What the King’s Speech means for digital assets November 8, 2023 Lord Holmes highlights the bills involved in the King's Speech that he'll be directly working on, and how they affect digital assets.
Audit watchdog pledges to focus on growth after reforms are shelved November 7, 2023 The audit watchdog has announced it will look to focus on promoting “growth and the UK’s competitiveness” after the government shelved a host of reforms that would have increased reporting requirements for London-listed companies.
King’s Speech: What to expect from the State Opening of Parliament? November 6, 2023 King Charles will make his first King’s Speech in Parliament on Tuesday as he outlines the government’s legislative agenda for the next year.
CMA: Amazon and Meta agree to retail competition improvements November 3, 2023 As part of the new commitments, Amazon has agreed to give independent sellers a fair chance of their offers being featured in the site’s “Buy Box”, where most sales on the platform take place.
EU rules damaged liquidity in London’s main market November 2, 2023 EU financial market reforms inadvertently affected liquidity and reduced research activity in London’s main stock market, according to new research from the University of Bath on Wednesday. The EU’s markets in financial instruments directive II, known as Mifid II, aimed to improve transparency around research costs. The costs were previously parcelled into brokers’ overall fees [...]
Who are the billionaires battling for the Telegraph and Spectator? November 1, 2023 The auction for both the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) and Spectator is underway, drawing the attention of a host of eager bidders. But regulatory hurdles could thwart some potential suiters.
We’re fighting over-regulation with yet more regulations in an insane spiral November 1, 2023 From lockdown to 20mph speed limits in Wales and electric vehicles, our obsession with regulations is killing Britain, writes Paul Ormerod
Ofgem must hold firm on financial rules for suppliers after energy crisis, MP warns November 1, 2023 Ofgem needs to hold firm on financial requirements for suppliers, warned the deputy chair of a leading panel of Westminster MPs.
On The Beach’s successful £2m dispute with Ryanair ‘sends an important message on how refunds should be handled’ October 31, 2023 In a ruling today, High Court judge Nigel Cooper KC calculated OTB group's claim to have succeeded over £2m.
FCA rebukes Paypal over ‘unfair’ BNPL terms as sector braces for clampdown October 31, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority said it has forced a number of buy-now-pay-later firms to change “potentially unfair and unclear” terms in their contracts today as it tightens the screws on firms before formally bringing the sector within its remit.