Natwest Group’s newly appointed boss has axed a third of his executive committee after the UK government announced its divestment of its controlling stake in the Big Four bank earlier …
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Premiership rugby: Saracens make £5m loss and clubs to battle government?
England’s top-flight Premiership rugby clubs are at loggerheads with the government over the repayment of loans worth over £150m from the Covid-19 pandemic. The first raft of repayments are due …
The Boat Race: Rowers urged to stay out of water due to E. coli
Celebrations for the winning teams in this year’s Boat Race have been warned not to throw their cox in the Thames, as per tradition, due to the threat of E. …
Mortgages, real estate and government debt: Three things that worry the Bank of England
Inflation on the way down and signs of growth in the UK economy should mean it’s all sunshines and rainbows at the Bank of England – but mortgages, real estate …
Bentley’s chef-patron Richard Corrigan on where he likes to eat out
Richard Corrigan, the owner of Bentley’s, Corrigan’s and Daffodil Mulligan, tells us about his favourite restaurants in London. Myrtle Restaurant Anna Haugh knows how to impress with her beautifully refined …
Prosecutors seek two-and-a-half-year sentence and £86,000 from Rubiales over ‘kissgate’
Spanish prosecutors yesterday announced that they are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence and a €100,000 (£86,000) fine from Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish football chief at the centre of the …
ENRC: Court refuses SFO bid to appeal rulings in legal battle with Kazakh mining firm
The Commercial Court rejected the UK anti-fraud agency’s application to appeal two recent decisions in the long-running ENRC litigation. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been involved in the long-running …
Investec launches £250m real estate fund… But not for retail investors
Investec has launched a real estate equity fund with a target to deploy £250m over the next two years. The strategy, called ‘REALIS,’ is aimed at institutional investors and high-net-worth …
Build-A-Bear and kitchen cabinets: US winners beyond the Mag 7
The American bull market should be understood as more than just the successes of the Magnificent Seven, fund manager Richard De Lisle has argued, pointing to small success stories such …
As savers chase better returns from online saving accounts, bank branches wither
Banks and savers alike are increasingly pulling back from branches, according to new research, as digital services offer lower operational costs for firms and better savings account deals. The rate …