Only 20% of respondents to an EQ Credit Services survey are willing to borrow from an alternative lender in 2020, down from 62% in 2019.
The ECB and the Bank of England’s first green stress tests may not yield meaningful results.
As Scotland inches closer to independence, it’s worth examining the immediate fiscal and monetary hurdles the fledgling country would face.
The UK regulator wants to simplify the rules for banks and building societies. How might this work?
Spain is pinning its hopes on EU recovery funds to boost its economy, but it faces a number of challenges.
Alex Stiris outlines Citi’s ambitious plans for the region, including the expansion of its commercial banking and custody offerings.
Listing reform promises hope for UK special purpose acquisition companies, but is it enough?
The government’s ‘Greece 2.0’ plan sets out ambitious investment goals, and the country’s lenders have a big role to play.
Authorities have launched a consultation on the treatment of investment research and reporting requirements.
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken Portugal’s economy, but the country is in a good position to execute its recovery.
Portugal is primed to take on the challenges of recovering from its recession, having learned lessons from past crises.
The UK ranks fifth in the world in efforts to establish a central bank digital currency, according to PwC.
After the firing of Turkey’s central bank governor, the country seems primed for another currency crisis.
The Nordic country’s efforts to become a cashless society has encouraged foreign investment.
US investment bank plans to employ hundreds of people at its largest UK office outside London.
UK had hoped for a more binding deal, but EU does not want to compromise control of its internal market.
S&P Global has yet to see sustained deterioration in UK bank asset quality as country slowly emerges from pandemic.
Despite ongoing friction with the EU, there is hope the City can move in a new direction as a financial centre.
Investors are understood to be lining up to litigate against the Swiss bank in London and Zurich.
A new investment deal may become a casualty of tit-for-tat sanctions after the EU sanctioned China over its human rights abuses.