Beyond by RS2 Becomes a Principal Issuing Member of Visa November 18, 2025 Beyond by RS2, the innovation brand of RS2 Financial Services GmbH, has become a Principal Issuing Member of Visa in Europe – allowing the company to directly issue Visa cards and to launch and manage payment card programs. With this milestone, Beyond by RS2 strengthens its position as an end-to-end payment partner, combining issuing, acquiring, [...]
Budget could hand economy £60bn if small businesses supported November 18, 2025 Small businesses could provide a £60bn injection to the UK economy if the Autumn Budget meets firm’s needs, fresh research has indicated. Fresh research from Barclays Business Prosperity Index showed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were playing it cautious ahead of the Budget, even more so than their larger corporate counterparts. Firms hit pause on [...]
Prime Ministers deserve a nicer house and we deserve better government November 18, 2025 The nerve centre of the British state, 10 Downing Street, is fantastically ill-suited to the needs of a modern Prime Minister and to the interests of the country. An excellent piece by Politico last week lifted the lid on what it’s actually like to work in this rather dilapidated Georgian townhouse, with one former No [...]
Gary Haase to Join Everest as EVP, CEO of Legacy Operations November 17, 2025 Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing world-class reinsurance and specialty insurance solutions, today announced the appointment of Gary Haase as Executive Vice President and CEO of Legacy Operations, effective December 1, 2025. He will report to Jim Williamson, Everest’s President and CEO, and will join the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. The [...]
Dilawer Farazi Returns to Loomis Sayles as Co-Head and Portfolio Manager on the Emerging Markets Debt Team November 17, 2025 Loomis, Sayles & Company is pleased to announce that Dilawer Farazi, ACA, has rejoined the firm as Co-Head and Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) Team. Dilawer becomes the firm’s first London-based portfolio manager. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251117681347/en/ Dilawer brings over two decades of experience in [...]
Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko Successor November 17, 2025 Mike Kachmer to retire following a distinguished 43-year career, including nearly 12 years as Chairman & CEO of Duravant Jill Evanko to succeed Mr. Kachmer as Duravant’s Chief Executive Officer
IGI President & CEO Waleed Jabsheh to Present at the 17th Annual Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on November 19, 2025 in Dallas, Texas November 17, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that President & CEO Waleed Jabsheh will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at The Westin Las Colinas in Dallas, Texas. IGI’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 9.15 am Central Time (10.15 am Eastern time). [...]
Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky changes his name as new ID rules introduced November 17, 2025 The co-founder of Revolut has changed his name on Companies House ahead of the introduction of new identity verification rules. Nik Storonsky has changed the spelling of his official name as a Revolut director to Nik Storonskiy, corporate filings show, in a move thought to align the spelling with how it appears on other official [...]
Confidence in audit quality surges despite knowledge gaps November 17, 2025 Confidence in audit quality has increased but many stakeholders have reported only a partial or limited understanding of the scope of auditor responsibilities, according to new findings. A document from the Centre for Public Interest Audit (CPIA) shows that all three stakeholder groups surveyed – finance directors, equity investors and audit committee chairs – reported [...]
MSCI Announces Baer Pettit to Retire as President November 17, 2025 Additional senior leadership changes will drive growth in new client segments and products