Financial Services Companies Urged to Hire More Working-Class Managers August 16, 2022 By Huw Jones Financial services companies should set “stretching targets” for appointing people from working class backgrounds to senior positions, a UK government-sponsored...
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...
Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Reform Explained August 12, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s government proposed a far-reaching financial services law last month to exploit “freedoms” to write its own capital market rules...
UK Financial Services Firms Suffer From Record Skills Shortage August 10, 2022 By Olivia Fletcher UK finance firms are struggling with its worst job vacancy rates on record, underlining the skills shortage caused by digitization...
UK’s Solvency II Reforms Could Open Door to Share-Buyback Bonanza for Insurers August 5, 2022 By Alex Morales and William Shaw Insurers would potentially be able to use billions of pounds of expected gains from a relaxation of capital rules for...
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...
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...
New UK Finance Minister Targets Flexibility of Post-Brexit Financial Regs, Solvency II July 19, 2022 By David Milliken Britain’s government must focus on sound public finances and avoid further fueling inflation by pumping up demand, new finance minister...