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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, is seen outside 11 Downing Street with his ministerial box before delivering his Budget in the Houses of Parliament

Spring Budget reactions: ‘There is great concern about access to banking services’

March 7, 2024

More money for green industries, but little relief for SMEs and the poorest in UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with his budget box outside 11 Downing Street in London

Jeremy Hunt sets ESG ratings rules in UK Spring Budget

March 7, 2024

The plans include regulation of ESG rating providers, more than £1bn for its latest ‘contracts for difference’ auction round, and fuel duty cuts

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US

Settlement fines come into focus as T+1 deadline looms

March 7, 2024

Concerns about a shorter settlement cycle are nothing new but new research estimates the size of the problem

Deputy governor of the Bank of England Sarah Breeden

Industry backs Bank of England’s call for more research into non-bank lenders

March 4, 2024

Banks may not be able to fill a liquidity gap if non-banks retreat from lending, industry says

A wind turbine on a platform in the North Sea

UK risks green leadership as energy firms consider moving investment abroad

February 29, 2024

The UK could lose billions in green energy investment without addressing bureaucratic and grid capacity issues, says report

A close up of a pound sterling note showing Elizabeth Tower, Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II

Work on the digital pound is ongoing

February 21, 2024

With no final decision made, the Bank of England continues to design a CBDC

Skyscrapers in the Porta Nuova district in Milan, Italy

Is Italy’s wealth management sector turning a corner?

February 19, 2024

Mediobanca is the latest financial institution in Italy to expand its business in wealth management 

A tourist boat passes on the river next to the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt

Transition risks unearthed in European banks’ credit portfolios

February 16, 2024

Climate misalignment exposes European banks to greater risks and insolvency issues, says ECB

An aerial view of La Defense, a business district of Paris, France

European banks’ financial data paints positive picture

February 14, 2024

Analysts say 2023 full-year results leave banks well-placed to weather any storm in 2024

Swiss flag and cryptocurrencies

Switzerland allows retail investors access to cryptocurrency platform

February 14, 2024

Deutsche Bank-backed Taurus’s new Swiss licence is among the latest developments in the mainstreaming of digital assets 

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