The continuing growth and maturity of open banking-enabled propositions is driving compelling new opportunities for the charitable ‘Third Sector’. Here at the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), we know that charities have felt the impact of COVID-19 lockdown in the past 12 months. Reduced high street footfall make it harder to reach donors through traditional means. Contactless card payments at checkout mean less spare change to drop into buckets across the country.

23 February 2021: What will be the impact and consequences of the FCA’s proposed increase in the contactless limit to £100, intended or otherwise?

Negative interest rates are in play across the Eurozone, and many central banks and national banks have had to learn how to adapt.

The Prudential Regulation Authority wants insurers to prioritise these five issues for this year, writes Faculty Commissioning Editor Brian Cantwell.

Following the UK’s exit from the EU, ICAEW’s John Mongelard looks at the future regulatory framework for the UK and the risks ahead.

Lauren Mason writes on her experience of covering race in the investment world and what changes are happening in the wake of the Black Lives Matter equality movement.

Alice Murray, founding editor of private equity title The Drawdown reviews the fourth edition of Private Equity Demystified in which John Gilligan and the late Professor Mike Wright explain the asset class.

9 February 2021: To address the effects of the pandemic, UK regional investment funds have had to shift away from funding growth to stabilise businesses in the hardest-hit areas.