Britain Financial News
19.11 / 23:49
regulation
partnership
week
Manchester City officials sign and suspend partnership with mysterious crypto firm within a week
English Premier League football club Manchester City has suspended a partnership with a startup crypto firm after seemingly not doing its due diligence prior to signing.
19.11 / 21:17
Health
Money
COVID in Europe: Austria locks down as Germany moves to restrict unvaccinated
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold weather has affected the spread of the virus.
19.11 / 17:55
Art
Sport
Money
COVID causes cancellation of popular Christmas market in Germany
One of Germany's most popular Christmas markets has fallen victim to the country's worsening COVID situation.
19.11 / 15:15
open
‘Tis the season to spend money? UK consumers open their wallets despite price hikes
Despite mounting price pressures, retailers have been given an early Christmas boost in the UK as consumers show they are willing to open their wallets once more.
19.11 / 03:17
Citi
CEO
Deloitte
Wanted: 25 women CEOs in the FTSE100 by 2025
Deloitte, Morgan Stanley International and Linklaters are among City firms pushing an initiative to have 25 women CEOs among the 100 biggest companies in the UK by 2025.
18.11 / 15:15
UPS
BLOCK
FCA bosses urge dialogue on pay as staff ‘devastated’ at union setback
Bosses at the Financial Conduct Authority have ramped up their efforts to get staff on board with plans to overhaul to pay and perks at the regulator as workers expressed disappointment that management blocked a bid to unionise.
18.11 / 14:01
Facebook
UPS
Merit
Glen outlines pathway to live Britcoin launch
The Bank of England is currently consulting with a broad range of stakeholders from across the economy and society, including consumer groups, think tanks, businesses, academics, financial institutions and technology experts, in its exploration of a business case for a CBDC.
18.11 / 14:01
CEO
Bitcoin
Mode extends Bitcoin Cashback programme to 40+ retailers
Retailers at launch will include household names such as Ocado, Homebase, and Boots.Ryan Moore, CEO of Mode, comments: "This marks a major step in making the asset class more accessible to consumers of all demographics, ultimately bringing bitcoin into the hands of millions of customers across the UK.”
18.11 / 12:23
Art
Entertainment
Money
Vukovar massacre at 30: How 'Croatia's Stalingrad' still casts a long shadow
In his seminal book on the wars on Yugoslavia, British journalist Misha Glenny describes reaching the outskirts of the Croatian city of Vukovar on the Danube in 1991, on day two of what would be a bloody 87-day siege by Serb militia and the Yugoslav National Army (JNA).
17.11 / 19:53
Ethereum
SEC
Lightning Network
Bitcoin
Crypto Gift Plans, Bitcoin Goes Baseball, SEC vs. BlockFi + More news
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17.11 / 18:25
FIVE
FCA’s lead supervisor for asset managers quits: “It’s a big loss”
The Financial Conduct Authority's head of asset management Nick Miller is set to leave the watchdog to join ratings agency Moody's.
17.11 / 17:45
Art
Entertainment
MPs
Scandals
Boris Johnson faces grilling by MPs over 'sleaze' scandals
Boris Johnson appears before a UK parliamentary committee on Wednesday, under pressure over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and a row over "sleaze" that has rocked the ruling Conservative Party.
17.11 / 14:18
cryptocurrency
London
controversy
London's TfL transport system could ban crypto adverts after Floki coin sparks controversy
"Missed Doge? Get Floki," declared a wave of advertising on London's public transport system last month.
17.11 / 13:35
17.11 / 11:47
Floods
Pacific Northwest storm: Vancouver cut off as severe floods hit US-Canada border region
Torrential rain, landslides and floods that have hit British Columbia in western Canada in recent days have left at least one dead and thousands evacuated, local officials said on Tuesday.
16.11 / 21:19
Citi
CEO
Racing
Bitcoin
Looking into reasons why U.S. may be better placed than the UK in the crypto race
Global crypto adoption has taken off lately with an 880% increase over the last year. However, the growth is uneven, with industry voices opining that the UK is lagging behind the United States.
16.11 / 20:20
Binance
Digital
Ripple
SEC
Binance and Ripple weigh in on crypto regulation
Binance has spent the last year facing intense regulatory scrutiny in several countries - including Japan, Hong Kong, Italy and the UK - over issues such as money laundering controls. In September the firm set out a plan to centralise its business structure to, as CEO Changpeng Zhao put it, "work well with regulators".
16.11 / 19:53
16.11 / 19:33
Extending clearing equivalence is a dose of post-Brexit realism
Olivier Fines is head of advocacy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the CFA Institute
16.11 / 17:27
Culture
How a fake jabs probe highlights Greece's deep vaccine scepticism
Greece is facing its fifth and deadliest wave of the pandemic, with unprecedented numbers of people testing positive and the number of COVID-related deaths soaring.
16.11 / 14:39
LGIM’s Laud warns that bond investors face inflation reckoning: ‘Prepare for a more volatile environment’
Fixed income is losing its appeal as a portfolio diversifier after more than 40 years as a “formidable” asset class, the chief investment officer of the UK's largest asset manager claims.
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