HSBC has named its finance chief, Georges Elhedery, as its new chief executive, handing the reins to an international bank veteran as the global lender…
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Collapse of UK firm Small World means vital money transfers are not arriving
Thousands of people in developing countries have been left waiting for vital payments that many rely on to live after the Small World money transfer…
View More Collapse of UK firm Small World means vital money transfers are not arrivingWarmer weather and falling UK inflation lift retail sales
Spending in shops and online bounced back strongly last month as better weather, falling inflation and rising consumer confidence boosted spending. The monthly update…
View More Warmer weather and falling UK inflation lift retail salesPressure on Labour and Conservatives as tax gap hits £40bn
The gap between tax revenue the UK government expected to raise and the amount paid annually has hit £40bn, putting extra pressure on both main…
View More Pressure on Labour and Conservatives as tax gap hits £40bnWhoever wins the French elections must beware of the markets
“It’s a big deal, of course it’s a big deal,” says Sophie Montanari, emerging from the Métro at Notre Dame de Lorette in central Paris…
View More Whoever wins the French elections must beware of the marketsWorld’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’
Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental…
View More World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’UK has seen ‘explosion’ in insecure work since 2011, says TUC report
The UK has seen an “explosion” in insecure, low-paid work in the past 14 years, according to a new report. The TUC said its…
View More UK has seen ‘explosion’ in insecure work since 2011, says TUC reportWill I need to spend a lot insulating my home to get a heat pump?
Heat pumps could be the single largest step a household can take to reduce their carbon emissions while saving money on their bills. But many…
View More Will I need to spend a lot insulating my home to get a heat pump?CMA to investigate £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money by Nationwide
The UK competition regulator has launched an inquiry into the £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money by the rival lender Nationwide Building Society. The Competition…
View More CMA to investigate £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money by NationwideHMRC apologises for delayed payment of child benefit to about 500,000 people
About 500,000 people in the UK expecting child benefit payments did not receive them on Monday, with some parents saying the shortfall left them unable…
View More HMRC apologises for delayed payment of child benefit to about 500,000 people