A wide-ranging review of historic motor finance commission arrangements has rocked the UK’s banking sector at a time when the biggest players are reporting record profits. Following a spike in…
Dissatisfaction among the shareholders of the Custodian Property Income REIT has erupted over the trust’s bidding war for the £203.6m Abrdn Property Income Trust. Custodian, who placed their bid for…
London campaigners are urging the government and mayoral candidates to help drag the capital’s adult entertainment workers out of a “Victorian age” of banking. The city’s sex workers are in…
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve are more concerned about a premature easing in monetary policy than potentially squashing the economy, minutes from the latest meetings…
Wicked Little Letters is an entertaining if surface-level new British comedy An assortment of beloved British actors are put in a very unusual position in this UK comedy loosely based…
Diageo, the FTSE 100 drinks giant, is reportedly mulling the sale of three non-core brands, including summer time favourite Pimm’s. The alcoholic maker is said to have hired bankers at…
The UK will depart the ‘outdated’ Energy Charter Treaty after failing to reach agreements on modernisation for the framework. Set up in 1994, the treaty self-describes as providing “a multilateral…
High interest rates on mortgages helped property lender Together post profits of almost £50m during the final three months of 2023, according to new figures. The Cheshire-based company achieved an…
Some 59 MPs have called for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to resign as Speaker of the House of Commons following an acrimonious row over votes on an Israel-Gaza ceasefire. A so-called…
Sales on direct investment platforms trended downwards last year but still remained strong, as a new competitor to the market has surged into the field. Total direct market assets totalled…