Tag: United Kingdom
Ethnicity next step in UK financial sector diversity
Britain’s financial watchdog will publish requirements within a year for boosting ethnic diversity. This is among employees in finance, and by using targets and...
Hawkish fed triggers global sell-off, UK stocks fall
UK shares dropped, tracking a fall in global equity markets after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting showed the central bank‘s hawkish stance toward...
UK medium term inflation gauge hits highest record
A key measure of medium-term British inflation expectations in financial markets hit its highest since at least late 2013. This has potentially added to...
Resilience leads to opportunity-Private Equity
UK is entering the summer months. The vaccine roll-out had the impact needed to push COVID-19 off the news agenda. As the economy moving...
New direction data protection reform
The UK government launched its consultation on reforms to the UK’s data protection laws. The consultation paper, titled ‘Data: a new direction’, runs to 146...
Sterling bouncing back
Sterling rebounded by snapping three straight days of losses. It was on course to regain the ground lost since the announcement of a UK...
Trade finance firms advised by UK regulators
Britain’s financial regulators said that trade finance firms must do more to identify potentially suspicious activities. This can be done by undertaking additional risk...
UK minister on better competitiveness of finance
There are many steps being taken to improve the competitiveness of Britain’s financial sector. Those steps will not translate into deregulation or radical changes....
London aiming New York
Taxes on banks needs to be retained by Britain. The financial and professional services lobby said that it can make it easier to hire...
Central Asia is on the brink of an Islamic Fintech revolution
Fintech is transforming the way people are able to manage their finances. In the UK, the impact of fintech has been profound. In the...
