Parveen Sidhu, formerly of Axiom Ince, was ‘rebuked’ by the legal regulator after she failed to take her clients’ instructions when completing a property deal. Sidhu, who is now a …
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England’s Ashes nemesis joins The Hundred draft (if anyone wants him this time)
Australian Ashes villain David Warner has made himself available for the fourth season of The Hundred, despite being snubbed in his last appearance at the draft. Warner is among a …
‘This clearly shows the absurdity of UK stock market valuations’: Currys urged to accept offer that values it at over £1bn
Currys should accept a takeover offer that would value the company at more than £1bn, according to one of its shareholders. JOHCM UK Equity Income Fund, which owns just over …
Financial regulator commits to investigate ‘harsh’ lending practices raised by the Federation of Small Businesses
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed it will investigate the issues in lending practices that were previously raised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The investigation follows …
Double-decker bus crashes into an All Bar One in Tottenham Court Road
A double decker bus has crashed into a pub in central London’s New Oxford Street. The yellow bus was photographed smashed through the front windows of All Bar One, near …
Monzo hits $5bn valuation with new funding round led by Alphabet
Monzo has secured a new $430m (£339m) funding round led by Alphabet-owned CapitalG valuing the digital challenger bank at $5bn (£3.9bn). The firm was previously valued at $4.5bn (£3.5bn) in …
Spring budget 2024: Marks boss warns business rate hike is ‘economically illiterate’
Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin has said operating a business under the current government is like “running up a downwards escalator with a rucksack on your back”. Ahead of …
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt’s pension reforms could ‘backfire on British business’, AJ Bell warns
Forcing pension funds to disclose how much they invest in the homegrown companies could “backfire on British business” as savers will shun under-performing UK-focused schemes, AJ Bell has warned. In …
Spring Budget 2024: Forget a National Insurance cut – a fix on fiscal drag would trap Labour
Unless Jeremy Hunt produces a genetically-modified rabbit of alarming proportion in tomorrow’s budget, the legacy of this Conservative government on matters of tax and spend will be an ugly one; …
What is the OBR and why does it matter?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will take centre stage tomorrow when he delivers the Spring Budget but investors are likely to pay just as much attention to the Office for Budget Responsibility …