UK finance firms’ access to EU market hinges on NI Protocol deal, top City of London official says

The scale of future access to the European Union for Britain’s hugely important financial services sector depends on breaking the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol, a top official at the City of London Corporation has told the Irish Independent .

Central Bank deputy governor Sharon Donnery among three women tipped for top ECB watchdog role

Central Bank deputy governor Sharon Donnery is among three of Europe’s highest-profile female central bankers that have emerged as strong candidates to succeed Andrea Enria as the bloc’s top bank watchdog, potentially bringing a woman to the job for the second time.