Whatever settlement emerges from current negotiations around Ukraine will shape not just Europe’s security future, but it’s economy too, says Andrew Hammond Some three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, …
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Trump to fix PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger ‘very soon this year’, says Woods
Tiger Woods expects talks between the PGA Tour and Donald Trump to mend the rift in men’s professional golf “very soon this year”. Since returning to office last month, President …
Shein: Discounted valuation would give IPO a ‘better chance of going ahead’
Fast-fashion giant Shein is under investor pressure to slash its valuation by two thirds from its all time high should it go ahead with its long-awaited float on the London …
Auto-deleting emails forces us to ask, what is the FCA trying to hide?
The FCA’s plan to auto-delete emails is an exercise of managing reputation, not standards, writes Eliot Wilson The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), like all the United Kingdom’s major regulatory bodies, …
Lloyds Bank urged to release full HBOS review
Lloyds Banking Group has been told it must publish a “full copy” of the long-delayed report into the mishandling of the HBOS Reading scandal. Dame Meg Hillier, who chairs the …
Government hits NHS target early and opens door to more private investment
The government revealed it hit its two million extra NHS appointments target seven months early, as the health secretary warns there is a “hell of lot more to do”. The …
Shield your assets from inheritance tax with life insurance
Inheritance tax entered the headlines last year when the Labour government used its first budget to announce measures designed to close loopholes and raise funds, prompting savers and advisers to …
‘This is Keir Starmer’s Poll Tax’: Labour warned inheritance tax protests won’t stop
The Labour government’s reforms to farmers’ inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget has been branded as “Keir Starmer’s Poll Tax”. William Lees-Jones, who owns and runs Manchester-based JW Lees, …
Small business’s confidence plunges to post-Covid low
Small business’s confidence in London has plummeted, with confidence in some sectors at an all-time low. According to a new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), London small …
Alton Towers operator Merlin Entertainments names new top boss
Merlin Entertainments, the global giant which runs the likes of Alton Towers, Legoland and Madame Tussauds, has named a new full-time chief executive. Fiona Eastwood has been appointed to the …