Britain to Brussels: Make your mind up over financial market access

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain won’t consider offering further financial market access to EU firms from January until the bloc clarifies its own approach, a senior finance ministry official said…

London Stock Exchange agrees to buy Refinitiv in $27 bln deal

[ad_1] LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy financial information firm Refinitiv, the company said on Thursday, in a $27 billion deal that will transform…

Swiss banks see growth shifting to EU if no treaty is struck

[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – Swiss banks will have to shift more operations to the European Union if Switzerland fails to secure a treaty with the trading bloc, Geneva private bankers…

British regulator’s scrutiny to fall on futures order after mystery spike in sterling

[ad_1] By Olga Cotaga, Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog will likely zero in on a chunky pound futures deal, which many reckon drove sterling’s mystery spike just…

Analysis: Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny

[ad_1] By Samuel Shen, Scott Murdoch SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups are cancelling plans to list on Nasdaq-style markets at home with some eyeing…

UK lawmakers release RBS business report, defying regulator

[ad_1] By Emma Rumney, Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers on Tuesday published in full a confidential report detailing Royal Bank of Scotland’s RBS.L mistreatment of struggling businesses during…

SNB’s Zurbruegg says Swiss monetary policy suited for FX fragility

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank’s current accommodative monetary policy is suited for the fragility being seen on foreign exchange markets, SNB Vice Chairman Fritz Zurbruegg said on…

LSE picks Euronext as preferred bidder for Borsa Italiana

[ad_1] LONDON/MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – London Stock Exchange entered exclusive talks to sell Borsa Italiana to Euronext on Friday, with the French operator seeing off Deutsche Boerse and Switzerland’s Six as…

Gold miners eye London, New York listings as Toronto loses shine

[ad_1] By Jeff Lewis, Helen Reid TORONTO/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Gold miners in Canada keen to tap new investors are eyeing secondary listings in London and New York, underscoring pent-up demand…

Italy locks down millions as its coronavirus deaths jump

[ad_1] By James Mackenzie, Crispian Balmer MILAN (Reuters) – Italy ordered a virtual lockdown across much of its wealthy north, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt…