Lianna Brinded

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Lianna Brinded is the news editor at International Business Times UK and has worked across print, online and TV. Her portfolio includes the Wall Street Journal Europe, BBC, CNBC and The Independent.

Lianna holds a Masters degree in Contemporary War and Peace Studies, specialising in genocide and ethic nationalist conflict, from University of Sussex, and a BA (hons) degree in English and American Literature from the University of Kent.

Lover of science, Star Trek, computer games, Warhammer, triathlons and roller derby.

While consumer sentiment is set to rise, the overall UK economic recovery could dampen on less disposable income from energy price increases and low wages (Photo: Reuters)

UK Economic Recovery Threatened by Energy Bill Hikes and Low Wages

Markit Household Index data shows higher energy bills and lower pay is eating into consumer spending

Although JPM has reached a bumper deal with authorities, the investment bank giant is not free of criminal liability (Photo: Reuters)

JPMorgan Seals Tentative $13bn Mortgage Probe Settlement

Reports say JPM has struck deal with US Department of Justice but remains open to criminal liability.

Goldman Sachs axed bonuses by 35% (Photo: Reuters)

Stop Rejoicing at Goldman Sachs and Bank Bonus Cuts

Curbing bonuses doesn't mean less cash is being paid out, it means salaries are rising

Guardian Care Homes filed news email evidence over mis-selling derivatives and Libor fixing case against Barclays. FCA said no new reviews or probes are being carried out or launched (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling Derivatives: Barclays Battles Fresh Libor Fixing Evidence in GCH Court Case

Barclays is battling fresh Libor fixing evidence in court after Guardian Care Homes, which is seeking an invalidation of complex derivative products it was sold to by the bank, takes it to an appeals court.

HSBC only bought Household International in 2002, the same year the lawsuit was filed, and pledges to appeal on judgement (Photo: Reuters)

HSBC Hit With Record $2.46bn Securities Fraud Class Action Judgment

HSBC pledges to fight the bumper judgment relating to a unit it bought before the financial crisis

Many Scottish areas have been granted a 5p fuel duty rebate (Photo: Reuters)

UK Government Axes 5p Off Fuel Duty in 10 Remote Areas

Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander says "driving is not a choice but a necessity" in these areas

WSJ, David Enrich and third parties are threatened with imprisonment, asset seizure, fines if names of people SFO plan to implicate in Libor fixing criminal case are divuled in England and Wales (Photo: Reuters)

Libor Fixing Scandal: SFO Silences WSJ Journalist David Enrich With Imprisonment and Fine Threats

Third parties also threatened with fines, imprisonment, asset seizure if individuals the government plans to implicate are divulged

HMRC data shows the Treasury raked in £1.7bn in 2012 from energy bill tax (Photo: Reuters)

UK Treasury Pockets £1bn from Energy Price Hikes

HMRC data shows that the government made nearly this amount in price rises alone over past seven years

Labour has ramped up its campaign that promises to tackle the rise in living costs (Photo: Reuters)

Labour Hints at Coalition Conspiracy Over Fuel Duty Rebate

Labour's Shadow Economic Secretary Catherine McKinnell says 8 out of 10 rebate areas belong to Lib Dem MPs

FCA's Martin Wheatley says banks have made progress but more needs to be done over incentive schemes for staff (Photo: Reuters)

FCA's Martin Wheatley: Dangerous Bank Bonus Culture Still Exists

Wheatley says that while some improvements have been made, there are still a number of areas to tackle.

