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Euro area financial integration improves despite persistent fragmentation, ECB report shows

Financial integration has strengthened most visibly in debt markets and interbank lending.

Restrictions imposed on Kingscrown Finance Limited

Kingscrown has notified all existing customers of the restrictions and their effects and will secure all books and records.

Macfarlanes advises Amex Global Business Travel on UK pensions aspects of $6.3bn take-private

The acquisition will see the combination of Long Lake’s AI capabilities with Amex GBT’s marketplace, customer relationships and technology solutions.

EBRD launches inaugural €1 billion securitisation transaction

It also enhances the EBRD’s capital efficiency and releases capacity to support additional high impact projects.

Europe needs bigger banks to compete with US, China, Eurogroup chairman says

Eurogroup Chairman: Europe Needs Larger Banks to Compete with US, China

Swiss Banks Hit With Three-Digit Million Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed against both banks plus current and former executive bodies of BZ Bank.

FCA launches review into claims management market

This includes aggressive marketing, misleading advertising, and unfair exit fees.

Bank of England must ‘be honest’ on UK stagflation risk

“The UK faces a credible risk of stagflation, and policymakers need to acknowledge and be honest about this.”

Europe’s Central Banks Are About to Diverge From the Fed — and Corporate Europe Isn’t Ready

The result is a setup European corporates have not faced in over a decade: ECB and BOE tightening while the Fed stands still.

Three arrested in FCA investigation into suspected unlawful financial promotions

All 3 individuals have been interviewed under caution.

Europe’s fiscal pivot transforms investment case

Europe’s strength relative to the US as an investment hub is about to be boosted in response to a fiscal pivot from its central bank, ready to facilitate vastly increased defence spending

L&G appoints Rob Groves as Chief Investment Officer for Institutional Retirement business

Rob brings nearly three decades of investment experience delivering for pension clients across market cycles.

Spain asks for coordination in the EU against Mythos, the AI that worries European banking

For this reason, at their meeting this Monday, the Eurogroup decided to dedicate an item on the agenda to the implications of the Mythos Artificial Intelligence system from the American company Anthropic.

Eurogroup Chief Says EU Needs Larger Banks and X-Border Mergers

Although he did not comment on specific banks, Pierrakakis — who is Greece’s finance chief — said that the European Union (EU) could benefit from bigger players.

ESMA launches a call for evidence on the structure of European equity markets

The CfE invites stakeholder feedback on observed trends and their potential regulatory implications.

Parliament agrees Pension Schemes Bill paving way for Royal Assent

House of Lords agrees heavily amended mandation powers accepting final draft of bill

Powering one of the UK’s largest solar portfolios: Eversheds Sutherland advises on £825m financing

The transaction marks a major milestone for Enviromena and strengthens its ability to deliver large-scale solar projects at pace and at scale, supporting the UK’s energy transition and net zero ambitions.

Tony Blair’s think-tank pension proposals ‘dystopian’ and ‘deeply troubling’

The paper proposes replacing the state pension with a lifespan fund which would enable people to build credit through work and “other recognised activities”.

BoE Urged to Confront UK Stagflation Risk

Green criticised the central bank’s narrative, which currently frames the situation as solely an “unavoidable” inflation problem driven by external shocks.

KPMG and ION bring EU payee verification live at scale

Verification of Payee (VOP) introduces a fundamental change to how SEPA credit transfers and instant payments are authorised, causing much friction to the payments process.

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