New UK Finance Minister Targets Flexibility of Post-Brexit Financial Regs, Solvency II July 19, 2022 By David Milliken Britain’s government must focus on sound public finances and avoid further fueling inflation by pumping up demand, new finance minister...
UK Regulator May Lack Bandwidth to Push Post-Brexit Competitiveness: Policymaker July 19, 2022 The Bank of England may not have enough resources to implement an extra objective of maintaining Britain as a competitive...
Crashed Ukrainian Cargo Plane Carried Shipment of Ammunition for Bangladesh July 18, 2022 By Sotiris Nikas and Volodymyr Verbyany Ukrainian foreign ministry officials on Sunday traveled to inspect the site where a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed overnight in northern...
Moore to Succeed Annandale as CEO of Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd. July 18, 2022 Argenta Holdings Ltd. announced the retirement of Andrew Annandale, group CEO and managing director of Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd. (ASML),...
Nearly Half of UK Black Professionals Plan to Leave Their Jobs July 18, 2022 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Almost half of Black employees are planning to leave their jobs in the near future, resenting the lack of fairness...
Professional Services Firm Davies Completes Acquisition of Asta at Lloyd’s July 18, 2022 Davies, the London-based specialist professional services and technology business, announced it has completed the acquisition of Asta Capital, the third-party...
ANZ Agrees to Buy Australian Insurer Suncorp’s Bank Operations for $3.3 Billion July 18, 2022 By Harry Brumpton Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. agreed to buy Suncorp Group Ltd.’s banking operations for A$4.9 billion ($3.3 billion)...
Malaysian Central Bank Sets 2023 Cutoff for Foreign Insurer Stake Sales: Sources July 18, 2022 By Elffie Chew Malaysia’s central bank is giving foreign insurers until the end of 2023 to either reduce stakes in their local ventures...
Europe Battles Wildfires in Intense Heat That Scientists Blame on Climate Change July 18, 2022 By Guillermo Martinez JERTE, Spain – Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and...
China’s Tough COVID Policy Still Drags on Economy July 15, 2022 By Tony Munroe China has been tweaking its stringent COVID curbs but shows no sign of backing off from its “dynamic zero” policy,...