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UK Struggles to Adapt to Impact of Climate Change

The UK is struggling to put in place adequate measures to deal with rising sea levels and warmer temperatures caused by pollution, the government’s independent adviser on climate matters has warned. Average land temperatures in the UK have risen by …

Britain Calls on EU to Open Financial Services Talks, Urging Bloc to Avoid Protectionism

Britain’s finance ministry called on the European Union to open talks on financial services, after the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday urged the bloc to avoid protectionism. Britain left the EU in December, largely cutting off the City of London’s …

Bank of England Launches Climate Change Stress Test for Insurers, Banks

The Bank of England on Tuesday set out its first comprehensive stress test of the ability of the British financial system to cope with climate change, saying the results will not be used to determine capital requirements for now. The …

Insurer Aviva Will Close 3 UK Property Funds Hit by Pandemic Economic Turmoil

Insurer Aviva said it will close three UK property funds in July that have been suspended since March last year due to market uncertainty as the pandemic hit Britain’s economy. “During this period of economic uncertainty, it has become increasingly …

London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s Financial Center Has Ended: NatWest Chair

The City of London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s financial capital is over following Brexit, but it will remain a major and profitable center, NatWest bank chairman Howard Davies said on Tuesday. The City has been largely cut off from the …

Britain’s Financial Services Sector ‘Not Optimistic’ About Getting Access to EU Markets

Britain’s financial services sector won’t get access to the European Union’s markets for the foreseeable future following Brexit, industry officials said on Thursday as a row with France simmers. Britain fully left the EU on Dec. 31, 2020 and the …

Insurers Warn that Drivers May Not Understand Limits of ‘Automated’ Car Technology

LONDON – Britain’s goal to be a leader in adopting self-driving cars could backfire unless automakers and government regulators spell out the current limitations of the technology, insurance companies warn. Insurers are key players in the shift to automated driving, …

UK Car Insurance Premiums Drop to Lowest Level Since 2015: WTW Survey

The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain slumped 14% in the first quarter of 2021, to their lowest level since 2015, as different phases of lockdowns in the country kept motorists off the streets, a survey showed. …

Impact of Brexit on City of London Is Worse than Expected: Study

LONDON – Over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion pounds ($1.4 trillion) in assets to hubs in the European Union due to Brexit, with more pain to come, a study from New Financial …

UK Space Industry Aims to Remove Dangerous Space Junk from Orbit

A defunct satellite spent early April hurtling through space toward the body of an old rocket, threatening a collision that the European Union’s Space Surveillance and Tracking Consortium estimated could generate more than 4 million pieces of debris. In the …