The Task Force

The investment management firm co-founded by Tory MP and former business secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg is to be wound down. Somerset Capital Management is understood… Read More »Rees-Mogg’s investment management firm to shut

Adverts for three airlines have been banned by a regulator for giving consumers a misleading impression of their environmental credentials. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)… Read More »Airlines criticised over adverts that contained ‘misleading’ environmental claims

Prominent angel investors including Lord Rose, the former Marks & Spencer boss, and the ICAP founder Lord Spencer have taken a shine to Sunsave, a… Read More »Angel investors take shine to solar subscription service Sunsave

Rishi Sunak has suggested more tax cuts are on the way because the economy has “turned a corner”. The prime minister told reporters that while… Read More »Sunak suggests more tax cuts on the way – but refuses to commit to triple lock election pledge

An Abu Dhabi state-backed vehicle has moved closer to taking full control of The Daily Telegraph just hours after the launch of a regulatory probe… Read More »Abu Dhabi state-backed fund moves to take control of Daily Telegraph

Green desert. To my left, the waves of sand are broken by sparse scrubby trees. To my right, the towering skyscrapers of Dubai. But beneath… Read More »Dubai is hosting COP28 – but is it playing its part to tackle climate change? 

House prices recorded a second month of growth in November, according to a closely-watched report. The Nationwide House Price Index showed average values were 0.2%… Read More »House prices show further growth after pause in interest rate hikes, Nationwide says

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed another 45 branches are to be shut amid no sign the wave of closures across the industry is nearing completion.… Read More »Dozens of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to be shut – is yours on the list?