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

A Canadian-based broker/dealer operating in the U.S. will pay $750,000 to settle Securities and Exchange Commission claims that its anti-money laundering oversight fell short. Specifically, in an order dated Sept. 11, the SEC alleged that between May 2021 and January 2026, Haywood USA (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canada-based Haywood Securities) failed to file certain…

GlobalData has placed AZB & Partners first among legal advisers for Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2026 by deal value, while TriLegal led by deal count.  Using its Financial Deals Database, the data provider said AZB & Partners worked on transactions worth $18.7bn. TriLegal was the busiest adviser by volume, with 36 deals.  Access deeper…

For one senior executive in the lending space, the more important question is not where rates will be in 12 months but whether the payment a buyer signs up for today is sustainable regardless of what happens next. Erik Schmitt (pictured top), head of consumer direct sales at Chase Home Lending, said the industry has…

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12:01 AM, 14th September 2026, 9 hours ago Weak landlord investment will see rents rise by between 4% and 5% by the year-end because the supply of rental homes has fallen for the first time in three years, Zoopla reveals. It says that the number of available homes began dropping in May to reverse a…

By firm size, small businesses with fewer than 50 employees led with 23,000 new jobs. Pay data sent a more layered signal. Annual earnings for job-stayers held at 4.4%, while those who changed employers saw pay climb to 7%, the sharpest gain since August 2025. “Job-changers are highly sensitive to real-time economic conditions, and their rapid…