London market News
Progress Made on Plan to Give London’s Financial Industry Post-Brexit, Basic Access to EU
The United Kingdom and the European Union have made progress on a deal to give London's dominant financial center basic access to EU markets after Brexit, two British officials said, but no agreement ...
UK Attorney General Is Latest Hurdle to a Brexit Deal
When Theresa May promoted a little-known, pro-Brexit lawyer to be attorney general in July, she hoped he would be the right man to take on the legal complexities of the U.K.'s divorce talks with the ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg: New Lloyd’s Leader Neal Has His Work Cut Out for Him
Chubb President and CEO Evan Greenberg offered positive words about new Lloyd's of London CEO John Neal, though he cautioned that the venerable insurance marketplace has a long way to go to address ...
UK PM May Urges Lawmaker Backing as Brexit Talks Reach Final Stages
Prime Minister Theresa May urged restive lawmakers to back her in the final stages of Britain's exit from the European Union, saying talks were in their most difficult phase even if a deal was close. ...
UK PM May Reportedly Bends on Brexit Border Demand
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is said to be ready to ditch one of her key Brexit demands in order to resolve the vexed issue of the Irish border and clear the path to a deal, according to people ...
An Extended Brexit Transition Could Ease Deadlocked Negotiations: UK PM May
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she is weighing a plan that would keep the U.K. bound to European rules for longer, in an attempt to break the deadlock in talks. May confirmed on Thursday that ...
Brexit Hasn’t Diminished London’s Ability to Attract Finance Sector Investment
Britain's financial sector brushed off Brexit uncertainty in 2017 to attract more inward investment than eight rival centers vying for its business, the City of London Corporation said on Wednesday. ...
Neal Begins Stint as Lloyd’s CEO
New Lloyd's CEO John Neal officially took the reins of the specialist insurance and reinsurance market on Oct. 15. Neal, a 30-year insurance industry veteran, was most recently group CEO of QBE ...