Election 2024: Five takeaways from the BBC Question Time leaders special June 20, 2024 We watched Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak getting a grilling from the BBC Question Time audience so you didn't have to. Read our top takeaways here.
London Stock Exchange Group flies in new CFO from Paris on £850,000 a year November 20, 2023 He joins the company from Publicis Groupe SA, and will relocate from Paris to London upon taking up the role, with the LSEG saying he'll be on £850,000 a year, before bonuses.
Prince Harry drops libel cases against Mail on Sunday publisher January 19, 2024 The Duke of Sussex has withdrawn his High Court libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. He sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a February 2022 article about his legal challenge against the Home Office following a decision to change his publicly funded security arrangements when visiting the UK. The duke’s lawyers [...]
DS Smith suitor pledges London Stock Exchange listing and headquarters in the City April 4, 2024 The US paper firm vying to snap up box-maker DS Smith has said it will look for a secondary listing in London and retain a base in the City if it is successful in buying the firm.
Takeover bid: MJ Hudson to declare offers after suspension of shares January 15, 2023 The embattled financial services firm MJ Hudson is set to tell markets tomorrow it has received offers for parts of the business. Sky News’ Mark Kleinman has reported that the group – whose shares are currently suspended after it reported “issues” around historical trading reports – appointed Alvarez & Marsal to look at possible disposals. [...]
‘Positive momentum’ continues for used car seller Motorpoint as it looks to put ‘difficult’ 2023 in rear view mirror April 4, 2024 In a trading update covering the three months to March, the firm said it had seen a "strong and profitable" performance in the fourth quarter.
Over 100 Businesses Attend City Giving Day Breakfast June 17, 2024 The Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli joined over 100 City business representatives at Mansion House on 12 June to mark the three-month rundown to City Giving Day at the City Giving Day Engagement Breakfast. Taking place in September, City Giving Day is the City’s chance to showcase their charitable [...]
Peter Murrell released without charge amid ongoing police probe of SNP finances April 6, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has been been released without charge as police continue an investigation into the SNP’s finances. Mr Murrell, who married the former first minister in 2010, stepped down as the SNP’s chief executive last month following a controversy about misleading information being given to journalists over the party’s membership numbers. The [...]
Citi removes EU-imposed bonus cap for top London bankers August 14, 2024 Citigroup has become the latest Wall Street bank to scrap an EU-imposed bonus cap, paving the way for it to award bigger payouts to some of its top London staff.
Workers to strike at Rolls-Royce supplier owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway August 14, 2024 Almost 200 workers at a supplier to the likes of Airbus, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems are to strike over an “unacceptable” pay offer. The employees at SPS Technologies in Leicester will begin industrial action later this month, union Unite has confirmed. SPS Technologies is part of Precision Castparts Corp which is owned by Warren Buffett’s [...]