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 …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of severe delays as offices hit by absent workers
Royal Mail bosses fighting to prevent nightmare before Christmas after admitting that large swathes of country are not receiving a normal service By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 11 December 2021 | Updated: 23:06, 11 December 2021 Royal Mail bosses are fighting to prevent a nightmare before …
Read More »Royal London prepares to pounce if LV’s Bain deal rejected
Royal London poised to launch accelerated bid for rival LV if a sale to US private equity giant Bain collapses By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 4 December 2021 | Updated: 01:13, 5 December 2021 Royal London is poised to launch an accelerated bid for rival LV …
Read More »Analysts believe Patrick Drahi will take a seat on board of BT
Analysts believe Patrick Drahi will take a seat on the board of BT by buying Deutsche Telekom’s stake in the group By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50, 3 December 2021 | Updated: 00:56, 4 December 2021 Patrick Drahi will take a seat on the board of BT …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: KKR’s £9bn Italy bid lifts telecom shares
Telecom companies were boosted yesterday after private equity giant KKR swooped on Telecom Italia with a £9billion offer. The deal, if approved by the firm’s board and the Italian government, would be one of the biggest European private equity buyouts in history. It would total £28billion, including Telecom Italia’s £19billion …
Read More »Royal London lines up full-blown LV merger
Royal London lines up full-blown LV merger: Rival bidder’s new twist would let insurer keep mutual status – but historic brand could then be sold Takeover by Bain Capital has been hit by a backlash from LV members New plan would allow LV members to keep their mutual status If …
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