Lloyds Bank urged to release full HBOS review
Lloyds Banking Group has been told it must publish a “full copy” of the long-delayed report into the mishandling of the HBOS Reading scandal. Dame Meg Hillier, who chairs the Treasury Committee, h
Shield your assets from inheritance tax with life insurance
Inheritance tax entered the headlines last year when the Labour government used its first budget to announce measures designed to close loopholes and raise funds, prompting savers and advisers to reco
Auto-deleting emails forces us to ask, what is the FCA trying to hide?
The FCA's plan to auto-delete emails is an exercise of managing reputation, not standards, writes Eliot Wilson.
Shein: Discounted valuation would give IPO a ‘better chance of going ahead’
Fast-fashion giant Shein is under investor pressure to slash its valuation by two thirds from its all time high should it go ahead with its long-awaited float on the London Stock Exchange later this y
Alton Towers operator Merlin Entertainments names new top boss
Merlin Entertainments, the global giant which runs the likes of Alton Towers, Legoland and Madame Tussauds, has named a new full-time chief executive. Fiona Eastwood has been appointed to the role aft
Small business confidence plunges to post-Covid low
Small business's confidence in London has plummeted to record post-Covid lows, with some sectors standing an all-time low
HSBC set to unveil bigger profits as cost-cutting overhaul in focus
HSBC is set to unveil bigger profits as investors prepare for an update on the bank’s cost-cutting overhaul, while earnings for Lloyds will be in focus amid a long-running motor finance probe. Rival
Government announces multibillion-pound plans to boost UK steel industry
The government has announced multibillion-pound plans to boost the UK steel industry and help secure its future. A consultation was launched aimed at looking at long-term issues facing the sector such
Zelensky says time has come for creation of ‘armed forces of Europe’
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe”, and says his country’s fight against Russia has proved that a foundation for it alr
FTSE 250 Assura receives unsolicited takeover approach
Assura, the FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust, has received an unsolicited takeover approach from private equity giant KKR and a major universities pension scheme. The Altrincham-headqu