Align Partners Issues Public Shareholder Letter and Submits Formal Shareholder Proposals to DB Insurance February 9, 2026 Align Partners underscores DBI’s persistent undervaluation (0.40x Adjusted PBR), despite industry-leading profitability, identifying inefficient capital allocation and governance issues as primary drivers Align Partners outlines measures for capital efficiency and governance normalization; requests a revised “Value-up” plan and a formal response from the Board by March 6, 2026 The proposals nominate two Independent Directors via separate election and calls for the reinstatement of the Internal Transaction Committee
Finally something to shout about: London’s insurance market! February 9, 2026 The London insurance market represents what’s best about our city – its talented workforce, its global outlook and its creativity.
UK businesses turn to overseas talent and AI as Reeves’ taxes bite February 9, 2026 British businesses are facing a “trade off” as rising costs for employers push firms into investing in overseas talent and leveraging AI. Whilst businesses are ditching the “wait-and-see” approach that engulfed firms amidst the tax uncertainty ahead of November’s Budget, this has not translated into a hiring upswing, the latest KPMG and REC jobs report [...]
Douglas Flint received package from Epstein while at HSBC, files show February 6, 2026 The incoming chair of Prudential received a mystery package from Jeffrey Epstein while he was finance director of HSBC, the recent release of Epstein files shows. Douglas Flint, who had a decades-long career at Europe’s largest bank, culminating as its chairman from 2010-2018, received the parcel in the early 2000s according to records released by [...]
Exclusive: Lloyd’s of London quietly shelves Blueprint Two to rethink strategy February 6, 2026 After years of delays, Lloyd’s of London’s ambitious strategy to digitalise the marketplace has been shelved, as new management under Patrick Tiernan seeks to rethink the approach. Blueprint Two, launched seven years ago, was a programme pitched as delivering a “profound” change in the London specialist and reinsurance market through digitalisation. Lloyd’s, together with the [...]
Time to take a Milei-style chainsaw to the nanny state February 6, 2026 Ask any business what is the biggest barrier to growth and time and again they will tell you it’s regulation, says Jamila Robertson In a recent talk at the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), the former Bank of England Governor, Lord King, reflected that the Bank of England staff had risen from 2,000 to 5,000 [...]
Car finance compensation could be the spend signal that boosts the economy February 6, 2026 When consumers receive cash that corrects a past wrong, they use it to replace cars, clear household bills, book holidays and support small businesses. That spending ripples through the economy far faster than most top-down interventions, says Brandon Lewis When bankers were finally forced to confront the true scale of the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) [...]
Bank of England raises alarm on unemployment as interest rates unchanged February 5, 2026 The Bank of England has held interest rates but policymakers warned that the spiralling unemployment rate and weak growth was weighing down on price growth. In its decision on Thursday, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to leave interest rates at 3.75 per cent. But economists warned that unemployment could jump higher over the [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Driver UK Multi-Compartment S.A., Compartment Driver UK eleven February 5, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to two classes of notes issued by Driver UK Multi-Compartment S.A., acting for and on behalf of its Compartment Driver UK eleven (Driver UK 11), a United Kingdom auto loan receivables ABS transaction. Credit enhancement on the notes is comprised of overcollateralisation, subordination, a cash reserve account and excess [...]
Clearwater Analytics and TreasurySpring Announce Platform Integration for Fixed-Term Cash Management February 5, 2026 Integration Enables Institutional Clients to Optimize Surplus Cash Returns with Predictable Maturity Matching