Finance boss at Oxford Covid vaccine firm drove 250 miles to second home ‘in search of better wi-fi’

Finance boss at Oxford Covid vaccine firm is spoken to by police after driving 250 miles to his second home ‘in search of better wi-fi signal’ Lee Warren travelled from Staffordshire to Rothbury, Northumberland last week He travelled with family on January 4, the same day lockdown was announced Three days later police ordered Mr … Read more

Canadian finance minister Rod Phillips caught n St. Barts after video in sweater in front of fire

Busted! Canadian finance minister is caught posting FAKE Twitter videos pretending to be at home on lockdown – and thanking people for not traveling – when in fact he’s sunning himself in St Barts Rod Phillips shared a video of himself drinking eggnog in a sweater in front of a fireplace with a gingerbread house … Read more

Watchdog delayed raid on London Capital & Finance over gun concerns

Watchdog delayed raid on London Capital & Finance over concerns there were guns on the firm’s premises By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 December 2020 The City watchdog delayed a crucial raid on London Capital & Finance over concerns there were guns on … Read more

Andrew Bailey apologies over the London Capital & Finance scandal

The governor of the Bank of England has apologised over the London Capital & Finance (LCF) savings scandal. Andrew Bailey, who was chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority when LCF collapsed into administration last year, said sorry to the 11,600 victims who were left £237million out of pocket. It came as Dame Elizabeth Gloster, … Read more

Finance bosses warn Bank of England over negative rates

Finance bosses warn Bank of England to proceed with caution as it weighs up whether to take interest rates negative for the first time in UK’s history By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 14 December 2020 Finance bosses have urged the Bank of England to … Read more

Teach our children about finance at school, say parents

Teach our children about finance at school, say parents By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 12 December 2020 As many as nine in ten Britons did not receive any financial education at school, a survey for The Mail on Sunday reveals.  In fact, … Read more

Land Securities poaches Vanessa Simms from residential landlord Grainger as its next finance chief

Land Securities poaches Vanessa Simms from residential landlord Grainger as its next finance chief By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 28 October 2020 Land Securities has poached Vanessa Simms Land Securities has poached Vanessa Simms from residential landlord Grainger as its next … Read more

12,000 savers face wipeout as Wellesley Finance teeters on the brink

The thousands of savers who entrusted almost £120million of their money to Wellesley Finance could hardly fail to have been impressed by the lineage of its founder, the 8th Earl Cowley, an aristocrat descended from the Duke of Wellington’s brother. But while Graham Wellesley has his illustrious name and his wealth, some of the investors … Read more

Easyjet appoints new finance chief as it expects major capacity drop

Easyjet nabs new finance chief from Tui as it warns capacity for autumn to be less than 40% of planned levels Easyjet chairman John Barton described Kenton Jarvis as a man of ‘high calibre’   Jarvis was formerly finance director at the defunct travel firm Airtours Holidays  CEO Johan Lundgren has called for a winter furlough … Read more

London Capital & Finance scandal: 13 sued, including ex-minister

Thirteen businessmen including a former energy minister being sued for £178m to recover cash lost by victims in London Capital & Finance scandal By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 September 2020 Thirteen businessmen including a former energy minister are being sued for £178m … Read more