Regulation
Why private equity’s wealth management push is stalling
Regulatory headwinds, ballooning debt burdens and sky-high valuations are giving buyers pause for thought
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Starling Bank profit slides on FCA fine and bad Covid loans
The digital bank has faced criticism for its lending during the pandemic
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EU delays capital rules for banks’ trading arms for second time
Regulation will be pushed back one year to the start of 2027
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FCA mulls investigations panel overhaul
Firms are being asked whether the process for so-called skilled-person reviews needs to be updated
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Ex-City minister backs bonus cap cut as government pushed to go faster on growth
Bim Afolami joins the Lord Mayor and others in calls to slash red tape
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Bank of London investigated by UK regulator as auditor warns of ‘material uncertainty’
Clearing bank’s 2023 accounts, published after a more than seven-month delay, show a £12.4m loss alongside ‘significant turnover of staff and inadequate record keeping’
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UK pension funds up ambitions for private markets in new Mansion House Accord
Latest deal sees a host of top names pledge 10% towards the sector in a bid to boost economic growth
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Force pension funds to invest in the UK? Nice idea, but it could backfire
The government must admit buying British might have little upside or even cause harm
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Trading Places: Hires for Citi, UBS and Paul Hastings
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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FCA confirms payments and digital finance boss
David Geale named permanent head of payments and digital finance
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Ex-KPMG CEO on how to regulate businesses for growth
Regulators need to do more than just cutting red tape and bureaucracy, says former KPMG chief executive
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The FCA’s overseas mission is a Brexit consequence
The UK markets watchdog wants to set up shop abroad for the first time. But why?
EU regulator to intervene in row between market makers and German exchanges
Executives clash over legal definition of multilateral as retail trading booms
FCA prepares ‘multi-year’ review of trading firm capital rules
City regulator explores custom rules to boost market liquidity
Wall Street has a wish list for the SEC’s new boss
Money managers want less regulation and more freedom on where they can pitch their products
FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi reappointed for second term
Leader of the markets watchdog to stay on for another five years
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Banks warned against dodging capital rules through risk transfers
Lenders are increasingly offloading credit risks from their balance sheets, but the Bank of England says some deals are ‘imprudent’
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey to lead global banking watchdog
Appointment comes as US tariffs put global financial markets in a tailspin
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FCA set to slash rules for smaller private equity firms and hedge funds
The City watchdog wants to radically increase the asset threshold before full regulation kicks in for alternative fund managers
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Dubai’s finance sector has boomed. Now it needs regulators
In high demand, compliance staff are tripling their salaries as the UAE rolls out the red carpet
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