The pound touched its lowest level since early July on Thursday as the currency’s sell-off since Donald Trump’s re-election as President continued. Sterling fell to as low as $1.2631, having …
Financial Planning
Why London FA rebrand could help it find next Bukayo Saka or Chloe Kelly
London Football has warned that the game could miss out on the next Bukayo Saka or Chloe Kelly if the capital fails to keep up with the soaring demand to …
London Capital & Finance was a ‘Ponzi scheme’, judge rules
Former executives of the collapsed London Capital & Finance (LCF) participated in fraudulent conduct, while deliberately creating a false impression of the company, a High Court judge has ruled. The …
‘Not the 1970s’: Minister slaps down four-day week calls from civil servants
Civil servants won’t get a four-day working week as we’re “not living in the 1970s”, the pensions minister has said. Emma Reynolds slapped down the demand from Whitehall bureaucrats on …
Ryanair boss calls for ‘urgent’ action over ‘hopeless’ air traffic control
The boss of low-cost airline Ryanair has labelled the UK’s air traffic control body as “hopeless” and called for its chief to be sacked after a damning report revealed a …
How Rachel Reeves plans to use pension pots to fund an investment boom
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to lay out one of the most significant shake-ups of the pension system in decades today after years of calls from the City to …
Ex-BDO senior manager handed 20-year ban for falsifying documents
The audit watchdog has banned a former senior manager of accountancy giant BDO for 20 years after she was found to have been creating false documents. Amanda Nightingale has entered …
Major Smith & Nephew investors call for break-up of medical device maker
Three of Smith & Nephew’s biggest shareholders are reportedly urging the FTSE 100 firm to break up if it cannot improve performance. The top 20 investors called on the London-based …
WH Smith: Profit jumps as expansion into travel shops pays off
WH Smith’s push into travel has paid off with the bulk of its growth in the last year due to higher profit at airports, train stations and motorway services. WH …
Company swindled £230k out of customers in F1 British Grand Prix scam
A scam company which targeted businesses with hospitality tickets for the F1 British Grand Prix has been wound up by the Insolvency Service. Informa Expo Ltd, trading as Informa Hospitality …