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Big Bang 2.0? Smart post-Brexit reforms can put power in the country’s engine December 8, 2022 It may be a transparent nod to the geographical spread of the UK’s financial services industry, but the fact the Chancellor is delivering his thesis on the country’s post-Brexit regulatory regime north of the border is worth noting. The phrase Big Bang 2.0 has been ditched – it’s now the Edinburgh Reforms – but the [...]
Hunt to unveil post-Brexit Big Bang 2.0 for UK financial services industry December 8, 2022 Jeremy Hunt will finally unveil the government’s plans to shred EU financial services laws today as he proposes a package to boost the City’s global competitiveness post-Brexit. Hunt will deliver the landmark announcement in Edinburgh this morning, with the chancellor set to drop Solvency II capital requirements on insurance firms and ease current bank ring-fencing [...]
Water firms struggle with pollution incidents, says damning Ofwat report December 8, 2022 Serious pollution incidents have increased this year, revealed Ofwat in a collection of highly critical reports on the water industry.
Coal mine approval draws mixed industry response December 8, 2022 The Government's decision to approve a new coal mine in Cumbria has divided experts, politicians and industry groups.
Knightsbridge fund managers convicted for defrauding Libya’s sovereign fund December 8, 2022 A trio of fund managers have been convicted of carrying a large-scale fraud that saw Libya’s sovereign wealth fund lose £46m. The three men, who managed £822m worth of investments on behalf of the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP), defrauded the fund through a series of offshore shell companies. The fraud came after London bankers [...]
MLB London: Why baseball bosses believe the sport can thrive in London December 8, 2022 Once a fortnight during the football season, the Emirates Stadium fills up with 60,000 committed Arsenal fans cheering on the Gunners. Online, millions of supporters across the world tune in for highlights and videos – with more to shout about this year than most. One could imagine that Ben Ladkin, who spent 11 years masterminding [...]
‘Web 3.0’ venture investment in freefall as crypto winter shakes market December 8, 2022 Investment into crypto firms has been in freefall this year as a deep ‘crypto winter’ sends shockwaves through the sector and causes venture capital firms to turn off the funding taps.
Trafigura hands £1.4bn to shareholders after unveiling monster profits December 8, 2022 Trafigura will hand over £1.4bn ($1.7bn) to traders and shareholders after its net profit more than doubled from last year's record levels.
Travers Smith calls juniors into the office for four days a week December 8, 2022 Travers Smith has become the latest City law firm to call lawyers back into the office after telling staff to spend 60 per cent of their time at work. The law firm’s new “agile working” policy calls on Travers Smith’s lawyers to come into the office for six days across every two working weeks. [...]
Hipgnosis boss ‘shares shareholder disappointment’ as star talent fails to revive flagging stock December 8, 2022 The music impresario behind the Hipgnosis songs fund – which has bought up back catalogues from a host of major artists – bemoaned his outfit’s lagging share price in a market update yesterday. “I share the disappointment of shareholders that the true value of our iconic songs is not being reflected in today’s share price,” [...]