Lord Rose of Monewden, 72, the former boss of Marks & Spencer, has been appointed as the chairman of supermarket chain Asda. Mohsin and Zuber Issa, who own Asda, has been in search for the chairman's post following the departure of Roger Burnley...
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26th Aug 2026 | Updated at 11:00am 26th Aug 2026
Nearly half of Britons believe wealthy have a duty to give to charity
Almost half of the British public believe high-net-worth individuals have a duty to donate to charity, according to new research unveiled at the third Giving and Impact Summit, where more than 140 philanthropists, wealth advisers, business leaders...
Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround
A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...
Bina Mehta, the chairwoman of KPMG UK, will continue in her post till 2014 as the partners wanted stability after the furore that led to the resignation...
The National Audit Office (NAO) warned recently that the government has “limited assurance” over whether the Kickstart scheme, aimed at 16 to 24-year olds,...
The Bank of England seems to be set towards increasing the cost of borrowing next month after its new chief economist, Huw Pill, said the UK’s recovery...
Metal magnet Sanjeev Gupta's GFG alliance had bought an aluminium smelter in Lochaber, near Fort William, and two nearby hydropower plants from Rio Tinto in 2016. At that time the total gross guarantee provided by Edinburgh was GBP586million.
UK has become the top investment destination of a number of Chinese millionaires. According to data, the number has surged to 650 in the past year, delivering 135 billion pound investment boost in the country. The law firm Boodle Hatfield found...
Top managers of Asda have resigned following the take over of the supermarket by petrol station billionaires Mohsin and Zuber Issa in February.
A committee of MPs have recently found that almost £400mn of taxpayer money is at increased risk due to a failure to conduct sufficient checks on the now-collapsed...
A British financial watchdog has been accused of unlawfully changing its complaints scheme in a bid to avoid paying compensation to victims of failed funds...
Millions of pensioners face a £169 blow to their incomes next year as the government is set to reject calls from the House of Lords for a bigger pension rise despite inflation already nearing a decade-high four per cent. Around 12.4 million...
