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Heineken's takeover of Punch Taverns gets green light from CMA

Competition watchdog approves deal after Dutch brewing giant agrees to sell 33 pubs across the UK.

Aug 18, 2017

By Dan Cancian

FlexTrade launches best execution platform with MiFID II in mind

MiFID II's 3 January 2018 implementation date is looming.

Aug 17, 2017

By Ian Allison

Customers overcharged £102m because of energy bill mistakes

uSwitch survey shows energy customers were overcharged an average of £79 last year.

Aug 16, 2017

By Dan Cancian

Standard Life and Aberdeen complete merger to create asset management behemoth

The merged company would be Europe's second-biggest fund manager holding £670bn in assets under management.

Aug 14, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Ireland's ESB poised to enter UK energy utility market

State-owned company says it is at an advanced stage of fulfilling British regulatory requirements.

Aug 11, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Murdoch expects UK government approval for Fox's takeover of Sky in 2018

Chief executive indicates Fox is gearing up for wide ranging review of its takeover bid.

Aug 10, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Troubled Co-op Bank loses another 25,000 customers

Nearly £400m in savings withdrawn from beleaguered bank but it says operating losses have narrowed.

Aug 10, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Bank of England

Citigroup follows Barclays in settling US Libor rigging lawsuit

Global bank agrees multimillion settlement to end private antitrust litigation stateside.

Aug 8, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Citigroup

Is Scotland becoming the 'Northern Panama' of the offshore world?

Recent revelations suggest Scotland is effectively flaunting the system to attract dubious business from Eastern Europe, Martin Kenney writes.

Aug 7, 2017

By Martin Kenney

Scotland Panama Papers

WPP reports growth in third quarter revenue but says UK business slowed after “perhaps the first signs of Brexit anxiety”

UK executive pay 'remains extraordinarily high' despite falling in 2016

FTSE 100 CEOs were paid £4.5m on average in 2016, a 17% decline compared to the previous year.

Aug 3, 2017

By Karthick Arvinth

Lufthansa not interested in Alitalia \'as it looks today\'

Airliner\'s finance chief says his company remains interested in Italian aviation market.

Aug 2, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

British American Tobacco under investigation by Serious Fraud Office over bribery claims

Allegations relate to BAT employees bribing politicians and civil servants in countries in east Africa.

Aug 1, 2017

By Karthick Arvinth

British American Tobacco

Deloitte's audit of Mitie to be probed by accounting watchdog

Services company\'s accounting practices deemed "less conservative" than its peers.

Jul 31, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Banks urged to make 'fundamental changes' to overdraft charges

FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey calls for radical overhaul as 'status quo is not an option'.

Jul 31, 2017

By Dan Cancian

Brexit will throw British businesses into the jaws of more red tape

A year after the EU referendum, not one of the important issues has been resolved.

Jul 27, 2017

By Karan Bilimoria

Brexit EU Referendum

UK decides to consign Libor benchmark to dustbin of banking history

End of the road for Libor nears as watchdog FCA says global interest rate benchmark has outlived its usefulness.

Jul 27, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

What UK employers need to know about the Supreme Court's employment tribunal fees ruling

Employment law expert Martin Chitty explains what the landmark decision means.

Jul 27, 2017

By Martin Chitty

Supreme Court

UK businesses will face a skills cliff-edge if Theresa May gets her migration plan wrong

Tim Thomas, of the EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, writes for IBTimes UK.

Jul 27, 2017

By Tim Thomas

Brexit EU Referendum Theresa May

HMRC plans to enforce tougher penalties for accountants and advisers who help their clients dodge taxes

Britain and the Netherlands revealed as biggest channels for tax avoidance

Report shows UK and the Netherlands channel a combined 37% of funds directed to tax havens.

Jul 26, 2017

By Dan Cancian

UK to outlaw sale of diesel and petrol cars from 2040

Environment Secretary Michael Gove set to unveil £3bn package to combat air pollution.

Jul 26, 2017

By Karthick Arvinth

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