Tulip Siddiq appointed City minister to lead Labour’s financial services policy July 9, 2024 Tulip Siddiq has been appointed to the role of City minister where she will be tasked with leading the new government’s policy on financial services, City A.M. understands.
Lib Dems call for Biden-style tax on share buybacks at spring conference March 16, 2024 Party leader Sir Ed Davey said: “Neither the Conservative government or Labour Party have explained how they will fund public services fairly after the next election.
David Cameron gets the gang back together with Arch Co exec appointment November 23, 2023 Alan Sendorek, who has worked for QPR and Arch Co since leaving government, will head to the foreign office with his old boss David Cameron
Eurozone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says November 22, 2023 The central bank reiterated its call for introducing regulation for shadow banks like the one that governs traditional lenders, including liquidity requirements and stress tests.
Unleash private investment for green projects or miss net zero goals, MPs warn June 21, 2023 The government must do more to unlock private investment or risk missing its decarbonisation goals, MPs have warned.
Why listed companies and the City are calling for a red tape revolution August 30, 2023 The watchdogs tasked with imposing governance and reporting standards on financial firms walk something of a tightrope across the Square Mile - but experts want reform.
Directors, beware: Corporate governance overhauls could end with personal liability June 28, 2021 Corporate governance in the UK is about to undergo its biggest transformation in a generation. Next month, the Government consultation into the powers held by the new Audit Regulation and Governance Authority (ARGA), closes. Some of the proposals are seismic, driven by corporate scandals, and could mean directors of public companies, large AIM-listed and large [...]
Government confirms 3 per cent pay rise for NHS staff in England July 21, 2021 The government has this evening announced a 3.0 per cent payrise for NHS staff in England after apparently failing to do so earlier today. In a statement tonight the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that it had accepted the recommendations of NHS independent pay review bodies in full. The pay rise covers [...]
All the major parties have pledged to build more houses. Can they deliver? June 16, 2024 In 2019, the Conservatives promised to ramp up construction of new homes to 300,000 per year by the middle of the 2020s, but the government has failed to make good on its promise.
Londoners, here’s how much your council tax will be rising in April March 9, 2024 Councils are officially able to increase their tax rates by 4.99 per cent, but those with government permission are able to increase their residents’ bills by over 5 per cent.