UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding March 15, 2023 By Marion Dakers Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding...
UK’s Largest Companies Fail to Comply With FCA’s New Gender-Diversity Quotas March 10, 2023 By Irina Anghel Seven of the UK’s 10 largest listed companies have failed to comply with the FCA’s new gender-diversity quotas, a reminder...
FTX Collapse Shows Need to Regulate Crypto World: Bank of England November 21, 2022 By Marc Jones and Huw Jones The implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX shows the need to bring the crypto world within the regulatory framework, Bank of...
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 Insurers, Banks Told to Do More to Help Customers Struggling With Cost of Living September 29, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told banks and insurers on Thursday to do more to help customers struggling with a...
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...
Britain Proposes Reforms for Insuring Apartment Blocks After Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire September 21, 2022 Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed reforming how apartment blocks are insured after the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell...
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...
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...