U.K. Financial Services Firms Must Prepare for Failure of Brexit Trade Deal: Regulator January 24, 2020 By Huw Jones Financial firms in Britain should be ready in case no trade agreement is struck with the European Union by December,...
UK Markets Watchdog Cracks Down on Conduct of Financial Advisers January 22, 2020 By Huw Jones Britain’s markets watchdog told financial advisers on Tuesday they face a two-year crackdown to stop unsuitable advice, investment scams and...
U.K. Financial Services Firms Pay Record Taxes with Future Prospects Clouded by Brexit January 7, 2020 By Huw Jones Britain’s financial industry paid a record near-$100 billion in taxes in the year to March, reaffirming its central role in...
British Accountants Under Pressure to Do More to Detect Fraud at Companies December 18, 2019 By Sinead Cruise and Huw Jones British accountants could be required to look for fraud at companies they audit under proposals made in a government-backed review...
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,...
Big Tech May Be Required to Share Customer Data with Financial Firms December 9, 2019 By Huw Jones Google, Alibaba and other “Big Tech” companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and...
New EU Brexit HQs Opened by U.K. Financial Firms Face Watchdog Checks in 2020 November 5, 2019 By Huw Jones New European Union hubs opened by British-based financial firms to avoid Brexit disruption will be scrutinized next year by the...
U.K. Aims to Ensure Post-Brexit Strength of Financial Services Sector: Minister October 28, 2019 By Huw Jones Britain will do whatever it can to ensure that its financial sector remains a major global player after Brexit, financial...
London Financial Firms at Risk of Being Cut Off from EU After Brexit: Official October 24, 2019 By Huw Jones Intense dialog between British and European Union financial regulators must start now or London risks being cut off from the...
Post-Brexit Trade Deal for Financial Services Less Vital as UK Firms Set Up EU Hubs October 16, 2019 By Huw Jones The growing tally of UK-based banks, insurers and asset managers opening hubs in the European Union means that a post-Brexit...