Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on, clearing the way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to launch his bid for the top job.
New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
A ruling by Britain's highest court that allows insurers to cut payouts for claims based on COVID-19 furlough payments could affect how other types of government financial support will work in the future, lawyers say.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday to step down after losing the support of the Labour Party for him to stay on, clearing the way for former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to launch his bid for the top job.
New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
A ruling by Britain's highest court that allows insurers to cut payouts for claims based on COVID-19 furlough payments could affect how other types of government financial support will work in the future, lawyers say.
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June 25, 2026
The Pensions Regulator said Thursday that managers of workplace retirement savings plans should assess now whether they can comply with new measures due to be introduced in 2026.
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June 25, 2026
James Neill Pension Plan has penned a "landmark" capital-backed investment deal with Portunes Pension Capital, marking only the second such transaction in Britain's retirement savings market, legal advisers on the deal have said.
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June 25, 2026
A Bank of England official has said that a number of investigation subjects are engaging with the central bank earlier in a "sea change" in how some enforcement cases are being approached.
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June 25, 2026
An aviation insurance specialist has rejoined Kennedys as a partner in London, bolstering its aviation practice as the firm continues its international expansion.
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June 25, 2026
The U.K. pensions regulator should consider simplifying the reporting requirements for retirement funds, a trade body has said.
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June 25, 2026
The Bank of England set out proposals Thursday for the next-generation retail payments infrastructure, which would enable artificial intelligence agents to make payments decisions and complete transactions as well as police the system.
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June 25, 2026
B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to put $5.1 million into Autonomy, a new investment vehicle which aims to back independent U.S. insurance distribution businesses.
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June 25, 2026
The Royal Institute of British Architects has completed a retirement savings plan's buy-in worth £35 million ($46 million) with Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, to secure the retirement benefits of 168 members, PIC said Thursday.
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June 25, 2026
The Council of the European Union has finalized its position on reforms designed to make the pan-European personal pension more accessible for savers and remove provisions that have affected wider adoption of the product since it was launched in 2019.
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June 24, 2026
The Labour government is planning a 22% charge on interest gained on stocks and shares in individual savings accounts as part of overhauling rules for these tax-free saving options widely used to save for buying homes, Britain's tax authority said.
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June 24, 2026
A group of insurance trade bodies said Wednesday that they will provide a fix for long-standing delays in paying risk assessors, amid fears that independent experts could abandon the market.
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June 24, 2026
Ships and cargo stuck in the Persian Gulf because of the Iran war are worth an estimated $125 billion, an insurer said on Wednesday, as it warned that the disruption highlights a new era of vulnerability for global trade.
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June 24, 2026
UK Finance has called for greater regulatory equivalence as part of a stronger financial services partnership between the U.K. and European Union ahead of their annual leaders' summit in Brussels on July 22.
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June 24, 2026
The Financial Reporting Council said on Wednesday that it had revised auditing standards to shorten auditors' reports after concerns that they had become unnecessarily lengthy in recent years.
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June 24, 2026
The finance watchdog has urged insurers to strengthen key financial crime controls after it found weaknesses across the sector, including in risk assessments, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and oversight of outsourced activities.
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June 24, 2026
The average cost of car insurance increased by 1% between March and May, marking the first quarterly rise in more than two years and potentially signaling an "inflection point" for the industry, broking company WTW said Wednesday.
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June 23, 2026
The U.K. accounting watchdog said Tuesday that it has fined and banned a tiny accounting firm, finding "widespread deficiencies" in its audit work on the accounts of several companies in Sanjeev Gupta's metals empire.
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June 23, 2026
The European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee said Tuesday it has voted by a large majority for a digital euro backed by the European Central Bank, with a pilot rollout likely in 2027.
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June 23, 2026
Ratings agency Moody's has said that almost 95% of the €43 billion ($49 billion) of losses caused by Europe's 2025 heatwave were uninsured, as the gap between risks and insurance cover continues to widen around the world.
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June 23, 2026
The next prime minister should reconsider the long-term viability of the state pension triple lock, an insurer warned Tuesday.
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June 23, 2026
IP Group PLC said Tuesday that it has rejected a takeover approach worth approximately £615.8 million ($814 million) from the trustee of a U.K. retirement savings plan for railway staff.
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June 23, 2026
Almost nine in 10 trustees of defined benefit pension schemes in the U.K. have not assessed how new and evolving health treatments for weight loss will affect the liabilities of their plans, Standard Life said Tuesday.
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June 23, 2026
Europe's insurance industry urged policymakers on Tuesday to sharpen the focus of the Savings and Investments Union, saying the sector should do more to channel household savings into the long-term investments needed to strengthen Europe's economy.
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June 22, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority proposed tighter rules for self-invested personal pensions on Monday in order to prevent fraudulent investments and keep client money safe.
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June 22, 2026
A London court has stripped a national law firm of a £30,400 ($40,200) success fee, ruling that it could have helped its client fund his personal injury claim through an existing insurance policy rather than a conditional fee agreement.