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Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for..

BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders, who called in vain for a big i..

Swiss press freedom dealt blow in bid for overhaul of bank secrecy rules

Swiss press freedom dealt blow in bid for overhaul of bank secrecy rules

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Lawmakers blocked a bid to overhaul strict Swiss banking secrecy rules on Friday in a blow..

Rouble weakens sharply from over 2-year high vs euro before long weekend

Rouble weakens sharply from over 2-year high vs euro before long weekend

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble dropped sharply on Friday, pulling back from a more than two-year high against the euro as the spectre o..

Stocks tumble on inflation fears, Treasury yields jump

Stocks tumble on inflation fears, Treasury yields jump

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields rose and a gauge of global equity markets slumpe..

BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

By David Milliken, William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sent a stark warning that Britain risks a do..

Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of a Fed..

TransUnion and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Team Up To Offer Powerful Credit Data To Support UK Insurance Market

TransUnion and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Team Up To Offer Powerful Credit Data To Support UK Insurance Market

Global information and insights provider TransUnion has expanded its relationship with LexisNexis© Risk Solutions in the UK to give in..

Credit Demand Grows Alongside Booming Buy Now, Pay Later Market

Credit Demand Grows Alongside Booming Buy Now, Pay Later Market

28 April 2022: Consumer demand for credit products has grown since the onset of the pandemic, according to TransUnion’s Consumer Credi..

Dollar on track for best month since 2015

Dollar on track for best month since 2015

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from 20-year highs against a basket of currencies on Friday but remain..

Analysis-Banks lag bond yield surge as recession worries trump cheap valuations

Analysis-Banks lag bond yield surge as recession worries trump cheap valuations

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – Expectations of rising interest rates have failed to lift valuations of European bank shares ..

Dollar hits 20-yr high as yen tumbles on dovish Bank of Japan

Dollar hits 20-yr high as yen tumbles on dovish Bank of Japan

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a 20-year high against rivals on Thursday as the Bank of Japan doubled-dow..

Closer U.S. ties would ‘reboot’ UK finance after Brexit, says report

Closer U.S. ties would ‘reboot’ UK finance after Brexit, says report

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain should move further and faster in reforming its financial rules to ‘reboot’ after B..

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro’s drop to a five-year low is rekindling the possibility the currency will..

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor Andrew Bailey calls a ̶..

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

(Refiles to fix date to April 27 not April 26) By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – After months focusing on ce..

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services minister said on Tuesday that the European Union would find i..

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simplified to encourage banks to k..

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

By Chris Prentice and Marc Jones WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Traders ditched riskier assets on Monday as relief over Emmanuel Macron&..

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

By Saikat Chatterjee and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar struck a two-year high on Monday a..

Conga helps Elsevier to transform its global quote to cash processes

Conga helps Elsevier to transform its global quote to cash processes

Founded in 1880, Elsevier, part of RELX, is a global research publishing and information  analytics provider, headquartered in Amsterd..

Financial platform Wayflyer partners with product design agency Morrama to help eCommerce start-ups

Financial platform Wayflyer partners with product design agency Morrama to help eCommerce start-ups

London, 20 April 2022: Award-winning industrial design and innovation studio Morrama announces its partnership with revenue-based fina..

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

(Adds bank affiliation BNP Paribas in analyst quote in 5th paragraph) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK (Reuter..

Beamy raises 8 million euros to govern the explosion of SaaS in companies and build the framework for their IT decentralisation

Beamy raises 8 million euros to govern the explosion of SaaS in companies and build the framework for their IT decentralisation

  London, April 19, 2022 – Beamy, a European pioneer in SaaS management for large companies, has raised more than 8 million..

Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns

Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street ended the day lower in a choppy trading day on Monday, while U.S. Treasury ..

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WORKLIFE PROMOTES PAUL CHEDZEY TO  HEAD OF SALES  

WORKLIFE PROMOTES PAUL CHEDZEY TO  HEAD OF SALES  

  WorkLife by OpenMoney, the employee benefits platform, has promoted Paul Chedzey to  Head of Sales as part of its long-term growth strategy.   ..

Insurance Advisory Partners appoints Bhaven Pathak MBE to lead London expansion

Insurance Advisory Partners appoints Bhaven Pathak MBE to lead London expansion

Bhaven Pathak Insurance Advisory Partners, the specialist insurance M&A, strategic and capital-raising advisory firm, ..

UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last month rose to a three-decade high, in..

Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course

Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The dollar rebounded on Tuesday after digesting slightly softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data..

Credit Score Checking on the Rise as Consumers Tackle Cost of Living Crisis

Credit Score Checking on the Rise as Consumers Tackle Cost of Living Crisis

  A new report by global information and insights provider TransUnion has revealed that the number of people regularly checking ..

Saltus acquires NSL Wealth and strengthens growth ambitions

Saltus acquires NSL Wealth and strengthens growth ambitions

Saltus Group has acquired 23-year-old wealth management firm NSL Wealth as part of its long-term growth strategy. Saltus has known the..

Bank of England Data Scientist spending rose over 300% during Covid

Bank of England Data Scientist spending rose over 300% during Covid

London, 7th April 2022 – The Bank of England (BoE), the central bank for the United Kingdom, saw its data scientist payroll quadruple ..

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from a near two-year high on Thursda..

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday called on the country’s financial..

NEW REGULATIONS ON DISCLOSING CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION – DATA INTEGRITY SPECIALIST, PRECISELY, COMMENTS

NEW REGULATIONS ON DISCLOSING CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION – DATA INTEGRITY SPECIALIST, PRECISELY, COMMENTS

From 6 April 2022, more than 1,300 of the largest UK-registered companies and financial institutions will have to disclose climate-rel..

Three things experienced investors should do before tax year end

Three things experienced investors should do before tax year end

With weeks left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax year end routine by now: ISAs ..

ANOTHER UNNERVING ISA SEASON: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR LOOKS AT WHERE ‘KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON’ REGULAR SAVERS HAVE BEEN INVESTING

ANOTHER UNNERVING ISA SEASON: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR LOOKS AT WHERE ‘KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON’ REGULAR SAVERS HAVE BEEN INVESTING

The devastating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has the world on edge, with emotions and tensions running high in what some see as a ne..