Financial Planning

The largest US banks are likely to report that the interest rate windfall will last a little longer when they start reporting results for the first quarter on Friday. JPMorgan, …

North London-based accountancy firm BKL and City-based accountancy firm, Wilson Wright have merged together to create a £46m revenue firm. Both firms specialised in SMEs, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals by …

Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust’s wide gap between its net asset value and share …

Much has been made of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks – Meta, Apple, Amazon. Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla – which have dominated the US market amid a boom in …

Lord Bamford, the billionaire executive chairman of JCB and major Brexit backer, has retired from the House of Lords. Parliamentary records have confirmed that the Conservative peer, 78, stepped down …

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group and Next have reportedly expressed interest in buying Ted Baker.  The UK retail giants, both known for acquiring troubled brands, have reportedly contacted the business’s administrators …

Sofa-seller DFS is reviewing the pay policy of its top executives after shareholders mounted a revolt at its annual general meeting. At the the furniture retailer’s annual meeting in November, …

Legal parties for Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and Newcastle United clashed at the Tribunal on Tuesday, as the retailer sought an injunction against the Premier League club. Sports Direct, part …

Veteran New Zealand rugby coach Andrew Strawbridge has joined England on a full-time deal after a short stint with Steve Borthwick’s side during the Six Nations. The 59-year-old spent the …

A deal which would have ensured the “survival” of a medicinal cannabis producer through a merger with a Scottish CBD firm has collapsed. An agreement was first announced between Jersey-based Northern Leaf …