10 h. ago Arts diary: Why I am a bad omen for arts sector finances and headbanging with Black Sabbath

Arts funding is not all rosy, despite a boost from Creative Scotland

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58 h. ago Founder of UK stock market exchange moves to Dubai after £10million payday as latest entrepreneur to leave Britain

Alasdair Haynes (pictured), who previously ran the Aquis Exchange, spent years championing the UK's financial sector which he previously described as a 'national asset'.

Economics

5 d. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Will strain on Andrew's daughters persuade him to quit Royal Lodge?

He's ceased using his peerages and accepted the removal of his banner from St George's Chapel, Windsor, thereby acknowledging that his membership of the Order of the Garter is at an end.

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5 d. ago Will strain on Andrew's daughters persuade him to quit Royal Lodge? RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

He's ceased using his peerages and accepted the removal of his banner from St George's Chapel, Windsor, thereby acknowledging that his membership of the Order of the Garter is at an end.

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6 d. ago Santander demands Government action over FCA’s proposed motor finance compensation scheme

SANTANDER UK has scrapped its third-quarter results — demanding Government action over the FCA’s proposed motor finance compensation scheme. Boss Mike Regnier warned the plans could hit the car finance market and wider automotive sector, risking significant job losses. He called for changes to address “concern in the industry and market to the proposed Financial...

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6 d. ago Santander scraps results and calls for Government action on motor finance

The Spanish-owned group raised fears that compensation scheme plans could impact the car finance market and wider motor sector.

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6 d. ago Santander halts results and calls for Government action on motor finance

The Spanish-owned group raised fears that compensation scheme plans could impact the car finance market and wider motor sector.

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6 d. ago Arts diary: The problematic world of Japan's geisha and why I wish I hadn't missed To Kill A Mockingbird

Geisha learn difficult arts such as a traditional dance.

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7 d. ago Elizabeth Warren urges US regulators to investigate Jes Staley ties to Epstein

Exclusive: Senator asks watchdogs to look at whether US bankers, including ex-Barclays boss, aided late sex offenderThe Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into bankers including Jes Staley over their alleged support for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a move that could leave the former Barclays boss banned from working in the US financial sector.In a letter privately filed with regulators, and seen by the Guardian, Warren called for investigations into “all current and former US banking executives who may have facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s illicit conduct”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago THE GREYHOUND DIARY by Judy Montagu Edited by Anna Mathias: Rip

- and then turned down a suitor worth $100 million

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1 week ago Bank of England’s finance chief Afua Kyei named most influential black Briton

Ms Kyei said she was ‘delighted that someone in the public sector and financial services is being recognised in this way’.

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1 week ago Fund bosses warn Chancellor against personal tax raid as Budget fears rattle investors

Speculation over a fresh tax raid on investors and savers at the upcoming Budget in November is weighing on Briain's financial services sector.

Economics

1 week ago The missing Saudi sheikh who's refusing to pay his £4 million Mayfair gambling debt

During her uninhibited youth Princess Margaret considered Les Ambassadeurs her second home. Since then, the opulent Mayfair club has never faded from the spotlight.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 October: Borrowing setback for Chancellor, gold price falls

Government borrowing rose in September to the highest level in five years, piling more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the nation’s public purse.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 October: Borrowing highest since 2020, index maintains progress

Government borrowing rose in September to the highest level in five years, piling more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the nation’s public purse.

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2 w. ago English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson

Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skillsUniversity tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced.In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from increased fees for the next two academic years, starting next September, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, told MPs on Monday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What is private credit, and should we be worried by the collapse of US firms?

First Brands and Tricolor failures raise concerns for wider financial sector, including traditional banksThe collapse of two US firms, First Brands and Tricolor, has shone a light on private credit and its growing influence in the global economy.The failures have led to ballooning losses at traditional banks, and, coupled with worries about the health of US regional banks, have raised concerns about weak lending standards and potential threats from an opaque corner of the so-called shadow banking sector. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago LIZ JONES DIARY: In which, for the first time, I realise I love someone (and she IS a person) more than my blasted career...

In which I put someone else first

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3 w. ago We’ve reached our limits around tax in Scotland, says Robison

The Finance Secretary also suggested there are too many public sector bodies in Scotland.

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3 w. ago SNP 'all over the shop' as Aberdeen conference poised to shun oil and gas debate

Scotland’s leading trade unionist will tell SNP conference that the Scottish Government’s industrial strategy amounts to nothing more than a ‘glorified prospectus for the finance sector’

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