Treasury
‘Clutching at straws’: Executives say scrapping payments regulator won’t boost UK growth
‘When I was at the FCA, no one really knew what the PSR did’
City grandees near definitive paper on solving UK’s listings crisis
Top finance minds plan to release report ahead of the Autumn Statement as leading politicians hold discussions to solve listings drought
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Treasury rejects MPs’ motion to treat crypto as gambling
The Commons’ Treasury Committee had 'strongly recommended' retail crypto trading be regulate as gambling
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Andrew Griffith: Can the ‘intense’ City minister forge London 2.0?
The former Rothschild banker is at the heart of plans to transform UK markets. Will he succeed?
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Tom Mutton: ‘There is just no space to get a CBDC wrong’
The Bank of England’s CBDC and fintech director is leading the work to develop a potential digital pound. Can he deliver?
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Treat crypto like gambling, says Treasury Committee
MPs warn against government plans to extend finance laws to crypto
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Treasury looks for new head of cyber security – and it’s paying just £57,000 a year
Department's head of cyber risk would make roughly the same salary as a London Tube driver
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Government chief economist job fails to attract women applicants
Outgoing chief economic advisor to the Treasury Clare Lombardelli was the first woman to hold the post
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The Fintech Files: Youngsters want to run Britcoin, law firms beef up on crypto
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week
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Under-30s flood applications for Treasury’s prized ‘Britcoin’ boss job
Key government digital currency role attracts mainly young men after criticism over low pay
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Bank of England: Digital pound ‘more likely than not’
Sir Jon Cunliffe says a UK digital pound now has a more than 50% chance of coming into existence
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The Fintech Files: Britcoin is ‘likely’, plus meet FN’s anti-crypto influencers
It's been another hectic week in crypto. The Fintech Files brings you up to speed.
What the UK’s new crypto rules could mean for traditional finance
Custodians, exchanges, and lenders are all in the firing line as the Treasury looks to safeguard investors
City must recruit 50% of bosses from working-class backgrounds, Treasury taskforce says
Individuals with a working-class backgrounds make up over half of all employees in financial services and yet only 36% have moved to senior levels
Regulators eye curbs on big bank dominance in Treasury market
Fed and Treasury Department have been on alert about the stability of the $24tn market
Charlotte Crosswell appointed chair of government-backed fintech body CFIT
CFIT was one of the main recommendations of Ron Kalifa’s landmark review into UK fintech in 2021
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UK still working on government-backed NFT, officials say
Then-chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the plan in April as part of an effort to make the UK a 'crypto hub'
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FCA snubs post-Brexit ‘poster child’ Darlington in blow to government
FCA backs regional strategy that saw Leeds get the nod over sharing space with the government
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The Fintech Files: Institutions dive into digital assets – but the anti-crypto resistance is growing
Abrdn, BlackRock and others are making big crypto plays. Fintech Files gives you the lowdown
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The UK’s first ever ‘anti-crypto’ conference is not just for haters — regulators want in too
‘We can’t have warp-speed bank runs. Regulators need to get their head around these things,’ says organiser Stephen Diehl
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