UK to regulate cloud service providers Microsoft, Google and others to protect financial stability

Australia’s corporate watchdog, ASIC, has suspended the financial services licence of CFD issuer GFA Capital Markets Ltd (GFA) for five months, after finding a string of compliance failures. The suspension runs from 23 July 2026 to 18 December 2026. It follows an industry-wide review of 52 licensed CFD issuers, which first flagged problems at the…

Bank bonuses have reached their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, prompting calls for a hike in the windfall tax to help struggling households with their energy bills. Analysis of bank bonus data by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) shows £25 billion was paid out in bonuses in the financial year ending in March…

Farmland values continue to rise, with agricultural real estate values surging nearly 6% in one state last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Across the country, median farmland prices hit $6,020 per acre this year, a 3.4% increase from 2025, according to the July 2026 Land Values report. Every…

RAW Capital Partners has added bridging finance to its specialist lending proposition. For over ten years, the Guernsey-based specialist lender has been providing bespoke mortgages to foreign nationals, UK expats and Channel Islanders investing in UK buy-to-let property. In December 2025, it expanded its offering to also lend to UK residents. It is now offering…

The second quarter (Q2) of 2026 saw increased enthusiasm from British investors, and they appear to be positioning their assets strategically in order to capitalise on looming challenges for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Data from investment platform eToro shows that their its investors predominantly bought semiconductor stocks, particularly the makers of memory chips, during…