Some energy firms at risk of going bust over distribution network fees

Several energy suppliers are at risk of collapse after struggling to pay back cash owed to distribution networks, a source from a challenger supplier has told This is Money exclusively. Those who owe money to the networks also have to pay a hefty 8 per cent interest on top of their original bill, leaving some … Read more

Firms ordered to act on diversity or face a crackdown by regulators

Top UK firms ordered to act on diversity or face a crackdown by regulators By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 17 March 2021 FCA boss Nikhil Rathi (pictured) said firms with ‘premium’ listings in London must act to improve boardroom diversty Britain’s leading companies … Read more

Tesla boss Elon Musk crowns himself firm’s ‘Technoking’

Tesla boss Elon Musk crowns himself ‘Technoking’ and names key lieutenant ‘Master of Coin’ in bizarre Game of Thrones reference By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 15 March 2021 Elon Musk has crowned himself ‘Technoking of Tesla’ while a key lieutenant has become ‘Master … Read more

Chancellor’s bid to lure tech firms ‘sows seeds of scandal’

Veteran City fund manager warns that plans to lure tech companies to list on UK stock market will ‘sow seeds of scandals and losses’ By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 Veteran City fund manager Richard Buxton has warned that plans to … Read more

YOU have the power to make firms kinder: Here’s how

Be a superhero: Millions of investors have rights over the companies in which they hold shares What if I told you that you had the power to change companies for the better – while still making a profit? Or that you could challenge a chief executive on their company’s environmental policies or help rein in excessive … Read more

Lack of ethnic diversity on a fifth of FTSE100 firms’ boards

More than a fifth of the UK’s leading companies still have no ethnic diversity across their boards, according to report By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 More than a fifth of the UK’s leading companies still have no ethnic diversity across … Read more

Privacy fears as Home Office, UK police and internet firms work together on surveillance

Ministers are facing a furious backlash from MPs and civil liberties campaigners after it emerged the Government has teamed up with two UK internet providers to track websites visited by customers.     It has been revealed that the Home Office and the National Crime Agency have been trialling controversial surveillance powers to log and store information about … Read more

Home Office teams up with police and internet firms to spy on people’s web browsing history 

Privacy campaigners slam secret ‘Snooper’s Charter’ surveillance tests as Home Office teams up with police and two internet firms to spy on people’s web browsing history Two UK internet providers have been tracking the websites visited by customers  Companies are working with the Home Office and National Crime Agency Trial of new ‘snooping’ powers were granted … Read more

Morrisons relegated from FTSE100 index of top UK firms

Investors in Morrisons left scratching their heads as grocer relegated from FTSE100 index of top UK firms By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2021 Investors in Morrisons were left scratching their heads this week as the Bradford-based grocer was relegated from the … Read more

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years as bosses eye end of lockdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 Confidence among firms in Britain’s services sector has risen to its highest level for nearly 15 years … Read more