Corporate Credit Tremors in Aftershock of Tariff-Led Stock Rout April 10, 2025 By Naomi Rovnick, Harry Robertson and Sinead Cruise The tariff shock and recession fears that have sent world stocks into a tailspin over the last week are rolling...
Is Britain on the Cusp of Another Multibillion-Pound Consumer Finance Scandal? April 2, 2025 By Sinead Cruise The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will on Tuesday hear arguments to overturn a judgment that could cost Britain’s...
UK Financial Watchdogs Drop Diversity and ‘Name and Shame’ Reforms March 12, 2025 By Sinead Cruise Britain’s top financial regulators have scrapped proposed new rules to boost diversity and inclusion in the industry, and mothballed a...
Crisis-Era Regulation Has ‘Gone Too Far,’ Reeves Tells Finance Sector November 15, 2024 By Sinead Cruise Finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday promised a reboot of regulation governing Britain’s “crown jewel” financial industry which she said...
Labour Win Brings Few Hopes or Fears to London’s Financial District July 5, 2024 By Sinead Cruise and Huw Jones Labour’s landslide election win shows few signs of unsettling London’s financial heartland after the party’s lengthy pro-business overtures, though many...
Women in UK Financial Services Earn One-Third Less Than Male Colleagues: Data Show April 8, 2024 By Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn Some of Britain’s top financial firms pay women 28.8% less on average than male counterparts, salary data from 21 companies...
‘Talking Shops’ and Too Little Action Hamper City of London Reboot: Analysis September 20, 2023 By Huw Jones and Sinead Cruise When London’s Lord Mayor called recently for the creation of a new council to lead reform of Britain’s flagging financial...
Greece Wildfires Raise Questions for Tourists About Their Travel Insurance Cover July 25, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn, Sinead Cruise and Tom Sims Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised...
Parties Scrapped, Bells Toll as UK Financial Services Sector Pays Respect to the Queen September 13, 2022 By Sinead Cruise, Carolyn Cohn and Kate Holton Britain’s financial industry is dialing down activities in the run-up to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth next Monday, canceling events...
Europe’s Banks, Insurers Prepare for Potential Winter Power Cuts, Energy Rationing September 7, 2022 By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power...