Bank of England seeks more ammunition to deal with financial instability after LDI crisis September 28, 2023 The Bank of England is in the process of designing lending tools that allow it to lend directly to insurance firms and pension funds after the near-death experience of the LDI crisis in 2022.
US SEC nearing settlement with Wall Street firms over Whatsapp probe September 28, 2023 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finalizing settlements with around two dozen Wall Street firms to resolve investigations into record-keeping lapses.
Bank ring-fencing reforms to come into force in first half of 2024 September 28, 2023 The Treasury has confirmed its plans to reform the ring-fencing regime with hopes that the new regulations will go live in the first half of next year.
Fintech platform Apron raises £12.2m in latest funding round September 28, 2023 Fintech firm Apron, a payments and accounting platform for small businesses, has raised $15m (£12.2m) in its latest funding round.
Perenna raises £42.7m in latest funding round September 28, 2023 Another $52m (£42.7m) in funding has been raised for new British lender Perenna. The latest funding was led by Perenna’s strategic investor, Silverstripe Investment Management, among others, and is only part of its $90m grand funding total since 2020. The bank is one of a kind to the UK market given that it does not [...]
UBS shares slip after report of US sanctions probe into Credit Suisse September 27, 2023 Shares in UBS slipped today after a report suggested that Credit Suisse is at the centre of a US probe into potential sanctions breaches.
Bank of England delays final Basel bank capital rules to July 2025 September 27, 2023 The Bank of England on Wednesday said it would delay by six months to July 2025 its roll out of the final leg of international bank capital rules that began after the global financial crisis over a decade ago.
City firms’ regulatory burden rises as UK and EU diverge on financial rules September 27, 2023 City firms face an increasing regulatory burden as the UK and the EU begin to diverge on financial services regulation.
JP Morgan’s Chase will ban crypto payments starting from mid-October September 26, 2023 Chase UK is banning customers from making crypto payments from mid-October citing concerns over financial crime.
JP Morgan settles Epstein lawsuit with US Virgin Islands for $75m September 26, 2023 JPMorgan Chase reached settlements with the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, largely resolving a scandal that has weighed on the largest U.S. bank for months.