Bank of England and City of London Square Off Over Financial Services’ Reforms October 19, 2022 By Huw Jones A plan to give the British government power to override watchogs would raise “serious concerns” about the ability of regulators...
UK Market Turmoil Threatens Plans for Post-Brexit Reforms for Insurers October 6, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths Reforming European Union insurance rules to release billions of pounds of capital is a key part of the UK government’s...
UK Bond Market Crash Takes Shine Off Plans to ‘Unshackle’ City of London October 4, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss promised to “unshackle” the City of London to fuel growth, but crashing the bond...
Bank of England Won’t Take ‘Risky Bets’ to Boost City of London’s Competitiveness September 27, 2022 By Huw Jones The Bank of England’s new objective of helping the financial sector remain globally competitive should not encourage risky bets on...
London’s Financial Services Firms See Potential in Liz Truss’ ‘Radical’ Policies September 1, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths After an international career in finance, a rapid political rise and high profile as chancellor of the exchequer during the...
Front Runner to Be Next UK PM Wants to Review Financial Watchdogs’ Roles: Source August 18, 2022 By Elizabeth Piper and Huw Jones Liz Truss, the front-runner to become Britain’s next prime minister, wants to examine the roles of the country’s three financial...
Weakening UK Regulators Would Undermine Financial Services, Bank of England Warns August 12, 2022 Weakening the independence of regulators would undermine reforms to bolster Britain’s finance industry, the head of the Bank of England...
London’s Financial Center Struggles to Find Its Way in Post-Brexit Britain July 25, 2022 By Swetha Gopinath and Katherine Griffiths London is in danger of becoming a mere “regional stock market” down the line unless it significantly raises its game...
Analysis: Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Services Law Underwhelms Industry July 21, 2022 By Huw Jones and Sinead Cruise Britain’s reform of post-Brexit financial services is more about catching up with rivals than unleashing a “Big Bang 2.0” as...
Britain Initiates Post-Brexit ‘Transformation’ of Financial Services July 20, 2022 By Huw Jones British financial regulators will have to promote the global competitiveness of the country’s financial sector, though a plan for more...