Post Brexit financial regulation News

Parliament Cautions Regulators: UK Finance, Insurance Yet to Feel Full Brexit Impact

Britain should avoid hasty reforms to make its financial sector more globally competitive after the industry’s separation from the European Union by Brexit, a parliamentary report said on Thursday. The finance ministry has proposed scores of changes to rules governing …

UK Should Avoid Hasty Financial Services Reforms Following Brexit: Lawmakers

Britain should avoid hasty reforms to make its financial sector more globally competitive after the industry’s separation from the European Union by Brexit, a parliamentary report said on Thursday. The finance ministry has proposed scores of changes to rules governing …

UK Lawmakers Warn About Watering Down Post-Brexit Financial Regulation

Brexit is no reason to radically alter British financial regulation and regulators should not be forced to water down rules to boost London’s competitiveness, or stray from global standards, a UK parliamentary committee report said on Thursday. Britain’s departure from …

Britain Aims to Bolster Competitiveness in Financial Services With Nimbler Regulation

Britain said on Tuesday it will require its regulators to help the City of London remain a globally competitive financial center after being largely cut off from the European Union due to Brexit. The government outlined planned legislation marking the …

Britain Proposes Post-Brexit Relaxation of Solvency II Capital Rules for Insurers

Britain launched public consultation on Thursday for a post-Brexit relaxation of capital rules for insurers, in a step the government said would increase investments in long-term infrastructure. Britain inherited rules known as Solvency II from the European Union, and reforming …

Analysis: A Divided London? City Tackles Brexit With Twin-Track Finance Revamp

High in the skyscrapers that have taken root in its warren of medieval streets, City of London grandees are plotting a post-Brexit regulatory revamp to rival New York. The City, as London’s traditional financial heartland is known, has retained little …

Update: Britain Unveils Blueprint to ‘Sharpen’ London’s Post-Brexit Competitive Edge

Britain’s finance minister pledged on Thursday to “sharpen” the competitive advantage of the UK financial services sector as he set out his vision for its future after the City of London lost business to the bloc after Brexit. In his …

UK and EU on Track to Agree on Financial Services Cooperation – but Trust Must Be Built

Britain and the European Union are on course to agree a deal on regulatory cooperation in financial services this month, but the UK’s actions in Northern Ireland makes it harder to build trust, the bloc’s financial services chief said on …

Britain Must Think ‘Creatively’ About Keeping London Competitive for Financial Services

Brexit starts a new chapter for Britain to think “creatively” about keeping the UK an attractive location for international financial services companies, Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak told the Bank of England. Britain left the EU’s single market on Dec. …

Britain’s Financial Regulator to Review Its Rules for Post-Brexit Landscape

Britain’s markets watchdog will review its rules as the country readies to leave the European Union, the source of its financial regulation for decades. “Post-Brexit, we need to consider the future of regulation to ensure the regulatory landscape is fit …