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‘Prioritise gender equality’ says City Minister to finance firms

‘Prioritise gender equality’ says City Minister to finance firms

Friday, 30 June 2017

Financial services sector urged to end the era of women being underpaid, underrepresented and undervalued and sign up to the Women in Finance Charter....

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City minister's speech to the British Bankers Association

City minister's speech to the British Bankers Association

Thursday, 29 June 2017

Stephen Barclay's speech to the British Bankers Association's Annual Retail Banking Conference 2017....

CDU Economic Council Annual Conference: Chancellor's words

CDU Economic Council Annual Conference: Chancellor's words

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond at the CDU Economic Council Annual Conference, in Berlin....

Economic Secretary's speech to the Association of British Insurers

Economic Secretary's speech to the Association of British Insurers

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Stephen Barclay at the Association of British Insurers "Brexit – the road ahead" conference....

Crack down on terrorist and criminal financing

Crack down on terrorist and criminal financing

Friday, 23 June 2017

Terrorists and criminals will find it harder to move money through the UK financial system thanks to new rules coming into force on 26th June 2017....

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Over a quarter of a million new homeowners thanks to Help to Buy

Over a quarter of a million new homeowners thanks to Help to Buy

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Over 285,000 homeowners, including 240,000 first time buyers, have been supported by the government's Help to Buy schemes. ...

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Mansion House 2017: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Mansion House 2017: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Annual Mansion House speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP....

Professor Silvana Tenreyro appointed to the Monetary Policy Committee

Professor Silvana Tenreyro appointed to the Monetary Policy Committee

Monday, 19 June 2017

The Chancellor has appointed Professor Silvana Tenreyro as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)....

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Sir Christopher Kelly appointed as a non executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Sir Christopher Kelly appointed as a non executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Monday, 19 June 2017

The Chancellor has appointed Sir Christopher Kelly as the new non-executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)....

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John Griffith Jones confirms plan to leave the FCA and PSR in March 2018

John Griffith Jones confirms plan to leave the FCA and PSR in March 2018

Sunday, 18 June 2017

John Griffith-Jones confirms he will leave both organisations at the end of his term of office, on 31 March 2018....

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Andrew Haldane reappointed to the Monetary Policy Committee

Andrew Haldane reappointed to the Monetary Policy Committee

Monday, 12 June 2017

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England reappoints Andrew Haldane, the Bank of England’s Chief Economist, to the Monetary Policy Committee....

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Government shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group

Government shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Lloyds Banking Group has been fully returned to private ownership....

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Belt and Road Forum in Beijing: Chancellor's speech

Belt and Road Forum in Beijing: Chancellor's speech

Sunday, 14 May 2017

Chancellor, Philip Hammond's speech at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing....

Taxpayers get all their money back from Lloyds

Taxpayers get all their money back from Lloyds

Friday, 21 April 2017

British taxpayers have now recovered all of the £20.3 billion they injected into Lloyds Banking Group during the financial crisis. ...

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Tax Free Childcare launches today for children under four

Tax Free Childcare launches today for children under four

Friday, 21 April 2017

Childcare support now available for parents....

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Winners of Pensions Dashboard Techsprint revealed as FinTech Week 2017 draws to a close

Winners of Pensions Dashboard Techsprint revealed as FinTech Week 2017 draws to a close

Thursday, 13 April 2017

After a 24 hour competition the winners of the Pension Dashboard TechSprint have been announced. ...

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Pension TechSprint will show how FinTech can revolutionise the way savers manage their money

Pension TechSprint will show how FinTech can revolutionise the way savers manage their money

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

As part of FinTech week 2017, the Economic Secretary kicks off a 24-hour TechSprint – challenging developers to build a pensions dashboard app....

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Pensions Dashboard will fundamentally change how people access their pensions   Simon Kirby

Pensions Dashboard will fundamentally change how people access their pensions Simon Kirby

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury's speech at the Pensions Dashboard TechSprint....

'FinTech will transform the way we live and do business', says the Chancellor

'FinTech will transform the way we live and do business', says the Chancellor

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond at the inaugural International FinTech Conference in London....

David Gauke at the Construction Products Association Spring Lunch

David Gauke at the Construction Products Association Spring Lunch

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

'I’m here to talk about building the country’s infrastructure', says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury....

New market leading bond launches today

New market leading bond launches today

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

New market-leading investment bond launched today by NS&I and will be on sale exclusively at nsandi.com for the next 12 months. ...

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Chancellor at the India UK FinTech Conference

Chancellor at the India UK FinTech Conference

Wednesday, 05 April 2017

'Our collaboration will benefit ambitious FinTech firms from both countries looking for opportunities to expand their businesses', says Chancellor Phi...

FinTech Week 2017 line up confirmed

FinTech Week 2017 line up confirmed

Tuesday, 04 April 2017

The agenda for the UK Fintech Week 2017 has been confirmed by the Chancellor. ...

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Evidence gathering to take place on UK plan to resolve RBS’ State aid commitment

Evidence gathering to take place on UK plan to resolve RBS’ State aid commitment

Tuesday, 04 April 2017

The European Commission has formally confirmed that it will begin to gather evidence on the UK Government’s plan to resolve RBS’s State aid commitment...

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UK India economic and trade relations to take centre stage on two day visit

UK India economic and trade relations to take centre stage on two day visit

Monday, 03 April 2017

Philip Hammond will visit Delhi and Mumbai as part of the 9th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), hosted by Indian Finance Minister Arun J...

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New penalties for breaching financial sanctions now in force

New penalties for breaching financial sanctions now in force

Monday, 03 April 2017

The Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) can now impose penalties for serious financial sanctions breaches....

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Taxpayer’s stake in Lloyds now below 2%

Taxpayer’s stake in Lloyds now below 2%

Monday, 03 April 2017

The government has continued to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group, reducing its remaining shareholding to less than 2%....

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Make in India, finance in the UK says the Chancellor

Make in India, finance in the UK says the Chancellor

Saturday, 01 April 2017

The Chancellor’s message in Delhi and Mumbai this week is that the UK is perfectly placed to finance manufacturing growth in India....

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British businesses boosted by tax changes coming into effect in April

British businesses boosted by tax changes coming into effect in April

Friday, 31 March 2017

This month, a number of new tax changes come into effect, benefiting millions of businesses across the UK....

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Spring pay bump for Britain’s workers as tax changes come into effect

Spring pay bump for Britain’s workers as tax changes come into effect

Friday, 31 March 2017

Millions of workers will benefit from increases to the Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold on 6 April....

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