PRA under pressure to cut red tape as growth plans fail to excite the City Banking The banking regulator is under pressure to go further and faster in its efforts to cut red tape from the City after it outlined plans to boost the growth of firms within its remit last week. In a letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor, the PRA, which sits within the Bank of England and [...]
UK proposes earlier banker bonuses in bid to boost competition Banking UK regulators have officially laid out plans for the country’s top bankers to get their bonuses years earlier in a bid to boost competition with rival jurisdictions. The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published proposals on Tuesday to reduce the bonus deferral period for most [...]
Bank of England mulls ‘further steps’ to boost City’s global competitiveness Banking The UK's banking regulator is mulling "further steps" to boost the City's international competitiveness as one of its top brass hailed a "broadly welcoming" response to its softening of bank capital rules.
Nationwide to complete £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money after FCA and PRA approval September 6, 2024 Nationwide is to complete its £2.9bn takeover of rival Virgin Money next month after the deal was given the green light by the UK’s financial regulators. The banks said in statement issued to the London Stock Exchange that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have both approved [...]
Regulator set to postpone UK bank capital reforms until at least January 2026 August 29, 2024 The UK’s main banking regulator is reportedly planning to delay the latest series of bank capital reforms as it monitors how the rules are developing in the US. The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is set to delay its entire Basel 3.1 package until at least January 2026, with an official announcement expected in the [...]