So-called proxy advisers are facing mounting anger in the City after urging shareholders to reject the paypackets of executives at two FTSE 100 firms. Glass Lewis, which advises shareholders on …
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Mystery surrounds £200,000 pay-off to ex-CEO by Lutfur Rahman’s Tower Hamlets council
The former boss of Tower Hamlets council – who left his role just months after the return of convicted electoral fraudster Lutfur Rahman – received a more than £200,000 pay-off …
How I left my rugby career to make best-selling sausages with my brothers
Running a family business for 15 years isn’t always easy. For this week’s Ambition A.M. profile, Jennifer Sieg sits down with the three brothers behind The Jolly Hog meat producer …
Barclays: Tiktok ‘no spend challenge’ helps push non-essential spending to two-year low
A new report has found that non-essential spending slumped to its lowest level in over two years, as Brits partaking in a popular no-spend challenge bruised restaurant and retail trade. …
Forecasts by the Bank and the OBR are drifting apart. Is it a problem?
Economic forecasts by the Bank of England and the Office for Budget Responsibility are drifting further apart. Chris Dorrell explains why this could be a problem Two of the most …
Partnership crisis: Gen Z doesn’t want to follow the traditional legal career pathway
Only 25 per cent of legal associates want to make partner at their firm in the next five years, as law firms scramble around to create career paths that sit …
Multiverse snaps up US-based AI software company Searchlight
In a rare swoop, a UK tech company has snapped up one of its American peers. Founded by Euan Blair, Multiverse has bought California-based Searchlight, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) …
The £950bn pension plan: Why the ‘triple lock’ is entirely unsustainable
If you’re reading this on your way to work, have you considered how many more commutes you will make in your lifetime? The current pension age is 66 but if …
US Fed rate cut hopes fade: Odds of a June cut fall to 50:50
A seismic shift has occurred in the realm of potential US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. What initially began as high hopes for a significant reduction of over …
FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for quiet session ahead of US inflation data, Q1 earnings
Moving markets today: US stocks close mixed, Asia markets rise; oil prices up, Asian currencies weaken; precious metals surge. investors await US inflation data and fed minutes post strong March …