Why there’s doubt over Royal Mail’s fourth chief in five years, before she’s even started April 4, 2024 Royal Mail's incoming chief Emma Gilthorpe has not yet stepped foot in the door but she already faces scepticism about her credentials.
Knights: Listed law firm expands into corporate finance through joint venture with Convex April 4, 2024 Knights has provided £2.55m of debt and equity financing to the Manchester-based sell-side advisory firm Convex, which was funded from the group's existing cash resources.
Abrdn shareholders should oppose finance chief’s £675k salary says proxy advisor as boss handed £800k bonus April 4, 2024 An influential proxy advisor has urged Abrdn shareholders to vote against the asset manager’s pay report due to its new chief financial officer’s £675,000 salary, despite his pay matching the job he was poached from.
Worst Corporate Jargon of the Week: Talent April 4, 2024 Human beings have been remarketed as 'talent'. That's terrifying.
‘Positive momentum’ continues for used car seller Motorpoint as it looks to put ‘difficult’ 2023 in rear view mirror April 4, 2024 In a trading update covering the three months to March, the firm said it had seen a "strong and profitable" performance in the fourth quarter.
Post Office scandal: Leaked recordings reveal bosses knew Fujitsu meddled with postmaster Horizon accounts April 4, 2024 Forensic accountants discovered direct instructions from the Post Office to Fujitsu, instructing the alteration of sub-postmaster accounts.
Clearbank reports first annual profit as deposits double and customers boom April 4, 2024 Clearbank has posted its first annual profit on the back of growth in fees, customers and deposits as its clients attracted business with competitive interest rates and sought security following high-profile bank failures last year.
Mark Kleinman: Thames Water crisis drains confidence in privatised sector April 4, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles Thames Water
One regulatory tweak in the US is about shake up global trading April 4, 2024 A US shift to shorter trading settlement cycles might sound technical – but it’s about to shake-up global markets. Some say the consequences in the UK and beyond could be profound. As a group of self-described trading “anoraks” chatted on a videocast late last week, the sense of annoyance from some was palpable. “The arrogance [...]
Square Mile and Me: Perenna CEO Arjan Verbeek on disrupting the mortgage market April 4, 2024 Arjan Verbeek, founder and CEO of mortgage lender Perenna, takes us through his career, from The Hague to the City.