Three Arrows Capital founders seem to be missing after crypto hedge fund’s bankruptcy July 12, 2022 The founders of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) appear to have gone missing following the company’s bankruptcy. Lawyers representing the collapsed company’s creditors claimed that founders Zhu Su’s and Kyle Davies’ physical whereabouts were unknown ahead of a court hearing scheduled for today, according to court documents filed on Friday, CNBC reported. The [...]
Heat warning to passengers after London train track bursts into flames July 12, 2022 Traintracks on a London line near Battersea burst into flames as the UK-wide heatwave continue. Fire services were called and a London train service was paused after flames engulfed the wooden beams on a track in South London on Monday. Managing Director of Southeastern Railway, Steve White, took to social media to share a picture [...]
Spotify snaps up Wordle spin-off Heardle in interactive push July 12, 2022 Streaming giant Spotify has snapped up daily music game Heardle as the firm builds out its interactive offerings to keep music lovers listening.
Tory leadership: Priti Patel will not stand in contest July 12, 2022 Home secretary Priti Patel has decided not to run for leadership of the Tory party, leaving Liz Truss as the likely standard bearer for the right of the party. Patel said in a statement today that she was “grateful for the encouragement and support” of her fellow Tory MPs, but that “I will not be [...]
AerCap sues AIG for $3.5bn over aircraft lost in Russia July 12, 2022 AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, has recently sued AIG and other insurers following a $3.5bn all-risk claim filed in March over aircraft lost in Russia. The company argued in the UK’s High Court that insurers owed AerCap the amount as part of the “all risk” insurance policy it adopted. According to the Dublin-based company, [...]
Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt savaged by trade colleagues who say she’s been ‘missing for months’ July 12, 2022 Top Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has been accused by senior Whitehall figures of neglecting her duties as a trade minister for the past six months, with one claiming “we’ve been a minister down for a long time”. A senior source from the Department for International Trade (DIT) told City A.M. that other ministers had [...]
UK’s audit watchdog sets out plans to shakeup Britain’s accounting sector July 12, 2022 The UK’s accountancy watchdog has vowed to put in place a raft of new measures to increase standards in the UK’s audit sector in a bid to pave the way for the UK government’s long-awaited reforms. The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on Tuesday published a paper outlining its plans to revise existing codes, strengthen [...]
David And Goliath: UK’s ShortsTV files lawsuit against Google’s YouTube Shorts over trademark July 12, 2022 UK based ShortsTV has filed a lawsuit against Google for its TikTok-style YouTube Shorts business over a trademark row.
Stability and regulation are needed now more than ever in crypto July 12, 2022 The conversations we’ve had with government leaders in the UK and the US give hope that regulation will allow innovation to flourish.
Euro kisses parity with US dollar for first time in two decades July 12, 2022 The euro kissed parity with the US dollar for the first time in 20 years today. Fears of the Continent tipping into recession have strengthened recently due to bets that Russian president Vladimir Putin will choke energy supplies to the bloc. The currency used by 19 countries – soon to be 20 when Croatia adopts [...]