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The Financial Conduct Authority’s impending rule changes must not loosen its crackdown on harassment and bullying, senior women in the financial district of London (known as the ‘City’) have...

Consolidation is expected to ramp up in the UK wealth sector in 2025, as companies continue to battle rising staff costs and technology expenses, according to bosses and experts.It was a busy year for...

The UK’s financial regulator has been urged to provide guidance for firms in the financial district of London (known as ‘the City’) on reporting ethnicity pay gap data, as concerns mount that...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced a fresh economic growth dilemma after being hit by the second worst borrowing figures in more than three decades. The Treasury was blindsided by monthly government...

Business confidence among firms in the UK in the services sector, fell to its lowest level in nearly two years following the October Budget, a new survey shows. S&P’s purchasing managers’ index...

The UK government is facing fresh calls to accelerate its reform of rules in London’s financial district (known as the ‘City’) and stem the exodus of cash away from London’s markets, as the...

While the push continues for gender diversity, there are sectors which are falling behind. One of these is Private Equity where efforts to improve in this area are yielding mixed results.Female...

The past few months have posed significant challenges for employers and staff, who are now facing pressures that were largely uncommon just a few years ago.Growing a workforce has become increasingly...

Business leaders’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy has dropped towards levels not seen since the pandemic, as fears over rising national insurance bills worry companies. The Institute...

Banks are upping their efforts to sell more investment banking services to their wealthy clients, but dealmakers familiar with such plans warn they are likely to run into obstacles.A host of top...

London: An injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur were handed out a humiliating thrashing as Liverpool ran riot in a 6-3 win to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League. It is only the third time...

Citigroup’s annual promotion round is set to be 75pc smaller in 2024, in an attempt to keep a lid on costs following a year of restructuring. The US bank might elevate only 2,000 employees in it’s...

LONDON: Chelsea can consider themselves as genuine title contenders after a 2-1 win against Brentford. It was their seventh consecutive win — in all competitions — and in the Premier League they...

UK Labour government’s relationship with the retail industry is at a “critical point” in the wake of the Budget due to the “cumulative effect” of several damaging measures being forced on...

LONDON: The recovery came quickly for Chelsea from the shock of conceding two goals within the first 11 minutes to eventually emerge 4-3 winners in this London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. With...

While the newly elected Labour Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, has been clear on his priorities, with the growth of the economy at the top, there has been a difference in the opinion of the...

LONDON: Only on three occasions in the Premier League, prior to this match, has there been as many as seven goals scored in the first half and, remarkably, none in the second. Five of those goals were...

The UK government is under increasing pressure to look again at its hikes to employer national insurance contributions and the minimum wage after a number of the UK’s largest employers expressed...

London: Dominating the game against Nottingham Forest, and hitting three goals without reply, Arsenal secured their first win in five Premier League matches over a seven-week period. It brings them...

The stunning victory of Donald Trump and the Republicans in the US elections may have a significant effect on the UK economy. Certainly, the win for Trump brings the issue of tariffs to the forefront...