Misc

Metro Bank has kicked off talks about the sale of a £3bn chunk of its mortgage book as part of an increasingly urgent attempt to… Read More »Troubled Metro Bank kicks off £3bn mortgage book sale

A consortium of strategic and financial investors has approached Ascential, the FTSE 250 data and technology group, with a bid to take over its Cannes… Read More »Consortium in pursuit of Ascential’s Cannes Lions arm

Superdry, the struggling London-listed fashion retailer, is close to striking a partnership with India’s biggest retailer that will release tens of millions of pounds to… Read More »Superdry in talks with Indian giant Reliance to fashion £25m licensing deal

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reiterated the government’s commitments to make benefits sanctions harsher – while also committing to raising the national living wage above £11… Read More »Chancellor toughens rules on benefits as he announces Civil Service freeze

Tougher punishments should be introduced for attacks on shop workers in the face of “unacceptable levels of violence and abuse”, retail chiefs have urged. Nearly… Read More »Violence and abuse faced by shop workers needs tougher action, say retail chiefs

The German media giant which publishes Die Welt, one of Europe’s leading newspapers, has joined the race to buy The Daily Telegraph and its Sunday… Read More »German media giant Axel Springer roars into £600m Telegraph auction

On today’s episode, Ian King talks to Rupert Thompson, chief economist at Kingswood Group, about the UK economy. He also discusses Dutch company Philips’ move… Read More »Economic growth, Philips and the NFL in Britain

The private equity firm Lone Star Funds is among a pack of suitors that want to devour Princes Foods, the company behind some of Britain’s… Read More »Lone Star among suitors racing to devour tinned food giant Princes

On today’s episode, Ian King discusses the development of Rosebank – the UK’s largest untapped oil and gas field. He also speaks to the Mayor… Read More »North Sea Oil, wine and the Sunshine State

The company which manages the monarchy’s vast property interests is to kick off a search for its next chairman, firing the starting-gun on a race… Read More »Crown Estate to kick off hunt for next chairman