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...The 2008 financial crisis was a calamity for many, but for David Cameron and George Osborne, then leaders of the UK’s Conservative opposition party, it was also an opportunity....
...“The UK has the benefit of second-mover advantage,” said George Morris, a partner at law firm Simmons and Simmons. “It has tried to plug the gaps seeing what the EU has done.”...
...Woolard asked “where does this make money?” and Greensill said it was an “add on” for the NHS “as they already are making a lot from NHS contracts”, notes of the meeting say....
...Mr Sunak praised Mr Woolard’s work as interim chief of the regulator during the Covid-19 crisis....
...Christopher Woolard, FCA interim chief executive, said in a statement that mandatory notice periods would reduce the number of fund suspensions and “directly address the liquidity mismatch of these funds...
...Christopher Woolard, interim FCA CEO, now steps back to his previous role directing traffic in the FCA’s strategy and competition division. Under Mr Woolard, the FCA has had a good Covid-19 crisis....
...Additional reporting by George Hammond...
...Mr Bailey was parachuted into the FCA in 2016 by the then-chancellor George Osborne at another low-point in the FCA’s history....
...That’s the problem black founders and venture capitalists — including Elliott Robinson, pictured below, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners — are trying to solve following the killing of George Floyd...
...Favourites to replace Mr Bailey are thought to include Megan Butler, the FCA’s head of supervision, and Chris Woolard, its head of policy and strategy....
...She joins the company behind Primark and Kingsmill in October, reporting to chief executive George Weston. We’re looking to feature more job moves....
...George Osborne, now editor of the Evening Standard, did not respond to a request for comment....
...Prior to the pension freedoms, championed by George Osborne, the former chancellor, nine out of 10 savers were turning their pension savings into a guaranteed income....
...Martin Wheatley, who led the FCA since its launch in 2013 until he was ousted by former chancellor George Osborne two years later, met four asset management organisations in 2015, including the IA and Pimco...
...UK chancellor George Osborne first said in January that the government would require the regulator to cap exit fees faced by those eligible for new pension freedoms....
...The Bank of England earlier this year said it was “monitoring” the growing buy to let market, while George Osborne has intervened by cutting tax relief on buy to let mortgage repayments....
...In his Budget last year, chancellor George Osborne said that “no one would need to buy an annuity” under the reforms, which will give savers aged 55 and over new freedom to cash in so-called “defined contribution...
...Woolard), sings handsomely and projects the writer’s widely fluctuating emotions....
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