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

The regulator has shared with ICAEW members its expectations for reporting a cyber incident if there is a breach of financial services firms’ systems or data, writes Financial Services commissioning editor Brian Cantwell.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a review of change and innovation in the unsecured consumer credit market where it focussed on unregulated BNPL products. This information sheet aims to assist readers by providing a backgrou…

Gavin Stewart, Director in Grant Thornton’s Financial Services Group, spent 27 years as a regulator at the Bank of England, Financial Services Authority and Financial Conduct Authority. Here he looks at the path to regulating the Buy Now Pay Later mark…

Chisomo Kaferawanthu, Senior Manager, Financial Services Audit, Grant Thornton UK looks at the different ESG frameworks available, how it links to reporting and how far we are from a global standard.

Jane Portas reflects on key issues to remember as we recover from the pandemic.

ICAEW Banking Committee Chair and Partner, PWC Mark Hannam reviews the challenges and the Committee’s work during 2020.

Writing for the Financial Services Faculty, Carlos Tornero assesses whether the social justice movements of 2020 have changed decision-making in corporate boardrooms.

The promise of a vaccine has meant a prospect of recovery, but the financial and economic troubles now run deeper due to the second lockdown, national tier system, and financial uncertainty from no-deal Brexit. Laura Miller asks which types of business…