Staff at UK Financial Conduct Authority Vote to Strike Over ‘Unacceptable’ Pay Reforms April 14, 2022 By William Shaw Staff at the UK Financial Conduct Authority have voted to go on strike for the first time in a dispute...
IMF Warns Britain About Relaxing High Regulatory Standards for Insurers, Banks February 23, 2022 By Huw Jones A push to make London more attractive as a global financial center after Brexit must not threaten high standards of...
UK to Ease Solvency II Insurance Capital Rules to Unlock ‘Billions of Pounds’ February 22, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain will unlock “tens of billions of pounds” of insurance sector capital that should boost the economy through infrastructure investment,...
UK Gender Pay Gap Widens for Insurers, While Banks Make a Slight Dent October 5, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Iain Withers Major banks in Britain made a slight dent in their gender pay gaps last year, according to a Reuters analysis,...
UK Financial Services Sector Calls for Eased Visa Requirements to Keep Competitiveness September 30, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON — Britain’s financial sector has called on the government to ease visa requirements on overseas staff who want to...
Workers in London’s Financial Services Industry Are Returning to Their Desks in Droves September 20, 2021 By Harry Wilson and Tom Metcalf On the lower floors of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Canary Wharf headquarters, the desks are filling up. Traders, salespeople and close...
Number of Women on Boards of UK’s Top Financial Firms Rises to 32%: Report July 19, 2021 By Simon Jessop The proportion of women on the board at 200 of Britain’s top financial firms has risen to nearly a third...
Update: Britain Unveils Blueprint to ‘Sharpen’ London’s Post-Brexit Competitive Edge July 1, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain’s finance minister pledged on Thursday to “sharpen” the competitive advantage of the UK financial services sector as he set...
UK Financial Services Sector Cautions About Legislating Work-from-Home Options June 21, 2021 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON – How people divide their working hours between home and office should develop naturally over time and not be...
Britain Calls on EU to Open Financial Services Talks, Urging Bloc to Avoid Protectionism June 16, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain’s finance ministry called on the European Union to open talks on financial services, after the London Stock Exchange on...