09/18/2025
To combat this, the Government has launched a consultation on reforms to the current late payment regime, with proposals aimed at strengthening and modernising existing measures.
09/18/2025
The rules aim to be proportionate, allowing UK firms to compete internationally.
09/17/2025
This continued growth highlights how more people are leaning on their pensions earlier, often to meet rising living costs and fill income gaps elsewhere.
09/17/2025
Guest contribution by Michael Theurer in Financial Times online
09/16/2025
New research commissioned by the FCA shows that 79% of motor finance customers are aware that they may be owed compensation and 61% of a possible compensation scheme.
09/16/2025
LSIs are banks that are directly supervised by their national competent authorities (NCAs); and which are typically smaller than significant institution (SIs), which are directly supervised by the ECB.
09/16/2025
The Government announced in last Autumn's Budget that it will make pensions liable for inheritance tax like other assets such as property, savings and investments starting from April 2027.
09/16/2025
Early estimates for August reveal the number of payrolled employees was 30.3 million, a fall of 0.4% compared to August 2024 and equivalent to 127,000 less employees.
09/15/2025
The Government has announced over £1.25 billion of inward investment from US finance companies, creating 1,800 UK jobs.
09/12/2025
This Forum will use roundtables and workshops to gather insights from practitioners to inform the development of policy improvements on which the Commission will then formally consult.
09/12/2025
Nine additional data points incorporated into the FINREP data point reporting framework, with a first reporting reference date of December 2025
09/12/2025
Small businesses could find it easier to expand and employ more people, thanks to government commitment to make business rates fairer.
09/12/2025
“We should boldly move forward on this path,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech in Frankfurt on Friday.
09/11/2025
The FCA wants to give card providers the flexibility to decide the right limit for them and their customers.
09/11/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority alleges the trio encouraged followers to invest in products without the required authorisation to promote them.
09/11/2025
It called for reforms to align Lisa savings with pension savings under the Universal Credit means test.
09/11/2025
A new report on KfW Bank’s human rights record says these aren't just hypotheticals; they're real risks and they're not being handled well enough.
09/11/2025
The desire to simplify regulatory requirements has reopened long-standing debates on the scope and extent of small bank regulations.
09/10/2025
The arrangement with the PBC is consistent with the large volumes of bilateral trade and investment between the euro area and China.
09/10/2025
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) secures first Unexplained Wealth Order following sale of Lake District property.