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UK Regulators Eye Post-Brexit ‘Interim’ Status for EU-Based Financial Firms

Britain’s regulators could grant interim permission for European Union investment and trading firms to continue operating in the UK after the country leaves the bloc in 2019. Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority said giving “interim permission” …

UK Financial Services Sector Seeking ‘Ambitious’ Brexit Trade Agreement

The UK’s financial sector is seeking an “ambitious” trade pact between Britain and the European Union to try to prevent a costly shift of jobs and business to the continent once the country leaves the bloc, according to a draft …

Brexit Should Preserve Free Trade for Financial Services: FCA’s Bailey

Finance firms should not be forced by regulators to change location after Britain leaves the European Union in 2019, Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority told a Reuters Newsmaker event on Thursday. Banks, insurers and asset …

UK Regulator Calls for New Regime Providing Open Access to Global Markets

Banks, insurers and traders that comply with reinforced global financial sector rules should be allowed to operate unhindered across the world to spur economic growth and trade, a top British regulator said on Thursday. Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the …

Tesco Reveals $3M Was Stolen from 9,000 Customers in Recent Cyber Bank Theft

Retailer Tesco Plc’s banking arm said on Tuesday that 2.5 million pounds ($3 million) had been stolen from 9,000 customers over the weekend in what cyber experts said was the first mass hacking of accounts at a western bank. Tesco …

Tesco Bank’s Cyber Attack Investigated by UK’s National Crime Agency

Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is leading a criminal inquiry into the theft of money from thousands of Tesco Bank accounts that the UK financial watchdog said was unprecedented. New cyber crime agency National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a government …

UK’s Regulator Reviews Mission as It Redefines Itself Under New CEO

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority opened a review of its regulatory “mission” as the agency looks to redefine itself under a new chief executive officer following a turbulent year. The regulator said Wednesday that it’s looking to create a “guiding …

Bank of England’s Bailey Is Surprise Choice for Chief of U.K. Regulator, FCA

Bank of England Deputy Governor Andrew Bailey will become the new chief executive officer of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, as the Chancellor George Osborne turned to a familiar face following a six-month search for the country’s top markets regulator. …

UK’s ‘Duty of Responsibility’ Rules to Extend to Insurance Executives

Executives at UK insurers, mortgage brokers and payday-loan companies will be covered by the same “duty of responsibility” as those in banks under legislation introduced in Parliament Thursday. The Bank of England and Financial Services Bill, which will be introduced …