Britain Financial News
28.04 / 12:55
surges
Barclays’ bond trading revenue surges 40% despite ‘entirely avoidable’ £500m blunder
Barclays' fixed-income trading unit surged by nearly 40% in the first quarter, the biggest increase of any of its rivals, but its corporate and investment bank was hit by a falling fee pool.
28.04 / 11:19
Treasury plans to double Solvency II threshold
The government is planning to double the threshold at which Solvency II regulations apply to UK insurers as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of the regime.
28.04 / 09:59
Barclays trading revenues surge despite ‘deeply disappointing’ £500m blunder
Barclays' fixed-income trading unit surged by nearly 40% in the first quarter, the biggest increase of any of its rivals, but its corporate and investment bank was hit by a falling fee pool.
28.04 / 09:39
COST
SEC
CEO
Barclays beats expectations but suspends buybacks after U.S. trading blunder
LONDON — Barclays on Thursday said had suspended its planned share buyback program on the back of a costly trading error in the U.S.
28.04 / 08:53
UPS
Financial
Barclays hires Nomura’s Ed Skilton to head up UK financial institutions coverage
Barclays has bolstered its investment bank with a senior dealmaker from Nomura to head up its coverage of financial institutions in the UK.
28.04 / 08:37
Art
Bitcoin
evacuation
Live: UN Secretary General set for talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Mariupol evacuation
The UN Secretary General is in Kyiv for talks with President Zelenskyy on Thursday as UN humanitarian teams plan an evacuation of civilians from Mariupol in coordination with the Red Cross.
28.04 / 01:43
CEO
M&G begins search for new CEO as John Foley announces retirement
M&G, the £370bn UK-listed investment group, is on the hunt for a new chief executive following an announcement that current boss John Foley is set to retire.
27.04 / 22:07
cryptocurrency
Adoption
Asia
More Confidence By Banks Could Trigger 'Second Wave' Of Crypto Adoption - Expert Panel
Asia-focused banks and financial institutions consider there is a need for more regulatory clarity across the region, but also more confidence by financial institutions to trigger what could become the “second wave” of crypto adoption across the region, according to the participants of a debate held on the second day of the Crypto and Digital Assets Summit hosted by the Financial Times.
27.04 / 21:47
Citi
foreign
Foreign investment
services
London’s finance and professional services sectors beat global peers to foreign investment
London attracted foreign investment in more financial and professional services projects than any of its global peers last year, according to a new report from the City of London Corporation.
27.04 / 19:09
UPS
Financial
Barclays hires Nomura’s Ed Skilton to head up UK financial institutions coverage
Barclays has bolstered its investment bank with a senior dealmaker from Nomura to head up its coverage of financial institutions in the UK.
27.04 / 15:49
Blockchain
UPS
Digital
Southern
Bitcoin
Gibraltar became a hub for crypto — now it wants to tackle attempts to manipulate the market
Gibraltar has unveiled new regulations for the cryptocurrency industry, taking aim at potential market manipulation and insider trading in the fast-evolving space.
27.04 / 15:47
UPS
Target
KPMG ties up with VC adviser Acceleris as it embarks on investment spree
KPMG UK has signed a joint venture with venture capital adviser Acceleris in what the audit firm’s boss Jon Holt said was the first in a “series of innovative investments”.
27.04 / 15:11
Government
Law
regulation
Gibraltar rolls out new virtual asset regulation to combat market abuse
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar introduced a new regulatory package for distributed ledger technology (DLT) service providers. The document elaborates on the responsibilities of crypto businesses in regards to threats of market manipulation and insider trading.
27.04 / 13:29
Provident
FIVE
Digital
NFTWhisky Launches Dreama 2082 NFT Collection
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27.04 / 13:21
UPS
FIVE
Gemini
Bitcoin
Gemini Report Shows Women Lagging Behind Men in Web3 Investments
There is a big difference between male and female Web3 investors, according to a report from cryptocurrency marketplace Gemini.
27.04 / 13:17
27.04 / 12:47
Citi
Platform
HSBC
Standard
Standard Chartered Enters The Sandbox Metaverse
Banking giant Standard Chartered has entered the metaverse with The Sandbox to build a virtual space for its clients and supporters.
27.04 / 11:19
CEO
M&G begins search for new CEO as John Foley announces retirement
M&G, the £370bn UK-listed investment group, is on the hunt for a new chief executive following an announcement that current boss John Foley is set to retire.
27.04 / 11:19
Blockchain
Ethereum
Court
us sanctions
Two more charged with teaching North Koreans to evade US sanctions with crypto
Two European citizens have been charged by a United States district court in connection to a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in North Korea which violated U.S. sanctions back in 2019.
27.04 / 07:57
European Union
United Nations
evacuation
Live: UN chief and Russia's Putin agree on key Ukraine evacuation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin met one-on-one Tuesday for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the United Nations later saying that the pair had agreed on arranging evacuations from the besieged steel plant in the battered city of Mariupol.
27.04 / 06:29
Citi
foreign
Foreign investment
services
London’s finance and professional services sectors beat global peers to foreign investment
London attracted foreign investment in more financial and professional services projects than any of its global peers last year, according to a new report from the City of London Corporation.
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