Articles by Katherine Griffiths

UK Market Turmoil Threatens Plans for Post-Brexit Reforms for Insurers

Reforming European Union insurance rules to release billions of pounds of capital is a key part of the UK government’s program to boost the economy. The market turmoil unleashed by the mini-budget may make such ambitions harder to deliver. The …

UK Government to Pursue ‘Big Bang 2’ Reforms for City of London: New Chancellor

Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s new chancellor of the exchequer, said the government will pursue sweeping financial reforms to unleash growth and competitiveness at a meeting Wednesday with industry leaders. The aim is to unleash a “Big Bang 2,” Kwarteng said, …

London’s Financial Services Firms See Potential in Liz Truss’ ‘Radical’ Policies

After an international career in finance, a rapid political rise and high profile as chancellor of the exchequer during the pandemic, Rishi Sunak must have expected the full-throated backing of the financial sector when he made a bid to lead …

London’s Financial Center Struggles to Find Its Way in Post-Brexit Britain

London is in danger of becoming a mere “regional stock market” down the line unless it significantly raises its game — that is the warning from Mark Austin, the latest person charged with sprucing up the UK’s listing rules and …

UK Regulator Pushes Insurers to Cut Premiums for Fire-Risk Apartments

Thousands of people living in high-rise apartments in Britain are set to get better deals on their property insurance following years of spiraling costs in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Financial Conduct Authority is expected to push …

UK Government Chaos Sparks Fears in City of London of More Post-Brexit Limbo

City of London executives have expressed anxiety that the turmoil rocking the UK government may delay or derail post-Brexit reforms aimed at boosting competition and growth. The resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury, …

UK Regulator Sets Diversity Targets for Top Executives, Boards

The Financial Conduct Authority has set UK-listed companies three diversity targets, including a goal for at least 40% women on their boards, in the latest move to bolster diversity in the upper ranks of British business. Companies should also have …