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24.11 / 03:17
UK fund manager profit squeeze set to shrink bonuses by 20%
Some of the UK and Europe’s largest fund management houses have seen assets under management shrink this year as volatile markets continue to have a knock-on impact on revenue and profit across the sector.
23.11 / 21:35
NOT Scottish independence: What happens next after UK rules a second vote is not allowed?
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland's parliament can't organise its own independence referendum.
23.11 / 18:37
Strategy pension Toxic combo of poor regulation and UK government’s reckless budget triggered pension blow-up, witnesses say in inquiry
A toxic combination of leverage, poor regulation and a reckless UK government budget drove the extraordinary blow-up of the pension system in late September that required a Bank of England bailout, witnesses told a parliamentary hearing on 23 November
23.11 / 15:39
hospital Helicopter Ukraine war: 'Baby killed in hospital strike'; winter shelter plans and UK sends first helicopter
Ukraine has promised to provide free shelter to evacuating citizens ahead of a harsh winter and amid relentless Russian strikes.
23.11 / 13:29
Money Scottish independence: Scotland ‘doesn't have power’ to hold fresh referendum, says UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland's parliament does not have the legislative competence to hold a consultative referendum on independence next year. 
23.11 / 13:13
share price Abrdn set for FTSE 100 return following share price rally
Abrdn, the Edinburgh-headquartered asset manager, is set to return to the UK's premier listing of UK companies following a more than two month share price rally.
23.11 / 08:43
business Adoption Voting 'Metaverse’ a top 3 contender for Oxford’s Word of the Year
The word “Metaverse” is one of three in the running to be crowned the Oxford "Word of the Year” (WOTY) in a competition run by the Oxford University Press (OUP), the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary.
23.11 / 01:41
business Blockchain regulation investment platform licence Bitpanda secures crypto licence in Germany, claims to be the first “European retail” crypto investment platform to do so
In an official blog post, Bitpanda announced that it has secured a crypto custody licence from the German financial authority, BaFin.
23.11 / 00:57
COST Reuters FTX Fried Sam Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, Senior Staff, Parents Bought Bahamas Property Worth $300 Million
The collapse of FTX has left an estimated 1 million creditors facing losses.
23.11 / 00:53
Blockchain Ethereum Binance The Best Blockchain Development Companies in 2022
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23.11 / 00:53
regulation Boeing Bank of England Intuit Bank of England Warned Consumers About DeFi Risks Following FTX Collapse – Regulation Coming Soon?
Bank of England (BoE), the UK’s central bank, warned consumers about the risks of using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols shortly after the crypto exchange FTX collapsed.
22.11 / 16:03
Citi Stocks market UBS Convicted Libor rigger Tom Hayes files fresh submission to overturn prosecution
Convicted Libor rigger Tom Hayes has made a new submission for his case to be reviewed by a UK body that investigates miscarriages of justice, after US courts quashed similar convictions.
22.11 / 13:35
UPS Career Racing Schroders’ Kimberley Lewis: ‘There is some discomfort talking about race in the UK’
Asset management was not my first career choice. I started my working life as a lawyer in the US, where I grew up. I have always been an advocate, whether that was taking part on the school debating team or being the opinion editor of the student newspaper. Law was a natural fit.
22.11 / 03:33
veteran Veteran dealmaker Malik Karim on the new culture of banking, and how UK markets can rebuild their clout
On 17 November, Financial News sat down with Fenchurch Advisory Partners founder and former Conservative Party treasurer Malik Karim to discuss his nearly four decades at the top of dealmaking, and what he's learned about banking from his time with the political elite.
21.11 / 20:03
Binance Withdrawals end News Summary: Nexo Sued in UK, FTX Japan to Resume Withdrawals by Year End, ConsenSys Partners with Celo
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21.11 / 17:29
Terraform Labs These Countries Were Hit The Hardest By the FTX Collapse – Find Out Why
South Korea, Singapore, and Japan are the three countries most impacted by crypto exchange FTX's infamous implosion, with a combined 15.7% traffic share to FTX.com, said a report by Coingecko. 
21.11 / 16:15
Fighting Convicted Libor rigger Tom Hayes fights to clear his name again
Convicted Libor rigger Tom Hayes plans to submit a fresh appeal to overturn his UK conviction after a US court dropped charges against him.
21.11 / 12:59
Stocks market Rothschild & Co hires ex-Rio Tinto chair Simon Thompson for UK advisory business
Rothschild & Co has taken on the former chair of mining giant, Rio Tinto, to help bolster its coverage of the mining and global resources sectors in the UK.
19.11 / 21:19
climate conference Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know for Saturday
Russia's sustained attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have interrupted supplies to as much as 40% of the country's population at the onset of winter. 
19.11 / 20:09
Activism Climate change climate conference Ukraine war Sunak UK PM Rishi Sunak meets President Zelenskyy on surprise Ukraine trip
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday -- his first -- to Ukraine's snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
19.11 / 13:05
business cryptocurrency FTX Crash Warren Buffett's Berkshire warns about crypto website using its name
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Friday warned investors it has no affiliation with a purported cryptocurrency brokerage website using the Berkshire Hathaway name.

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