The Financial Conduct Authority has fined a financial advice firm almost a million pounds after they improperly pushed hundreds of pensioners to ditch their defined benefit (DB) scheme. The advice …
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BAT opens £30m research centre in UK as part of drive for ‘smokeless future’
British American Tobacco (BAT) has opened a £30m ‘innovation centre’ in the UK as it looks to ramp up development and production of its vaping and smokeless products. BAT’s new …
The Punter Summary Podcast – Cheltenham Festival Wednesday
Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Day 2 at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ …
EP: 257 Cheltenham Festival – Wednesday
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the highlight of another four Grade 1 races at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the exhilarating Cross Country Chase and the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase …
Competition watchdog and Ofcom deliver results of probe into Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph bid to media secretary
Britain’s competition watchdog and Ofcom have delivered the results of their investigations into the ongoing takeover of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) by Abu Dhabi-backed fund Redbird IMI to media …
Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defects to become first Reform UK MP
Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK to become its first MP in a blow to the Tories ahead of the general election campaign. Announcing the move, …
London Waterloo could look very different if new masterplan goes ahead
Long term plans to transform Waterloo Station have been unveiled today, in fresh efforts to improve connections with South Bank and the rest of the capital. A new plan backed …
‘The budget doesn’t f*cking matter’: Gary Stevenson on why Hunt’s fiscal plans are ‘deckchairs on the Titanic’
Gary Stevenson, a former trader based in Canary Wharf, quit the City a decade ago to campaign against inequality. Charlie Conchie, sits down with him to ask why. Gary Stevenson …
Thames Water not included in £180m sewage cleanup plan. It has an £8bn bill instead
More than £180m has been stumped up to clean up Britain’s sewage network, but the country’s biggest offender Thames Water is left off the list. Water companies have ‘fast-tracked’ funding …
Dunelm adds Mastercard UK boss to executive team
Dunelm has added Mastercard’s UK and Ireland president to its executive team. The Leicester-headquartered retailer has appointed Kelly Devine as its new customer director and will report directly to chief …