City too important for Brussels’ post-Brexit raid to succeed, says London Stock Exchange boss
Brussels’ plot to raid London’s lucrative clearing market will not deny European banks access to the Square Mile, the boss...
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UK investors go global in July to spread risk
Richard Hunter, head of markets at ii, said the shift was boosted by July's earnings season, where around 80% of...
Brian Winterflood, City share trader and founding father of Alternative Investment Market – obituary
Brian Winterflood, who has died aged 86, was a stock jobber who drove the democratisation of the City as the...
Britain’s security at risk from virtue-signalling banks, ministers warn
Britain’s long-term security has been put at risk by the City shunning defence companies over misplaced ethical concerns, ministers have...
Brexit has not ‘diminished’ the City of London
He said: “The EU post-Brexit has got a lot to build in terms of the depth of its capital markets....
City minister Andrew Griffith tells Revolut he cannot influence its banking licence bid
The City minister told Revolut chiefs that he could not influence its stalled bid for a UK banking licence at a...
Hunt to slash ‘protectionist’ EU red tape to boost stock markets and pensions
Shares in a newly listed payments company also flopped on its first day of trading in a further blow to...
Britain needs bold pension reforms – or we face more Thames Waters
This has created a void into which the “live money” of international finance has stepped, with Thames Water and many...
London Stock Exchange boss accuses pension funds of hypocrisy
In an open letter to the FCA, Railpen and nine other large UK pension schemes said the reforms will “roll...
Britain caught in ‘growth doom loop’ as private investment lags far behind rest of G7
“If the economy is the engine of a country, investment is its fuel. But the UK’s tank is running on...
