Rishi tells Royal Mint to create a ‘crypto token’ in bid to make Britain a global hub for digital technology By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03, 4 April 2022 | Updated: 22:29, 4 April 2022 Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to create a so-called ‘non-fungible …
Read More »Hedge funds bet against retailers as squeeze bites
British retailers such as Asos and B&Q owner Kingfisher being targeted by hedge funds making huge bets that they will struggle By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50, 3 April 2022 | Updated: 00:11, 4 April 2022 British retailers such as Asos and B&Q owner Kingfisher are being …
Read More »Royal Bank of Canada swoops on 260-year-old City stalwart Brewin Dolphin
Royal Bank of Canada swoops on Brewin Dolphin in £1.6bn deal: 260-year-old City stalwart set to fall into foreign hands with shares soaring 61% By John Abiona and Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20, 31 March 2022 | Updated: 22:33, 31 March 2022 One of the City of …
Read More »Hedge funds call billionaire’s bluff as they bet £115m AGAINST Royal Mail
Hedge funds laying siege to Royal Mail as its largest investor, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, faces financial pressure from war in Ukraine By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 26 March 2022 | Updated: 21:51, 26 March 2022 Under pressure: Daniel Kretinsky with his girlfriend Anna Kellnerova Hedge …
Read More »Hut Group picks City veteran Charles Allen chairman
Hut Group picks City veteran Charles Allen chairman in bid to shore up support among investors By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 01:30, 23 March 2022 | Updated: 01:44, 23 March 2022 Troubled online retailer The Hut Group (THG) has named former ITV boss Charles Allen chairman in …
Read More »Royal Mail launches major shake-up after Christmas disaster
Royal Mail launches major shake-up after Christmas disaster that saw cards delivered in mid-January By Alex Lawson For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51, 7 February 2022 | Updated: 21:51, 7 February 2022 Royal Mail employees have been told there is ‘no hiding place’ amid a root-and-branch review of its operations …
Read More »Trio of senior bosses leave Royal Mail after Christmas woe
Trio of senior bosses leave Royal Mail as postal giant battles to recover from catastrophic festive period By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 29 January 2022 | Updated: 21:50, 29 January 2022 A trio of senior bosses have left Royal Mail as the postal giant battles to …
Read More »Hidden gems of the stock market: Stellar companies really stand out
In this social media age, the cult of corporate personality often determines the amount of attention we pay to a company, or a sector. That puts the Elon Musks of this world at centre-stage, but it means it’s all too easy to overlook some businesses that might seem boring on …
Read More »BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE opens 1.7% lower; Standard Chartered fined £46m
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE dives 1.7% as Omicron restrictions send investors scurrying; Standard Chartered fined £46m; Ex-Tesco boss to lead GSK health spin-off By Mike Sheen For This Is Money Published: 07:34, 20 December 2021 | Updated: 09:30, 20 December 2021 Stock markets have opened sharply lower this morning as fresh …
Read More »Government plans fraud task force to tackle bank scams tsunami
Task force to tackle explosion in financial and banking crimes wrecking lives of Britons is being prepared by Government More than £745m stolen from customer bank accounts in first half of this year Authorised push-payment fraud went up by 70 per cent Our Stop the Bank Scammers campaign is calling …
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