November 29, 2023
Management consultants and City of London finance workers are among those most exposed to workplace changes ushered in by artificial intelligence, a new UK government report found, urging changes in schools and training programs to ease the impact. Jobs in …
November 27, 2023
Even as Britain’s largest companies are hiring women in executive leadership roles at the fastest pace in five years, there’s a big hurdle to cross: they are still unlikely to be in influential roles overseeing the commercial side of the …
November 17, 2023
Verlingue has launched Verlingue London Markets following the rebranding of specialist Lloyd’s and London market wholesale broker NBJ London Markets. The business also has made a number of senior hires to expand its access to markets and expertise for its …
October 10, 2023
Britain’s Labour party has held back the launch of a new business council after senior Conservatives intervened with financial services companies that were due to take part. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt spoke to at least one business about …
September 20, 2023
When London’s Lord Mayor called recently for the creation of a new council to lead reform of Britain’s flagging financial services sector, a deep sense of déjà vu eclipsed the City. For many, the proposal served as a reminder of …
September 14, 2023
The government should check that insurers are spending up to 100 billion pounds ($125 billion) on Britain’s economy after their capital rules were eased, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Wednesday. Britain is rolling back capital rules …
September 7, 2023
ACORD, the standards-setting body for the global insurance industry, announced the publication of the ACORD GRLC Contract, Risk, and Pre-Accounting (CRP) Implementation Toolkit, a new data messaging standard to facilitate the efficient exchange of insurance data. The CRP Standard was …
September 7, 2023
The City of London called in a report on Thursday for a new council which would allow Britain’s financial sector to drive through “big moves” needed to boost the economy by 225 billion pounds ($281 billion) by 2030 and beyond. …
July 5, 2023
Electronic placing in the London market was a long time coming, with many obstacles to overcome – It took the pandemic to prove electronic placement is a benefit not a threat and, now it’s here to stay, we’re heading full …
June 5, 2023
For all the gloom around the impact of Brexit on the City of London, the latest survey of Europe’s top destinations for foreign direct investment in financial services is a reminder of the UK’s continuing heft in the sector. Britain …