Beverly Hills, 9021: Oh! Checking into the Beverly Hills Hotel for its centenary year July 27, 2023 The Beverly Hills Hotel, aka The Pink Palace is still the place to be seen in Hollywood, says Siobhan Grogan. From celeb-spotting to relaxing, this is still a rare paradise at 100 years old Within a few short hours of arriving in Los Angeles, I’m sitting metres away from two of the most famous women [...]
Is Britain too squeamish for OnlyFans? April 19, 2023 When they talk about OnlyFans in the US, they talk about the business model. In the UK, they can't get past the fact it's making money off of sex.
FCA probes three traders for market abuse around time of Brexit vote September 16, 2021 The Financial Conduct Authority has issued formal warnings to three traders from an unnamed bank who carried out market abuse around the time of the 2016 Brexit vote. The FCA accused the individuals of ‘spoofing,’ a practice where traders place orders on financial assets they do not intend to complete in order to manipulate markets. [...]
UK crypto fraud pulls more than £146m out of fooled investors’ pockets October 18, 2021 The amount of money that has reportedly been lost to cryptocurrency fraud so far this year is already a third higher than for the whole of 2020, according to new figures. Crypto fraud has racked up a more than £146m tab, Action Fraud has found, which has seen the average loss per victim climb to [...]
UK regulator bans Arsenal fan token ads amid crackdown on crypto December 22, 2021 The UK's advertising watchdog has banned adverts by Arsenal promoting its fan token amid a cracks down on crypto content.
Ex-Goldman banker says he became a ‘hero’ for 1MDB deals, after embezzling billions from Malaysian government February 17, 2022 A Goldman Sachs banker, who made almost $700m (£515m) through his involvement in the 1MDB scandal, has said “greed and ambition” motivated him to embezzle billions from the Malaysian government, while testifying against Roger Ng, his former Goldman Sachs colleague. Speaking at a Brooklyn Court, Tim Leissner, the former head of Goldman’s Southeast Asia division, [...]
Exclusive: FTSE plots development of digital asset index in crypto push December 6, 2021 The company behind the FTSE 100 is set to develop a crypto index which it says will “sit alongside” the benchmark equities.
Matt Damon becomes latest celebrity to endorse cryptocurrency October 31, 2021 Cryptocurrency has another celebrity backer – in the shape of Hollywood superstar Matt Damon, who is fronting a new advert for Crypto.com.
City watchdog puts social media firms ‘on notice’ to bolster consumer protections September 28, 2021 The City watchdog has put social media companies “on notice” to strengthen their consumer protections or face penalties. Speaking at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) annual public meeting today, Mark Steward, the regulator’s executive director of enforcement and market oversight, said: “All of them [social media firms] need to change their processes or procedures otherwise [...]
Kim Kardashian’s business lessons for bosses July 2, 2019 Kim Kardashian West is no stranger to being in the news, but recent stories surrounding her have been a far cry from the usual headlines. For instance, after successfully fighting for convicted drug trafficker Alice Johnson to be granted clemency by President Trump, the celebrity has revealed that she’s studying for a law degree, stating [...]