London Expects Only Half of Bankers to Return to Their Offices by Year-End July 30, 2020 By Huw Jones London’s normally buzzing financial districts will still be a pale shadow by the end of the year, as banks plan...
London Market Group Launches Template for Free Trade in Financial Services July 17, 2020 The London Market Group (LMG) launched a paper outlining an ambitious approach to free trade in financial services, using the...
UK, EU Likely to Miss Deadline for Accessing Financial Services After Brexit: Sources June 24, 2020 By Huw Jones Britain and the European Union are set to miss their end-June deadline for assessing future cross-border trade in financial services,...
When UK Insurers, Banks Emerge from Lockdown, Their Employees Face New Normal May 21, 2020 By Lawrence White, Carolyn Cohn and Pamela Barbaglia Limits on elevators, thermal imaging and temperature checks will greet a first wave of traders and bankers in Britain preparing...
UK Financial Services Sector Remains Resilient Ahead of Brexit: Research December 18, 2019 Britain’s exports of financial and related services rose to 83 billion pounds ($106.5 billion) last year, with the European Union...
British Watchdog FCA Probes Data Sharing in Financial Services December 17, 2019 By Huw Jones Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating whether sharing data with outside competitors could be extended beyond banks to savings,...
UK Financial Services Firms Fail to Improve Gender Pay Gap April 5, 2019 By Lucy Meakin, David Hellier and Hayley Warren Women working in the U.K.’s financial-services industry are seeing little improvement in their pay parity with male colleagues, according to...
EU Financial Services Chief Warns of Market Disruption from No-Deal Brexit April 2, 2019 By Francesco Guarascio A no-deal Brexit would cause disruption and might also have an impact on liquidity in financial markets, the European Union...
UK’s Financial Services Industry Still Unscathed from Brexit Uncertainty: Reuters February 5, 2019 By Andrew MacAskill and Simon Jessop Britain’s financial services industry has emerged largely unscathed so far from the build-up to Brexit, with about 2,000 roles expected...
EU, UK Agree Draft Text for Post-Brexit Ties Although Some Wrangles Remain November 22, 2018 By Gabriela Baczynska and Kylie MacLellan Britain and the European Union have agreed a draft text setting out a close post-Brexit relationship, though wrangling with Spain...