The Financial Conduct Authority is facing calls from legal experts for it to plug gaps in its rules that could leave senior managers on the hook for failings in artificial intelligence under existing accountability regulations.
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FCA Urged To Clarify AI Rules For Senior Managers

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority is facing calls from legal experts for it to plug gaps in its rules that could leave senior managers on the hook for failings in artificial intelligence under existing accountability regulations.

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Fund Managers Should Be Taxed As Partners, UK Court Told

By Josh White

Portfolio managers at a hedge fund should be taxed as partners, not disguised employees, because they have significant influence at the partnership, a hedge fund told the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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Apple Defeats Union Bid To Organize Via Group Chat

By Jamie Lennox

Apple has persuaded adjudicators to stop a trade union drumming up support for unionization in one of its U.K. stores through the "group chat" function on the retailer's software for scheduling shift patterns.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Pensions Body Calls For Contributions To Rise To 12%

By Martin Croucher

The government must look to raise the minimum contribution to workplace pensions if people are to build up sufficient savings for retirement, an influential trade body warned Wednesday.

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DEALS

Pensions Adviser Isio Launches Deals Service For Small Plans

By Joel Poultney

Pensions advisory business Isio has launched a service that it said is designed to support smaller retirement savings plans as they seek to overcome barriers to potential buyouts with insurers.

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Pension Funds Could Take Hit From Cap On Ground Rents

By Martin Croucher

A government plan to cap ground rents for leaseholders could deal a major blow to the willingness of pension funds to invest in the U.K., experts have warned.

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Brief

Zurich UK Invests £1.3M In AI Apprenticeship Program

By Irene Madongo

Insurance giant Zurich UK has launched an artificial intelligence apprenticeship program for staff as it looks to help employees to gain the confidence they need to embrace the new technology.

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