Deloitte rejigs half of UK top team to nurture ‘next generation’ November 3, 2022 Deloitte has axed half its UK top team in an unexpected leadership overhaul today as it looks to nurture younger executives to take over from chief executive Richard Houston in 2027.
Exclusive: Former Ince boss Adrian Biles acquires Child & Child November 3, 2022 Adrian Biles, the former boss of law firm Ince, has acquired Child & Child after just two months on the sidelines. Biles took the reins of the Belgravia firm yesterday afternoon, hosting a town hall meeting with staff this morning. It marks a swift comeback to the business world for the man who built Gordon [...]
Breezy does it: Wind generates 20GW for the first time ever November 3, 2022 Wind power generated more than 20GW of power domestically for the first time ever yesterday, revealed National Grid.
EU sets eyes on Airbnb in latest data regulation push November 3, 2022 After taking on Big Tech in a swathe of new laws, European regulators are now setting their sights on the short-term home rental industry.
Harbour Energy warns raising windfall tax could risk UK investments November 3, 2022 Harbour Energy has warned it will have to reconsider investments in the UK, if the windfall tax is further expanded.
British companies are failing to keep up with criminals, in-house lawyers warn November 3, 2022 In-house lawyers working in major British companies are becoming increasingly concerned that the firms they work for are failing to keep up with the methods being used by criminals to carry out financial crime. More than two-thirds of in-house lawyers surveyed by law firm Ashurst said they have concerns about their companies’ abilities to keep [...]
UK investors pulled £7.6bn from funds in mini-budget turmoil November 3, 2022 UK investors yanked £7.6bn from funds in September as markets were rocked by the fallout of the government’s disastrous mini-budget, new data has revealed.
Time for celebrations? Mars trials Bounty ban for Christmas November 3, 2022 With Christmas rapidly approaching, Mars Wrigley has removed the controversial coconut Bounty from celebrations boxes. The popular assortment of chocolates will be without the blue-wrappered treat after research showed 40 per cent of Brits want it barred permanently. No Bounty Celebrations will be available at 40 Tesco Christmas Market locations s from 8 November until [...]
300-year-old Marylebone estate Howard de Walden enters co-working market November 3, 2022 A 300-year-old estate that owns Marylebone is making an entrance in to the co-working sphere after office rental income dropped last year. Howard de Walden, which is worth about £5bn, is partnering with Spacemade to operate a flexible working facility in the area of central London. It made the move after its results showed permanent [...]
Uniper suffers eye-watering £35bn losses after Russian gas cuts November 3, 2022 Uniper has suffered the biggest net losses in German corporate history over the first nine months of 2022, following a Russian supply squeeze.