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...EU regulations known as Mifid II, which force brokers to charge clients separately for investment research and trading, have also squeezed smaller brokerages....
...It is not the first time that a Supreme Court justice has faced calls to step down: most recently, progressive groups publicly urged Stephen Breyer to retire so Biden could fill his seat....
...The original club, which has about 5,000 members, has been a chosen hang-out spot of celebrities including actor Stephen Fry, model Kate Moss and artist Damien Hirst....
...Featured are original Biba garments from across the label’s lifespan, Biba catalogues art directed by graphic designer John McConnell and featuring photographers Donald Silverstein, Helmut Newton, Sarah...
...The BoE also fleshed out reforms of the Solvency II insurance capital rules, which the industry says could unlock as much as £100bn for investment....
...At the same time, McConnell is stepping down from his leadership role and is expected to be replaced by a more Trump-friendly successor....
...Mitch McConnell froze (again) and struggled to answer questions yesterday. After the incident, a spokesperson said McConnell had felt “momentarily lightheaded”. What to watch The Supreme Court....
...Bought by Stephen from London department store Harrods in 1923, the ring-tailed lemur was at the centre of family life, and his presence is still felt throughout the Grade II*-listed house....
...Part of Queen Elizabeth II’s great success was that she succeeded in making the monarchy appear to be above politics, when, of course, the questions surrounding whether we should have a constitutional monarchy...
...The reality is on Capitol Hill, some of the most senior Republicans, people like Mitch McConnell, who’s the top Republican on Capitol Hill, are still ardent supporters of Zelenskyy and, you know, Kyiv....
...With Stephen Bush putting his feet up for a little longer, I’m your guest columnist today. The big question for 2024: who is going to win the UK general election?...
...The deal will also allow Deutsche to take advantage of the pressure felt by UK brokers during the past five years from the effect of Mifid II in Europe, a landmark piece of legislation that split out payments...
...Taken together, it means that the second chamber now is a completely different body to the one it was when Elizabeth II became queen, let alone to the one it was when the Liberals won the 1906 election....
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...Rain fell through much of the procession and ceremony, similar to the meteorological conditions that greeted Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation....
...Yet the words most commonly associated with Queen Elizabeth II have been stability and continuity. Her roles were many....
...The changes to Solvency II, which the UK inherited from the EU, have been hailed by the government as a potential “Brexit dividend”, though Brussels is also looking to adjust the regime....
...Biskupic also highlights the crucial role played by Mitch McConnell....
...But I’m most excited about Nakhla, the standalone boutique of the eponymous jewellery brand, situated at the feet of the iconic statue of Rameses II....
...UK prime minister Rishi Sunak wants to release bank capital for investment in infrastructure and the government recently announced changes to the EU’s Solvency II rules to release capital held as safety...
...“Many schemes who were expecting to get to buyout funding [eligibility] in three, five or even 10 years are there now,” says Stephen Purves, head of risk settlement with XPS, the pensions consultancy....
...Stephen Butcher Hambleton, Rutland, UK...
...The final public act of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign draws to a close with, inevitably, a chorus of ‘God Save the King’, a variant on the UK’s national anthem that will take some getting used to for many people...
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