Britain Financial News

10.03 / 16:43

UPS BNP Paribas hires Nomura Asia M&A head Shah for UK business

BNP Paribas hired Nomura's former head of Asian M&A for its UK business as the French bank continues to build out its team of dealmakers in the country.

10.03 / 14:23

cryptocurrency Bitcoin Roman Abramovich: Chelsea owner latest Russian oligarch sanctioned by UK

Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich is the latest Russian oligarch to be added to the UK's sanctions list following the invasion of Ukraine.

10.03 / 14:15

NOT Debevoise & Plimpton breaks silence over Ukraine as Lord Goldsmith’s firm elects not to criticise Russia

Former UK attorney general Lord Peter Goldsmith’s law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton, axed a number of Russian clients, but stopped short of criticising Vladimir Putin's government for its attack on Ukraine in its first statement since the invasion began on 24 February.

10.03 / 14:15

UPS Provident JPMorgan JPMorgan, Columbia Threadneedle, Northern Trust absent from ESG standards code

Columbia Threadneedle, Northern Trust, and JPMorgan Asset Management are among the major asset managers yet to sign the UK’s influential stewardship code — the second time in six months they have not appeared on the list.

10.03 / 13:53

UK sanctions oligarchs including Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has had his assets frozen by the UK government, along with a curb on transactions with UK individuals, as part of broad measures following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

10.03 / 11:23

Brooks Macdonald profits dip on Lloyds Channel Islands acquisition

Brooks Macdonald reported on 10 March a decline in pretax profit for the first half of fiscal 2022 and a rise in funds under management, as it swung to positive net flows on improved client retention.

10.03 / 05:43

NFT Sport data Marketplace Nifty News: Are Tai Lopez NFTs the market top? Alibaba massage gun scandal... and more

Some in the NFT community fear the market top may be in after Tai Lopez, the controversial entrepreneur and social media star, famous for his oddball marketing tactics, launched his own NFT project.

10.03 / 03:33

UPS Provident JPMorgan Columbia Threadneedle, Northern Trust, JPMorgan still absent from ESG standards code

10.03 / 00:45

hospital Ukraine war: Airstrike hits Mariupol maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt

A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. Ukrainian officials said at least 17 people were wounded in the attack.

09.03 / 16:59

Ripple services Why banks and professional services firms need a thorough sanctions review

Anna Rothwell is a senior lawyer at Corker Binning

09.03 / 13:05

Binance Reuters CEO Platform Binance CEO Considers to Buy Chelsea Football Club, Report says

The global crackdown on Russian oligarchs has pushed Roman Abramovich to offer his Premier League club, Chelsea FC, for sale.

09.03 / 12:53

regulation SEC Loans week Crypto.com gives users in excluded countries one week to repay loans

Crypto.com is reportedly giving users from countries restricted from its loan program until March 15 to repay their crypto loans.

09.03 / 11:25

NOT Debevoise & Plimpton breaks silence over Ukraine as Lord Goldsmith’s firm elects not to criticise Russia

09.03 / 08:51

Women Kyiv Ukraine war: US rejects Poland's offer to supply fighter planes to Kyiv

The Pentagon has rejected an offer from Poland to give its MiG-29 fighter jets to the US so they can be passed to Ukraine, saying it raises serious concerns for the NATO alliance.

09.03 / 04:45

BlackRock BlackRock, Citadel rush to cover shorts as Ukraine conflict sends defence stocks soaring

Hedge funds including BlackRock and Citadel are scrambling to cover their short positions on defence stocks, as Russia's surprise invasion of Ukraine sent those shares soaring.

09.03 / 01:33

UPS HSBC Executive Former HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver joins fintech firm MillTechFX

Stuart Gulliver, the former chief executive of UK lender HSBC, has signed up to the fintech arm of specialist currency fund manager Millennium Global Investors.

08.03 / 19:43

Binance ETF MasterCard Bitcoin New USD 560M Crypto Fund, Binance CEO Eyed Abramovich’s Chelsea, Visa & Mastercard Fees + More News

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08.03 / 19:41

UPS end UK to ban Russian oil imports by end of the year

The UK government says it will phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022.

08.03 / 17:11

Why enforcing Russia sanctions could be regulators’ next crypto headache

The UK — alongside several other jurisdictions — has yet to fully bring the crypto industry into the regulatory net.

08.03 / 16:15

Binance FCA raises concerns over Binance tie-up with UK-regulated business

The "partnership will initially focus on leveraging Digivault [owned by Eqonex] as an FCA regulated custodian".The FCA has put out a statement saying that it did not have the powers to assess the fitness and propriety of the new Digivault beneficial owners, or the change in control, before the transaction was completed.But the regulator again stressed its misgivings about Binance. Currently, only one part of the Binance group - Binance Markets Limited - is regulated by the FCA.

08.03 / 15:09

Blockchain Ethereum Women Bitcoin Mama Bitcoin: Fishing for female empowerment with crypto in West Africa

Mama Bitcoin is the pseudonym claimed by a young Senegalese Bitcoiner called Bineta. Her business, Bleu comme la mer, was the first retailer in Senegal (and possibly West Africa) to accept crypto as payment. She’s also the first generation of her family to read and write proficiently.

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