UK Regulator Sets Diversity Targets for Top Executives, Boards April 20, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths The Financial Conduct Authority has set UK-listed companies three diversity targets, including a goal for at least 40% women on...
UK CFOs Expect High Inflation to Cut Profit Margins: Deloitte Survey April 19, 2022 By David Milliken More than seven out of 10 chief financial officers (CFOs) at Britain’s biggest companies expect high inflation to reduce their...
Staff at UK Financial Conduct Authority Vote to Strike Over ‘Unacceptable’ Pay Reforms April 14, 2022 By William Shaw Staff at the UK Financial Conduct Authority have voted to go on strike for the first time in a dispute...
Howden to Acquire UK-Based SPF Private Clients April 13, 2022 Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced the signing of the acquisition of SPF Private Clients (SPF), subject to regulatory...
UK Brokerage Group Jensten Simplifies Corporate Structure, Brands April 4, 2022 The Jensten Group, the UK independent insurance broking group, has embarked upon a transformation program across the business which will...
London Insurance Brokers Probed for Bribery and Corruption by UK Serious Fraud Office March 25, 2022 By Ellen Milligan and Lucca de Paoli A handful of London insurance firms are being investigated for bribery and corruption by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, according...
Managers at UK Firms Expect to Dial Back Pandemic-Era Flexible Work Arrangements March 10, 2022 By Mumbi Gitau Many managers at UK companies expect to dial back their pandemic-era embrace of remote work and flexible arrangements once COVID-19...
Sanctions Against Russia ‘Manageable’ for UK Insurers, Banks: Regulator March 9, 2022 By Huw Jones Sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine are “manageable” for Britain’s insurers and wider financial sector, Bank...
IMF Warns Britain About Relaxing High Regulatory Standards for Insurers, Banks February 23, 2022 By Huw Jones A push to make London more attractive as a global financial center after Brexit must not threaten high standards of...
UK to Ease Solvency II Insurance Capital Rules to Unlock ‘Billions of Pounds’ February 22, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain will unlock “tens of billions of pounds” of insurance sector capital that should boost the economy through infrastructure investment,...