Britain Financial News
09.12 / 14:45
LGBT
Greens reject bid for France's fractured left to unite ahead of presidential election
The Green party's candidate for the French presidential election has ruled out taking part in a primary contest to designate a single left-wing candidate.
09.12 / 14:45
LGBT
EU roaming charges: Scheme that scraps extra fees for using mobile phone around bloc extended
One of the EU's signature schemes to scrap mobile phone roaming charges is being extended.
09.12 / 14:26
Target
All you need to know about Bain’s offer for LV= as vote looms
All eyes are on private equity giant Bain Capital and its takeover target LV= this week.
09.12 / 13:31
Wise
Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus steps down as chair
Taavet Hinrikus, the co-founder of British payments fintech Wise, is stepping down from his role as chair and director of the business.
09.12 / 12:37
Europe
Angela Merkel: Six legacies that defined her era as Germany's chancellor
Today marked the end of an era in global politics as Germany's Angela Merkel left office after 16 years in power.
09.12 / 12:37
Europe
COVID in Europe: Denmark, Norway and the UK introduce new measures to combat Omicron spread
COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again — here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge.
09.12 / 11:35
Future
New Zealand to ban future generations from buying cigarettes in bid to become 'smoke-free nation'
New Zealand plans to increase the purchase age for cigarettes in a bid to become a "smokefree nation".
09.12 / 08:53
CBDC
Adoption
Digital
Eastern Caribbean CBDC expands to another two territories
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) rolled out its digital payment system to The Commonwealth of Dominica and the British overseas territory of Montserrat on Dec. 7, leaving only Anguilla left among the eight countries planning to implement it.
08.12 / 22:45
business
LGBT
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against Omicron
Pfizer said on Wednesday that a booster of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new Omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.
08.12 / 14:37
cryptocurrency
UK PM Boris Johnson under fire amid allegations of Christmas party during lockdown
The Westminster leader of the Scottish National Party has called for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, following the release of a video showing senior government aides joking about a Christmas party which is alleged to have taken place at 10 No. 10 last year amid coronavirus restrictions.
08.12 / 13:43
Law firms continue march on stock market as Taylor Rose MW explores float
Top 60 UK law firm Taylor Rose MW is eyeing a 2022 float, its boss says, as an “arms race” continues in the legal sector.
08.12 / 12:31
Citi
Target
City investment bank Numis targets more EU and US deals in wake of Brexit
City investment bank Numis is set to launch a post-Brexit office with around 15 staff, as the traditionally UK-focused firm guns for more deals in Europe and the US.
08.12 / 10:05
Hector Sants: Why we need to teach our children about finance
Sir Hector Sants was formally chief executive of the Financial Services Authority and head of compliance at Barclays. He is currently chair of the Money and Pensions Service.
07.12 / 17:01
Stablecoin
regulation
wallet
Japanese Regulator Eyes Stablecoin, Wallet Provider Regulations in 2022
Japan’s top financial regulator will block firms outside the world of conventional finance from issuing fiat-pegged stablecoins, a leading media outlet has claimed.
07.12 / 14:05
FIVE
JPMorgan
Deal
JPMorgan’s Charlie Jacobs says UK deal boom will go on: ‘We took a long view on Brexit’
Charlie Jacobs spent 31 years at Linklaters and has been co-heading JPMorgan’s UK investment bank for just three months, but says he has taken to the switch like a “duck to water”.
07.12 / 12:05
Government
Blockchain
regulation
Gibraltar's government plans to bridge the gap between public and private sectors with blockchain
The government of Gibraltar, a British territory at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, has started a pilot program aimed at utilizing blockchain technology to store official credentials on its systems.
07.12 / 11:51
Citi
City watchdog to toughen consumer protection rules
Financial services firms must do more to protect consumers, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said, as it proposed to strengthen its framework to force businesses to meet a higher and more consistent standard.
06.12 / 20:05
Ethereum
Binance
Africa
Bitcoin
Bitcoin & Ehtereum Investment Flows, FTSE Goes Crypto, Tom Brady's NFTs + More News
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06.12 / 18:47
06.12 / 17:09
Future
compensation
Crypto investors face exclusion from future FCA protection and compensation
Individuals and firms trading in cryptocurrencies may be excluded from a key UK scheme designed to protect their investments, according to a new proposal from the regulator.
06.12 / 15:03
Odyssey
Deal
Zaoui’s Spac Odyssey takes drugmaker public in €1.5bn deal
Investment banking brothers, Michael and Yoël Zaoui, are set to take a UK start-up that uses artificial intelligence to develop drugs public through their blank-cheque company unveiled in June.
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