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Brexit Threatens 10% of London’s Financial Jobs: City of London Corp. Official

Dec 22 2016 // Up to 10 percent of jobs in London’s financial district may be lost if Britain fails to secure adequate access to European Union markets after Brexit, a City of London official said on Wednesday.Bankers first called...

Brexit Opportunities, More M&A: Clyde & Co.’s 2017 Predictions, Part 1

Dec 19 2016 // M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global re/insurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & Co.Andrew Holderness, a partner...

More UK Insurers Consider Move to Ireland for Europe HQs: Central Bank

Dec 15 2016 // A growing number of global insurers are considering moving to Ireland and some may choose to locate European headquarters there rather than Britain following that country’s vote to leave the European Union,...

Berkley Downplays Effects of Trump, Brexit Elections; Remains Optimistic for Insurance

Dec 8 2016 // There could be more political surprises coming after the U.S. election of Donald Trump and Britain’s vote to exit from the European Union but one leading insurance executive isn’t too worried.“I...

UK Gov’t Promises Insurers & Banks London Will Stay Top Finance Center – After Brexit

Dec 6 2016 // The U.K. government promised to make sure London keeps its place as the leading financial center after Brexit, following top-level talks between global bank chiefs and senior ministers.U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer...

U.K. Financial Firms Paid $91B in Annual Tax: City of London Report

Dec 6 2016 // Financial companies in the U.K. paid 71.4 billion pounds ($91 billion) in tax in the latest fiscal year, 7.4 percent more than a year earlier, driven by an increase in the levy on banks’ balance sheets, a report from...

London Insurers List 4 Priorities for Brexit Negotiations

Nov 30 2016 // Four priorities for Brexit negotiations have been identified by companies operating in the London insurance market.The objectives outline arrangements that will help the City of London “maintain its position as the...

UK Financial Firms Look to Dublin as EU Base After Brexit Vote: Irish Minister

Nov 28 2016 // Some financial firms in Britain looking for a base in the European Union after Brexit are expected to start applying for licenses in Dublin by early next year, Ireland’s financial services minister said on Friday.The...

Aviva to Reopen Property Fund It Suspended After Brexit Vote Turmoil

Nov 23 2016 // Aviva Investors, the fund arm of insurer Aviva, plans to reopen the UK property fund it was forced to suspend during the market turmoil which followed Britain’s vote to leave the European Union in June.British funds...

AIG May Move Europe HQ from London to Another EU Country on Brexit

Nov 22 2016 // U.S. insurer AIG may move its European headquarters from London to another European Union country because of Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the head of the AIG’s European and UK operations said at an industry...

With Brexit, UK Government Should ‘Refine Not Replace’ Solvency II: Insurers

Nov 17 2016 // Rather than replacing Solvency II entirely when the UK leaves the European Union, regulators need to refine EU’s insurance regulation to make it more appropriate for the UK market and customers, according to the...

UK Insurers & Banks Make Contingency Plans for ‘Hard Brexit’: BofE’s Carney

Nov 15 2016 // Banks based in Britain may start to relocate activities to other countries about 1-1/2 years before a British departure from the European Union if a “hard Brexit” looks likely, Bank of England Governor Mark...

Tesco Reveals $3M Was Stolen from 9,000 Customers in Recent Cyber Bank Theft

Nov 9 2016 // Retailer Tesco Plc’s banking arm said on Tuesday that 2.5 million pounds ($3 million) had been stolen from 9,000 customers over the weekend in what cyber experts said was the first mass hacking of accounts at a...

Tesco Bank’s Cyber Attack Investigated by UK’s National Crime Agency

Nov 8 2016 // Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is leading a criminal inquiry into the theft of money from thousands of Tesco Bank accounts that the UK financial watchdog said was unprecedented.New cyber crime agency National...

UK Court Says Parliamentary Approval Needed for Brexit; Government to Appeal

Nov 3 2016 // England’s High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, upsetting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans.The...

UK to Boost Cyber Security Defenses with £1.9B Investment

Nov 1 2016 // Britain will boost its cyber security defenses with a 1.9 billion pound ($2.32 billion) investment due to be announced by Finance Minister Philip Hammond later on Tuesday, a statement from the Treasury said.The new...

Financial Services Firms Likely to Flee Britain If ‘Passport’ Regulations Lost ECB’s Lane

Oct 31 2016 // There is likely to be a significant flight of financial activity out of Britain if companies are no longer regulated on equivalent terms to those in the European Union after Brexit, European Central Bank council member...

Northern Ireland Can’t Block Britain’s Brexit: Court

Oct 31 2016 // Northern Ireland’s High Court on Friday rejected an attempt to block Britain’s exit from the European Union, saying that neither the province’s parliament nor its laws could override a decision by the...

UK Uber Drivers’ Court Victory Over Pay Could Rejigger Gig Economy

Oct 31 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. lost a lawsuit over pay and vacation time for U.K. drivers at the car-sharing service in a ruling that could change how workers are treated in the country’s burgeoning gig economy.Three London...

Pennsylvania Based NSM Insurance Group Makes First International Acquisition

Oct 26 2016 // NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn., based insurance program administrator, has acquired Vantage Holdings, a U.K.-based collector car and outdoor leisure program administrator. The acquisition is subject to FCA...