London insurance sector braces for Atlantic hurricane season August 21, 2024 As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak, the London insurance market is preparing for the fallout.
Mike Lynch and other missing yacht passengers feared dead August 20, 2024 The Italian coastguard has started its second day of searching for survivors of a sunken superyacht off the coast of Sicily, including the tech media mogul Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer
Meet London’s top insurtech companies August 14, 2024 In the heart of London, where tradition meets innovation, insurtech is turning the City's financial pulse into a dynamic playground. Meet the City-based companies that were named top insurtechs, globally.
The Notebook: Why the Consumer Duty is something to celebrate August 6, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Debbie Kennedy, CEO at Lifesearch, takes the notebook pen to tell us why we should cheer the Consumer Duty Happy birthday to the Consumer Duty! Last week saw the one-year anniversary of Consumer Duty – a relative ‘unknown’ for the average person on the street, [...]
Royal London profits surge double digits as pensions grow August 2, 2024 Royal London's operating profit before tax increased by 13 per cent for H1 2024, as the insurer credits its focus on long-term strategy to have increased its profits.
Man Group: Hedge fund sees over £8bn gains as it starts off 2024 ‘strongly’ July 26, 2024 Hedge fund Man Group revealed that it generated investment performance of $11.1bn (£8.6bn) over the first six months of 2024, as it started the year off "strongly".
Battle of the supercomputers: Whose algorithm was best at predicting Euro 2024? July 19, 2024 Going by these results, it will still be some years before the robot uprising comes and obliterates all we hold dear, including the beautiful game.
UK banking complaints hit 10-year high amid surge in third-party claims July 12, 2024 Official UK banking complaints have hit their highest level in a decade, partly driven by claims management companies that the financial ombudsman is trying to clamp down on.
Sainsbury’s to pay Natwest £125m to take bank division off its hands June 20, 2024 Natwest has agreed to acquire Sainsbury's core retail banking arm - with the supermarket giant paying the lender £125m to take it off its hands.
UBS offers to repay former Credit Suisse clients 90 per cent of Greensill funds June 17, 2024 Swiss banking giant UBS has offered to repay former Credit Suisse clients 90 per cent of the funds they invested with specialist finance firm Greensill Capital, which collapsed in 2021.