flags Risks in Banks’ Growing Private Credit Ties May 6, 2026 By Phoebe Seers The fast-growing private credit industry’s deepening links with banks and asset managers are creating risks for the world’s financial system,...
Bank of England to Curb Offshore Life Insurance Trades April 29, 2026 By Phoebe Seers and Iain Withers The Bank of England’s regulatory arm on Wednesday set out plans to tighten the capital treatment of funded reinsurance, a...
UK Motor Finance Scandal to Cost Lenders $12 Billion April 2, 2026 By Kirstin Ridley and Phoebe Seers The motor finance industry must pay around 9.1 billion pounds ($12 billion) to compensate UK motorists for unfair vehicle loans...
Bank of England Says Iran War Has Boosted Threats to Financial Stability April 1, 2026 By David Milliken and Phoebe Seers The Bank of England said on Wednesday that the Iran war had dealt “a substantial negative supply shock” to the...
Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers Say January 20, 2026 By Phoebe Seers Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop AI from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a group of lawmakers...