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 Market Turmoil Threatens Plans for Post-Brexit Reforms for Insurers October 6, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths Reforming European Union insurance rules to release billions of pounds of capital is a key part of the UK government’s...
UK Bond Market Crash Takes Shine Off Plans to ‘Unshackle’ City of London October 4, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss promised to “unshackle” the City of London to fuel growth, but crashing the bond...
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...
UK Government to Pursue ‘Big Bang 2’ Reforms for City of London: New Chancellor September 8, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s new chancellor of the exchequer, said the government will pursue sweeping financial reforms to unleash growth...
Europe’s Banks, Insurers Prepare for Potential Winter Power Cuts, Energy Rationing September 7, 2022 By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power...
New UK Prime Minister Promises to ‘Unshackle’ City of London September 6, 2022 By Huw Jones Liz Truss becomes Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday after a campaign in which she promised to “really unshackle” the City...
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...