Badenoch attacks diversity red tape for stifling Britain’s growth
Kemi Badenoch has attacked plans by the City regulator to set diversity targets for finance companies, arguing the proposals are...
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Brazilian woman wheels dead uncle into bank to sign a loan
Brazilian police have arrested a woman who wheeled a dead man she claimed was her uncle into a bank to...
Barclays to limit cash deposits from July
Everyone living in the UK should have access to a cash machine within three miles of their home, the Prime...
Britain and US block trade of Russian metals
Britain and America have teamed up to block the trade of Russian metals to “prevent the Kremlin funnelling more cash into...
The stunning shortcomings holding back the Bank of England
Compass also struggled to “capture fully” the way monetary policy works in practice and was too optimistic, with a “tendency...
Alan Bates vows to raise funds to prosecute Post Office bosses if inquiry fails
On Friday, the inquiry heard that Paula Vennells, the former Post Office chief executive, “likely” signed off a trial bill...
‘Significant shortcomings’ in Bank of England’s forecasting, finds Bernanke
While his review noted this was not unique to the Bank of England, Mr Bernanke said it still risked damaging...
This ‘standout bargain’ trust has returned 544pc since 1995
Funds investing in UK smaller companies have suffered 33 months of consecutive withdrawals by investors, according to Investment Association data....
Lloyds cuts risk management roles in bid to ‘move at greater pace’
Lloyds is cutting risk management jobs after concluding that its overly cautious approach is holding back growth.Roles are to be...
Slash benefits to get more men into work, IMF urges
“Reduced unemployment benefits and lower labour taxes are associated with higher participation for men of prime working age,” the IMF...
