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08.11 / 16:43

Provident Digital Platform Standard Standard Chartered to launch ‘green’ digital savings brand in Starling Bank tie-up

Standard Chartered is to launch a digital savings platform focused on investing customer funds in exclusively climate-friendly or sustainable projects, as part of a partnership with Starling Bank.

08.11 / 16:26

Platform Citigroup Deal Abrdn’s £1.5bn deal risks ‘creeping bureaucracy’ at Interactive Investor

Analysts and market commentators have flagged several “execution risks” associated with a potential tie-up between FTSE 100-listed asset manager abrdn and Interactive Investor, with some concerned that one of the UK's largest retail platforms could lose its independence and fall victim to “creeping bureaucracy”.

08.11 / 14:17

FCA loses 49 staff from its supervision and enforcement teams

The Financial Conduct Authority has lost 49 senior employees from its supervisory and enforcement teams as part of a ‘voluntary resignation programme’, stoking fears that star workers are fleeing the regulator as it battles a morale crisis and backlogs created by Brexit and the pandemic.

08.11 / 11:05

Guy Hands’ life in PE: From bullies in the playground to threats from Russian mobsters

In 2007, at the height of the buyout boom, Guy Hands was riding high. The self-styled king of British private equity had just splashed out more than £4bn to buy EMI and had big ambitions to modernise the British music label, which was home to international artists from The Beatles to Katy Perry.

08.11 / 03:13

Twitter FTX leads $150m Series C extension for Chipper Cash

Founded in San Francisco in 2018 by Ugandan Ham Serunjogi and Ghanaian Maijid Moujaled, Chipper Cash is a mobile app that lets people transfer money across borders, fast and cheaply.Currently available in seven African countries - Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda - as well as the UK, the startup claims to have four million users.The firm is looking to expand to new countries and has recently introduced a crypto product and will soon let users invest in US

06.11 / 18:33

Sky News Deal Abrdn in deal talks with Interactive Investor

FTSE-100 asset manager Abrdn is looking to cash in on the boom in lockdown trading by striking a deal with Interactive Investor, one of the UK's largest DIY stock-picking platforms.

05.11 / 20:59

business Mining Bitcoin Argo Blockchain's Texas mining facility could cost up to $2B

United Kingdom-based crypto mining company Argo Blockchain’s plans to build an 800-megawatt data center in West Texas could cost anywhere from $1.5 billion to $2 billion.

05.11 / 19:59

AIBA Men's World Boxing Championship finals get underway in Serbia

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05.11 / 18:27

consequences Brexit: EU warns of 'serious consequences' if UK triggers Article 16

Europe’s top Brexit negotiator has warned of “serious consequences” if the UK makes good on its threat to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol amid an ongoing row with Brussels over how goods can be shipped between the territory and the UK mainland.

05.11 / 16:29

LGBT Climate change Food Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women and LGBT+ community

Spain has extended the availability of free IVF treatment to single women and the LGBT+ community.

05.11 / 15:21

Climate change CLIMATE CRISIS Food COVID-19: Bosnia doctors brace for new wave as virus rages

Watching with fear as the coronavirus rages in neighbouring countries, doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave in the Balkan nation that has a low vaccination rate and has been among the hardest hit European countries earlier in the pandemic.

05.11 / 13:13

Protest Alexandre Benalla: Verdict due in assault trial of Macron's ex-bodyguard

A Paris court will today deliver a verdict in the case of Emmanuel Macron's former bodyguard, who stands accused of violence during a protest.

05.11 / 11:47

CLIMATE CRISIS Energy Crimea forever a part of Russia, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the national Unity Day holiday with a trip to Crimea, declaring the region will always be a part of Russia.

05.11 / 11:11

CLIMATE CRISIS Energy Greek Church urges faithful to get vaccinated as cases spike

Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church on Thursday urged members of its congregations to attend services with vaccination or test certificates, as the country's daily number of confirmed new infections hit a record high for the second time in a few days.

05.11 / 04:05

Square Bitcoin fall Square's Cash App Bitcoin profits fall 23% — Will opening it to teenagers help?

Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square Inc. revealed in its Q3 earnings report that mobile payments app Cash App saw a 23% drop in quarterly profits generated by Bitcoin.

04.11 / 21:49

CLIMATE CRISIS Czech President Milos Zeman leaves intensive care unit amid political stalemate

The president of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman has left intensive care at a Prague hospital, officials say.

04.11 / 19:25

News Magdalena Andersson moves a step closer to becoming Sweden's first female prime minister

Magdalena Andersson was on Thursday unanimously elected as the new leader of Sweden's Social Democrats (SAP) party, paving the way for her to become the country's first female prime minister.

04.11 / 18:57

Health News Centre Owen Paterson: British MP at centre of lobbying furore quits 'the cruel world of politics'

The MP at the centre of the lobbying furore gripping British politics has resigned.

04.11 / 18:57

Health Portugal set for election as president prepares to dissolve parliament

Portugal's president is preparing to dissolve parliament and order early elections.

04.11 / 15:09

Watch live: AIBA Men's World Boxing Championship semi-finals kick off in Belgrade

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04.11 / 15:07

Most UK Spacs are nowhere near big enough for the FCA

As regulators in the UK express their concerns over small Spacs, new data shows the scale of the challenge blank-cheque vehicles have of bulking out to meet new regulatory requirements in the country.

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