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Banking
Are challenger banks winning the war for customers?
22 January 2020: it’s the battle of the banks – big players vs all-digital challenger banks. We look at how neobanks like Monzo and Starling are tackling the big players and question who’s got what it takes to win the war for new customers.
LIBOR transition: five things all businesses need to do now
21 January 2020: LIBOR will no longer be allowed as a reference rate in loan agreements or derivatives from 2021 and its use is rapidly diminishing. Over the next year banks must contact businesses with loans that charge interest based on LIBOR to agree what their new rate will be.
Woodford Fund and whats happened since
A long time has passed since June 2019, when Neil Woodford, acclaimed and star stock picker, froze his WEIF fund after a string of redemptions and poor performance. But what has happened since
Getting behind green finance: building societies step up
14 January 2020: Paul Ellis is heartened that support for a green agenda in finance has improved; but this CEO of Ecology Building Society, and Finance for the Future Award winner, warns that there can be no sitting back.
Insurance
Work with insurers? The PRA wants these improvements
24 January 2020: the PRA has set out the practical improvements the regulator wants to see from the general insurance industry in its letter to Chief Executives of general insurance firms regulated by the PRA. Some topics are more familiar than others, says ICAEW’s Financial Services Faculty; but, interestingly for a prudential regulator, there is a firm emphasis on culture.
Woodford Fund and whats happened since
A long time has passed since June 2019, when Neil Woodford, acclaimed and star stock picker, froze his WEIF fund after a string of redemptions and poor performance. But what has happened since
ICAEW Solvency II Working Party ReForms
Solvency II harmonised the prudential framework for insurers and reinsurers in the EU and it entered into application on 1 January 2016. It has defined a single rule book for risk based capital requirements and advanced risk management.
New Years Resolutions for general insurers
November’s Dear CEO letter to general insurers covered a breadth of topics, some more familiar than others, and interestingly for a prudential regulator, a firm emphasis on culture.
Investment management
Woodford Fund and whats happened since
A long time has passed since June 2019, when Neil Woodford, acclaimed and star stock picker, froze his WEIF fund after a string of redemptions and poor performance. But what has happened since
Negative Interest Rates
Paul Golden reports on the debate over the efficacy of negative interest rates.
Managing expectations with investment management
New research from Deloitte examines the factors that help investment managers deliver a positive client experience. Tony Gaughan explains why this is vital in making investment decisions.
What are the drivers for disclosure
In recent years, we have seen an increasing push within the corporate sector towards more regular and comprehensive environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosure.
Inspiring confidence
ICAEW's Inspiring Confidence campaign explores the issues affecting consumers and financial services providers in a rapidly changing world.
Banks, insurers and investment managers play vitally important roles within society, to encourage economic development and allow individuals and businesses to save, invest, insure and make payments. We must have confidence in them. Responsible providers, responsible consumers, better regulation and better information underpin this confidence.
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