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  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Leadership
    How a City of London sheriff uses soft power to promote the capital

    Alison Gowman wants to innovate the ancient institution and has her eye on the role of Lord Mayor

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Interview
    City of London’s top official calls for closer UK-EU co-operation

    Catherine McGuinness also urges the government to enable more overseas workers to come to the Square Mile

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Markets InsightWilliam Wright
    Time to start afresh on reviving UK markets

    The City of London needs to be reconnected with the wider economy and with society

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    UK financial regulation
    City minister seeks to calm fears over job moves to EU after Brexit

    John Glen trumpets ‘modest’ losses of 7,000 financial service roles from UK financial centre

  • Friday, 11 February, 2022
    IPOs
    Arm’s flotation on Nasdaq ‘a huge potential blow’ to London

    Baillie Gifford’s James Anderson says planned New York IPO would be vote of no confidence

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
    Bank of England
    Bailey calls for indefinite waiver on EU lenders’ access to London clearing

    BoE governor sees no need for time limit to temporary extensions on intermediary rules

  • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
    Citigroup Inc
    Citi plans £100m revamp of Canary Wharf tower

    Three-year project described as vote of confidence in the City of London and the future of the office

  • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
    Clearing and settlement
    EU plans 3-year extension to UK clearing system access

    Brussels to begin consultation on ways of making bloc an attractive destination for clearing

  • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
    LexCity of London
    City of London/Brexit: job market is buoyant but relocations impend

    Brexit’s final impact on the City will depend partly on Brussels’ determination to reduce dependence on the UK

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    LexKazakhstan
    Kazakhstan: violent clampdown highlights City of London’s lucrative role Premium content

    Suppression of civil unrest renews disquiet over UK’s financial links with mineral-rich nation

  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    The Big Read
    The EU vs the City of London: a slow puncture

    Brexit hurt the financial centre but lack of political will is holding back Europe’s efforts to reduce its dependence on the UK

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    How to revive London’s flagging stock market

    A vibrant equity exchange is a pillar of a global financial centre

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Financial services
    US overtakes EU as biggest financial services export market for Britain

    Slowdown in UK trade with bloc following Brexit countered by rise in outflow to other countries

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Financial & markets regulation
    Sweeping overhaul of UK listing rules comes into force

    Changes by FCA aim to make London more attractive to fast-growing tech companies

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    HSBC Holdings PLC
    HSBC chief warns post-Brexit fragmentation could raise costs

    ECB has been pushing banks to move more staff and capital from London to Europe

  • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    London attracts first Spac after rule change

    Venture capital group Hambro Perks is targeting a technology company with its blank cheque vehicle

  • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
    Helen Thomas
    Brexit is a slow bleed for the City of London

    After a pandemic pause, the movement of jobs and business towards the continent is set to resume

  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Lex
    Lex Letter from London: the City’s rivalry with Amsterdam deepens Premium content

    Trading and clearing may be flowing across the water but investors prefer companies to stay in Britain

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    Clearing and settlement
    Brussels to extend EU banks’ access to UK clearing houses past June 2022

    European Commission seeks to avoid ‘cliff edge’ that could have posed risk to financial stability

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    Helen Thomas
    City of London’s quaint approach to pre-emption needs an update

    UK’s review of capital raising considers principle of giving shareholders first option to buy ‘sacrosanct’

  • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
    UK financial regulation
    Sunak puts ‘growth’ at heart of post-Brexit financial regulation

    Increased scrutiny of PRA and FCA watchdogs included in new Treasury proposals for City

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    The City’s long road to going green

    Diminishing ambition reflects the challenge in becoming a world centre for green finance

  • Monday, 18 October, 2021
    Clearing and settlement
    Brussels vows ‘no cliff edge’ over EU banks’ access to UK clearing

    Financial services commissioner says there will be no ‘sudden twists and turns’ over licence

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    Ministers plan to overhaul capital raising rules to boost London market

    Review will seek to include more retail investors in secondary placings

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
    Helen Thomas
    Clearing will determine if Brexit self-harm goes both ways

    A negotiation that largely ignored financial services has given way to an unhappy stalemate

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