Impact A.M. Awards: Meet the shortlist ahead of Tuesday’s gala evening December 8, 2023 The inaugural Impact AM ESG Awards, a celebration of the remarkable strides in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape, are coming next week on Tuesday 12 December.
FCA proposes simpler financial advice to cut costs for consumers December 8, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed simplifying rules on financial advice to allow banks, insurers and investment firms to give information to less wealthy customers without having to comply with stringent safeguards that bump up fees.
Around 500 jobs at risk at Nationwide in head office shake-up December 8, 2023 Nationwide has said around 500 workers are at risk of redundancy as part of an overhaul of head office operations at the building society.
Small businesses shrug off economic gloom as consumer spending remains resilient December 8, 2023 The survey, conducted by London-based fintech SumUp, shows that some 23 per cent expect a higher turnover this year compared to last.
Average two-year mortgage rate drops below six per cent in sign pain for borrowers is easing December 8, 2023 The average interest rate for a fixed two-year mortgage has fallen below six per cent for the first time since June. Moneyfacts has reported the average two-year fixed rate is now 5.99 per cent, down from the peak of 6.86 reached in July. Competition among lenders is driving rates lower, noted partner at Knight Frank [...]
Exclusive: COP28 business chief: Era of ‘activist good, business bad’ is over December 8, 2023 COP28 is the first summit to have a formal business special representative - and we sit down with Badr Jafar to discuss where the private sector sits in the climate challenge
CMA invites comments on Microsoft and OpenAI partnership impacting UK’s competition December 8, 2023 The CMA is inviting comments on whether the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI has "resulted in a relevant merger situation".
Investors express concern about Mike Lynch’s influence at Darktrace December 8, 2023 At Darktrace's annual meeting, 56.67 per cent of shareholders voted against the election of Patrick Jacob as a non-executive director.
EP: 242 Hong Kong International Meeting, Sandown & Aintree December 8, 2023 The Tingle Creek Chase and re-arranged Fighting Fifth Hurdle are the highlights of Sandown’s Saturday meeting, whilst they race over the Grand National fences at Aintree in the Becher Chase on the same afternoon. On Sunday, the international meeting is the biggest and most exciting raceday at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin racecourse, where the world’s [...]
Russians ‘calling on Putin to stand’ in March election (says the Kremlin) December 8, 2023 Vladimir Putin is widely expected to stand for another six-year tilt but is yet to confirm he will do so
