Adnams: Alcohol giant names first female chief in its 150-year history March 28, 2024 Beer, spirits and hospitality group Adnams has hired its first female chief executive in its more than 150-year history.
Thames Water: Future uncertain as shareholders pull £500m injection March 28, 2024 Shareholders in Thames Water will not give the embattled water firm millions of pounds of critical funding
EY UK sanctioned for breaching fee cap with Abramovich-owned Russian miner Evraz August 7, 2024 EY has been issued a financial sanction by the accountancy regulator for failing to comply with fee cap with Russian mining group Evraz.
London firm Shipleys investigated over audit of Russian fintech Zaim Credit Systems January 18, 2023 The UK’s accounting regulator has launched an investigation into London accounting firm Shipleys over its audit work for the UK-listed holding company of Russian fintech firm Zaim Express. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said today that it has decided to open an investigation into the firm’s audit of Zaim Credit Systems’ 2021 accounts. The FRC’s [...]
What is waiting in business secretary Jonathan Reynolds’ in-tray? July 8, 2024 Jonathan Reynolds’ in-tray is already piling up with urgent issues. We take a look at a few of the day one problems facing the new business secretary.
Wood Group sustains outlook after new deals with Harbour Energy and Shell November 9, 2023 Wood Group has sustained its robust full-year outlook, having renewed its order book with some "excellent contract wins" over its third quarter of trading.
Israel-Palestine Activism: A Turning Point for Financial Institutions? March 13, 2024 Since October 2023, campaigning on the Palestinian cause has skyrocketed. SIGWATCH data shows that the second most targeted industry, after the arms manufacturers themselves, was finance. Perhaps you’ve noticed some of the UK Barclays branches looking a bit worse for wear recently? If so, that’s most likely the handiwork of activist groups such as War [...]
Regtech looks to get back on its feet after share crash last September March 4, 2024 Its share price dropped reportedly due to a lack of liquidity, and the company launched a strategic growth plan, focusing on modernising and expansion.
Antofagasta blames falling copper production for drop in profits February 21, 2023 Antofagasta blamed inflation, weak copper prices and production issues for its hefty drop in earnings and revenues last year.
‘Disastrous for the UK’: How the MPs’ pension fund abandoned Britain’s stock market June 14, 2024 Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves have been squaring up to the UK’s pension sector in recent months with threats to strong-arm money managers into backing homegrown British companies - but they may do well to look closer to home.