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Category 2 status in Gibraltar

The jurisdiction benefits from an expansive economy with globally recognised businesses operating within industries such as gaming, shipping and property.

Brits retired in Malta must check their adviser is registered

Otherwise, under regulation changes, they won’t be able to keep receiving financial advice

Is the EU sending a message to Britain at Switzerland’s expense?

Switzerland blocks its listed stocks from being traded in the EU

Ex-Barclays Euribor trader takes UK to European Court of Human Rights

He was sentenced alongside compatriot Christian Bittar, a former Deutsche Bank trader, who had pleaded guilty before the trial began.

Polish Banks Warn of $16 Billion Risk From EU Ruling, Puls Says

The issue of how to deal with Poland’s $32 billion of non-zloty loans, mostly denominated in Swiss francs, has repeatedly battered the country’s bank stocks.

India slips to 74th place on Swiss money list; UK remains on top

By comparison, the top-ranked UK accounted for more than 26 per cent of the total foreign funds parked with Swiss banks at the end of 2018.

FCA response to European Banking Authority’s Opinion on Strong Customer Authentication

The EBA has published an Opinion on Strong Customer Authentication under PSD2.

Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures

Six months have passed since our last meeting in December, during which time, all of us – whether on behalf of a public or private financial infrastructure, a supervisor or an overseer – have been busy enhancing the cyber resilience of our res

Capital markets union: Council sets its position on easier access to crowdfunding platforms

The proposal also increases legal certainty by harmonising investor protection rules.

Consortium bids £6bn for Alton Towers owner Merlin

Legoland, London Eye and Madame Tussauds will be taken over by group led by Lego owners

Change of rules in state pension could lead MILLIONS of bereaved to poverty

MILLIONS of bereaved pensioners could be left facing poverty because of a little-known state pension rule.

StanChart, HSBC focus more on European Union to help clients

The loss of some EU market access for British financial firms resulting from Brexit means many large companies that have traditionally run all their European finances from London, now need a bank that can help them operate between multiple hubs.

BIS to set up Innovation Hub for central banks

The role of the Hub will be to identify and develop in-depth insights into critical trends in technology

Jeremy Hunt could refuse to pay part of UK’s £39bn Brexit bill

Hunt added, “We will know by the beginning of October if it’s going to be possible to negotiate a deal that we are going to be able to get through the House of Commons.

Time to ignite all engines, BIS says in its Annual Economic Report

In its flagship economic report, the BIS calls for a better balance between monetary policy, structural reforms, fiscal policy and macroprudential measures.

G20 summit - Merian Global Investors fund managers' commentary

Global markets have immediately reacted positively to the signs of thawing in the relationship, with emerging markets and cyclical stocks the principal beneficiaries.

Switzerland-EU partnership row facing deadline

Switzerland, last week announced a "protective" plan — set to take effect on Monday — that would bar EU exchanges from trading in certain Swiss shares.

EU ‘welcomes’ economic substance amendment

The Economic Substance Amendment Act 2019 was tabled and passed by MPs last Friday and senators followed suit yesterday.

Britain's investment funds face scrutiny as Bank of England's Carney blasts liquidity 'lie'

"These funds are built on a lie which is that you can have daily liquidity for assets that fundamentally aren't liquid," he said.

Treasury Committee would 'support' further regulation of fund buy lists

Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 50 under the spotlight

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