Post Brexit financial regulation News

Bank of England Tells UK to Hold Insurers to Account on Infrastructure Spending

The government should check that insurers are spending up to 100 billion pounds ($125 billion) on Britain’s economy after their capital rules were eased, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Wednesday. Britain is rolling back capital rules …

City of London Calls for ‘Big Moves’ to Boost Post-Brexit Finance

The City of London called in a report on Thursday for a new council which would allow Britain’s financial sector to drive through “big moves” needed to boost the economy by 225 billion pounds ($281 billion) by 2030 and beyond. …

Legal & General’s CEO Says UK Must Speed Up Reforms to Lure Investors

The UK needs to accelerate reforms to help attract more investments, according to Legal & General Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Nigel Wilson. The Mansion House speeches on policy reforms in July have been very positive, but the government needs …

UK’s Post-Brexit Access to EU Financial Markets Still Unclear, EU Official Says

It is too early to tell if Britain’s financial rules post-Brexit will diverge too far from European Union norms to consider giving it access to the bloc’s markets, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. Paulina Dejmek Hack, a director …

UK Pension Funds Back Next Phase of Post-Brexit Shakeup in City of London

Aviva, Legal & General and seven other pension firms intend to invest 50 billion pounds ($64 billion) in unlisted companies by 2030 to help the City of London remain a competitive global finance center after Brexit, finance minister Jeremy Hunt …

Britain and EU Sign Post-Brexit Cooperation Pact in Financial Services

Britain and the European Union signed a long-delayed post-Brexit cooperation pact in financial services on Tuesday, but the rapprochement is unlikely to restore EU access for the City of London anytime soon. The memorandum of understanding on regulatory cooperation was …

Bank of England Proposes Further Reforms to Insurers’ Capital Rules to Cut Red Tape

The Bank of England on Thursday proposed further reforms to capital rules for insurers in a step it said would cut red tape without lowering solvency standards. The Solvency II rules were inherited from the European Union and their reform …

Insurer Capital Rule Changes in UK to Start by End of 2023, Finance Ministry Says

Britain’s finance ministry said on Thursday that the first batch of post-Brexit reforms to “Solvency II” capital rules for insurers, which it hopes will unlock billions of pounds to boost growth, will be implemented by the end of this year. …

Investors Aviva, M&G Urge Britain to Press Ahead With Financial Reforms

Investors Aviva and M&G on Thursday joined calls for Britain to press ahead with financial reforms and give high-growth sectors such as technology companies more support to keep London’s markets competitive. Finance bosses have warned that the British capital risks …

Update: Britain Says Financial Reforms Will Be in Same ‘Orbit’ as EU, U.S.

Britain’s revamped financial market rules will largely be aligned with U.S. and European Union regulations to minimize disruption to global companies, its financial services minister Andrew Griffith said on Thursday. Britain left the EU in 2020 and has since proposed …