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Norton Rose Fulbright’s Farmida Bi appointed chair of International Regulatory Strategy Group

Farmida Bi has been Emea chair of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright since 2018

Bi replaces Baroness Kay Swinburne as the chair of the influential financial services regulatory group

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Before establishing Aquis exchange in 2012, Haynes was CEO of Chi-X Europe, Europe's largest equities trading platform

Exchange CEO appointed chair of lobbyist TheCityUK’s new business council

The new business council will meet four times annually and will gather chief executives and managing partners

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Lobbyists urge government to boost the City's standing as rivals gain ground

Banks need lower taxes for UK to win back finance hub crown, lobby group says

The UK needs 'relentless focus on strengthening its international competitiveness to win back the prize of being the world’s leading international financial centre'

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Around a fifth of the UK population owns cryptoassets in 2021 - an increase of 558% in three years, when just 3% of the population had invested in the sector

UK should leverage Brexit to lead global crypto rules, says City lobby

Treasury plans for crypto could ‘inadvertently squash good ideas’ before they can thrive

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US banking giants want officials in the UK government to “streamline” business travel between London and New York

Goldman, JP Morgan in talks with UK about faster London-New York route for bankers

JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are among the banks calling a London to New York 'business travel corridor' to be opened

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Nikhil Rathi, the FCA’s new chief executive

Regulators need City execs to help with Brexit burden, says lobby group

The International Regulatory Strategy Group called for ‘full consideration’ to be given to UK regulators’ resources

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Rishi Sunak leaves 11 Downing Street before presenting the government's annual budget to Parliament

Here’s what City firms make of the Budget

'The UK cannot forget it exists in a highly competitive global landscape'

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Workers in London’s Square Mile. Talks continue between the UK’s Treasury and the European Commission about the future of financial services following the end of the transition period

City lobbyists call for swift progress on Brexit financial services talks

Data sharing, equivalence and clarity on business travel must be top priorities in talks for the sector, TheCityUK said

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It is likely that there will be fewer jobs in the City in the coming years

Will City banks be ready for 1 January Brexit cliff edge?

City left disappointed after negotiators gave priority to ironing out issues around border blockages, the fishing and car industries

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