London, 13th March 2023 On the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Simon Youel, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Positive Money, …
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Concerns raised over vested interests of Lords pushing for financial deregulation
London, Thursday 19th January 2023 All Peers voicing support for measures to deregulate the City have ties to financial services Debate …
Hunt financial deregulation announcement
London, Friday 9th December 2022 The Treasury has today set out the next phase of its plans to shake up the financial sector and replace …
Bank of England says ‘further progress’ needed for financial firms to address climate
London, Friday 21st October 2022 The Bank of England has written to finance CEOs warning that firms must demonstrate “further progress” …
Financial Services and Markets Bill threatens levelling up: Positive Money response to Queen’s speech
10th May 2022 The Financial Services and Markets Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech this morning, is expected to deliver the …
85 lawmakers tell Bank of England to get banks in line ahead of COP26
London, 8 October 2021 Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has today received an open letter from 85 parliamentarians from across …
Treasury to sell off Natwest at a loss: Positive Money response
London, 22 July 2021 The government has just announced plans to sell more of its stake in Natwest, despite shares being worth less than …
Bank of England drops dividend rules
London, 13 July 2021 The Bank of England has lifted restrictions on dividend payouts to shareholders at UK banks, after limits were …
Positive Money tells MPs that post-Brexit financial regulation falls short on environment and accountability
Giving evidence to MPs on the Financial Services Bill Committee, Positive Money director Fran Boait said that current proposals for …