The City’s regulators are stuck in group-think
It is 3.30pm on a Saturday in late January. Baron Andrew Tyrie hasn’t downed tools for the weekend. He’s emailing...
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London battles to get its mojo back
When UK chip-designer Arm’s stock price surged 25% on the first day of trading after its bumper $5.2bn IPO on 14 September,...
Citigroup set to cut UK jobs after CEO Jane Fraser’s sweeping changes
Citigroup is set to roll out job cuts in its UK operations next week as the Wall Street bank simplifies...
Fund houses cut more from research budgets despite looming MiFID II overhaul
When the UK unveiled plans to reverse MiFID II unbundling in July, asset managers were meant to start ploughing more money into...
Overhaul UK pensions to fix equities market
Renowned City stock-picker Richard Buxton has called for a shake-up of the £2.5tn pensions market to “breathe new life” into...
How banks can stop regulators’ WhatsApp crackdown
Brad Levy is chief executive of Symphony, a financial markets infrastructure and technology platformThe latest regulatory crackdown on unauthorised WhatsApps provides a...
Zodia Markets CEO Ahmad backs stablecoins for growth after crypto crash
The chief executive of Standard Chartered’s crypto offshoot Zodia Markets Usman Ahmad is looking to cash in on surging global demand...
Pension funds have gone ‘radio silent’ on crypto
When Ruffer invested around $600m into bitcoin at the end of 2020, pension funds took notice and began calling their...
Citigroup hires Goldman’s Carles Jou to bolster European leveraged finance
Citigroup has hired a senior Goldman Sachs banker for its leveraged finance team as the Wall Street bank looks to...
FCA zones in on crypto transfers in money laundering crackdown
The UK's markets watchdog continues to crack down on money laundering, with crypto firms doing international transfers the latest to...
