Libor Zombies Pit Hedge Funds Against Banks, Insurers in High-Stakes Feud August 28, 2023 By Tasos Vossos and William Shaw One of the most lucrative, and contentious, trades of 2023 has emerged in an obscure corner of financial markets, minting...
Update: ION Trading UK Indicates Cyber Attack Could Take 2-3 Days to Resolve February 2, 2023 By William Shaw and Mark Burton UK regulators have started an investigation following a cyberattack on London-based ION Trading UK that’s snarled global derivatives trading. The...
UK Government Pushes Forward With Long-Awaited Insurer Reforms November 18, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths and William Shaw After years of fraught debate between regulators, insurers and the Treasury, Jeremy Hunt confirmed Thursday that the government would push...
UK’s Solvency II Reforms Could Open Door to Share-Buyback Bonanza for Insurers August 5, 2022 By Alex Morales and William Shaw Insurers would potentially be able to use billions of pounds of expected gains from a relaxation of capital rules for...
UK Insurers, Banks Risk Fines Under New Reforms Unless They Put Customers First July 27, 2022 By William Shaw Financial firms may be fined and stripped of their regulatory authorization unless they put their customers’ needs first under far-reaching...
UK Government Chaos Sparks Fears in City of London of More Post-Brexit Limbo July 7, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths, William Shaw and Harry Wilson City of London executives have expressed anxiety that the turmoil rocking the UK government may delay or derail post-Brexit reforms...
Staff at UK Financial Conduct Authority Vote to Strike Over ‘Unacceptable’ Pay Reforms April 14, 2022 By William Shaw Staff at the UK Financial Conduct Authority have voted to go on strike for the first time in a dispute...
Only 3% of Employees Want to Return Full-Time to Their Offices: Survey February 22, 2022 By William Shaw Just 3% of white collar workers want to return to the office five days a week, according to a poll...
Just 3% of White Collar Workers Want to Return Full-Time to Their Offices: Survey February 15, 2022 By William Shaw Just 3% of white collar workers want to return to the office five days a week, according to a poll...
COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping, but Many UK Employees Still Opt to Work From Home February 8, 2022 By William Shaw, Irina Anghel and Loukia Gyftopoulou With pandemic restrictions in the UK largely gone, offices are getting busier. Yet vast numbers of desks still remain empty....