BOE’s Greene Says US Tariffs Pose Disinflation Risks for UK April 22, 2025 By Francine Lacqua and Tom Rees Megan Greene, one of the Bank of England’s most hawkish policymakers, said Donald Trump’s wave of global tariffs is more...
Identities of Shadow Banks That Use New BOE Tool to Remain Secret December 9, 2024 By Philip Aldrick and Greg Ritchie The Bank of England will hide the identities of any pension funds, insurers or hedge funds bailed out under a...
Private Equity Tie-Ups With Insurers Create Risks, BOE Says December 2, 2024 By Greg Ritchie, Laura Noonan and Leonard Kehnscherper Private equity’s advance into the insurance sector exacerbates the risk of “fire sales” that disrupt the functioning of financial markets,...
Bank of England Finds Non-Bank Financial Firms Pose Wider Risks in Crisis Periods December 2, 2024 Non-bank financial institutions such as hedge funds remain vulnerable to a sudden financial shock and would not all be able...
More Reforms Needed to Tackle Shadow Banking’s ‘Hidden Leverage’: BoE Regulator July 18, 2024 The booming non-bank financial industry has created excessive leverage that poses financial stability risks, and more reforms are needed to...
Bank of England Builds ‘Proactive Case’ to Regulate Non-Bank Sector February 26, 2024 By Huw Jones Regulators need broader oversight of financial firms to prevent a crisis in the vast non-bank sector turning into a credit...
What Would UK Labour Party’s Finance Sector Plan Mean for City of London? February 1, 2024 By Huw Jones Britain’s opposition Labour Party, tipped in the polls to win an election expected this year, set out its blueprint on...
Bank of England May Tighten Up Life Insurers’ Use of Offshore Reinsurance January 12, 2024 The Bank of England may tighten supervision of life insurers’ use of the “funded reinsurance” market, typically alternative asset managers...
US Climate Report Shows Rising Temps, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Headed Down November 17, 2023 By Don Jergler A new national climate report that shows temperatures rapidly rising, but it also has some good news for the U.S....
Bank of England to Deepen System-Wide Stress Test for Banks, Insurers November 13, 2023 By Huw Jones The Bank of England said on Friday it would start the second leg to its first system-wide stress test of...