By: Chris Dorrell

Chris Dorrell is a freelance journalist and City AM contributor. He was previously City AM's banking and then economics reporter. When Chris is not breaking news, he can often be found playing with his band Totally Amorphous.

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Lack of available finance hampering SMEs – and things aren’t getting better anytime soon

June 29, 2023

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are struggling to access funding as rising rates force banks to put up the costs of lending. According to YouGov data collected for AIM-listed Manx Financial Group, 40 per cent of SMEs had to stop or pause an area of their business due to a lack of funding over the [...]
Streamline tax rules to stop Paris ‘biting’ the City’s heels, Deutsche Bank’s UK head warns

June 29, 2023

The UK should reconsider the high rate of tax it charges on banks and financial services firms to boost London’s standing, Deutsche Bank’s UK head said. Speaking at The City UK’s annual conference, Tiina Lee, who has been in the role for nearly five years, said “the one area to highlight” in regards to the [...]
Big US banks pass Fed stress tests months after SVB collapse in sign they’d ‘weather a severe recession’

June 29, 2023

The largest banks in the US sailed through the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests, suggesting they would survive a sharp economic downturn. The Fed said the results demonstrate that large banks are “well positioned to weather a severe recession and continue to lend to households and businesses even during a severe recession.” Despite projected losses [...]
Bank of England’s PRA sets out new post Brexit Solvency UK details in bid to unlock investment

June 29, 2023

Britain’s main financial watchdog has set out a raft of changes to the EU’s Solvency II regime to improve the competitiveness of the UK insurance market and unlock investment in the economy. In an announcement this morning, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) provided more detail on how it will make adapt the EU’s Solvency II [...]
Insolvencies set to rise amid ‘perfect storm’ of rising rates and slowing economy, Kroll’s global restructuring lead warns

June 29, 2023

Insolvencies are likely to rise amid a “perfect storm” of rising interest rates, higher costs and a slowing economy. “All the indicators show that insolvencies will rise and I think that our message is that management teams need to be taking advice earlier and recognising the problem earlier,” Sarah Rayment, the new co-lead of global [...]
UK urged to take post Brexit payments lead after EU publishes bold plan

June 28, 2023

The UK payments industry urged regulators and legislators to take a bold approach to new rules following the publication of the EU’s latest proposals. In a landmark set of regulations, the European Union (EU) will deepen and extend open banking, put in place greater fraud protections and give regulators more firepower to enforce the rules. [...]
London jobs at stake as UBS considers cutting over half of Credit Suisse’s workforce

June 28, 2023

UBS is reportedly planning to cut over half of Credit Suisse’s workforce as it completes its takeover of the Swiss bank. The newly merged banking behemoth is planning on reducing its headcount by as much as 35,000 people in an attempt to cut costs, Bloomberg reported. Credit Suisse currently employs around 45,000 people. UBS is [...]
Mulberry profit takes a hit as luxury brand invests in global expansion

June 28, 2023

Mulberry’s pretax profit slumped in the year, despite an uptick in revenue, as increasing costs weighed on performance. In the year to April, the luxury handbag maker reported an underlying profit of £2.5m, down from £14.6m last year. On a reported basis its pretax profit was £13.2m, which took into account impairment reversals on some [...]
Bank of England commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 90 per cent by 2040

June 28, 2023

The Bank of England has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 90 per cent by 2040 as part of its net zero push. In a speech ahead of the publication of the Bank’s climate transition plan, Bank of England COO Ben Stimson said “our central target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our [...]
Loan sharks on the rise with 3m people turning to illegal lenders amid ‘credit vacuum’

June 28, 2023

Over 3m people have turned to illegal lenders in the past three years, demonstrating the size of the “credit vacuum” in the UK’s lending market. According to research conducted by IPSOS for pressure group Fair4All Finance, more and more struggling households are turning to illegal lenders sharks in the absence of regulated firms operating in [...]

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