Labour's Ed Miliband pledged to hit payday loan companies with a levy through extra fees or taxes, if Britain's opposition party wins the next general election in 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

UK's Largest Financial Education Charity Slams Labour for 'Misguided' Payday Lending Pledges

ifs School of Finance's special adviser says Labour is giving misguided attention to a legal practice

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (rear, L) stands next to Chinese Vice premier Ma Kai (rear, R), as Paul Deighton, commercial secretary to the Treasury, participates in a signing ceremony with Xu Yongsheng, deputy director of China's N

Selling Britain's Soul to China Comes at a Price: Beware of Banking but Welcome FDI

Chinese investment will be a saving grace but relaxing banking rules could damn the financial system's safety

Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey (L) and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at 10 Downing Street in London . Britain's government is under pressure to battle with Labour over energy price hikes (Photo: Reuters)

Energy Price Rises: Government Braces for Wave of Public Anger

Energy secretary Edward Davey's statement marks the second in under a week over gas and electricity price rises

Centrica, British Gas, SSE have all hiked energy prices (Photo: Reuters)

British Gas and Centrica Energy Price Hikes Inflict more Pain on Households

Energy giants defy public and political anger and raise gas and electricity prices.

Man Group marks the end of a five year run of clients withdrawing cash (Photo: Reuters)

Hedge Fund Man Group Rakes in $700m in Investor Cash

Hedge fund firm ends two years of client withdrawals with inflow of new money in the third quarter

SEC fined Knight Capital for $12m over 1 August 2012 trading glitch (Photo: Reuters)

Knight Capital Fined for $460m NYSE Trading Glitch

A technical system malfunction in August 2012, caused the prices of 140 NYSE-listed stocks listed to fluctuate wildly

Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar Pumps $250m in Media Venture with Edward Snowden NSA Scandal Journalist Glenn Greenwald (Photo: Reuters)

Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar Pumps $250m into Media Venture with Edward Snowden NSA Scandal Journalist Glenn Greenwald

Founder of auction site giant pledges quarter of a billion dollars for fund he as-yet-unnamed venture

Labour jumps on the bandwagon by pledging to impose a levy on payday loan companies (Photo: Reuters)

Labour Pledges to Hit Payday Lenders With Extra Taxes or Fees

Ed Miliband plans to impose a levy on payday loan companies if Labour wins general election in 2015

Ad and marketing spending: According to the IPA Bellwether report, 12.3% of companies registered an increase in budgets for the third quarter (Photo: Reuters)

UK Company Ad Spending Rate Grows at Fastest Pace in 13 Years

Growing optimism for Britain's economy boosts marketing budgets in third quarter

FCA DATA: Barclays most complained about bank in Britain, followed by Lloyds TSB Bank, MBNA Limited, Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling PPI Makes Barclays the Most Complained About British Bank

UK's Financial Conduct Authority publishes data on complaints and redress for the first half of 2013

HKMA says it is speaking to banks over potential currency rigging after speaking to foreign regulators (Photo: Reuters)

FX Fixing Scandal: Hong Kong Becomes First Asian Authority to Review Potential Currency Rigging

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it is speaking to banks over foreign exchange market manipulation allegations

UK's Vince Cable and bankers from Lazard will defend the 330p Royal Mail IPO price next month (Photo: Reuters)

Royal Mail Shares: Vince Cable and Lazard Bankers to Face Parliamentary Inquiry Over IPO Price

A MP committee has summoned the UK business secretary and bankers to discuss shares after price soars 48%

In the Thames Water Fleet sewer, a Victorian sewer system designed by Joseph Bazalgette, beneath the streets of London. Thames Water blames the 'super sewer' costs for rise in bills (Photo: Reuters)

Ofwat Aims to Veto Thames Water's 'Unjustified' 8% Price Hike

Water regulator plans to veto price rise as the reasons Thames Water gave "were not justified"

JPM has already paid around $1bn in fines related to the London Whale scandal (Photo: Reuters)

London Whale Scandal: JPMorgan on Cusp of $100m CFTC Settlement

Media reports say JPM is on the cusp of settling with the CFTC over Bruno Iksil's $6.2bn legal derivative losses

Deutsche Bank and Barclays are being sued in the Court of Appeal over how Libor fixing could invalidate IRSAs because many are attached to the benchmark lending rate (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-selling Derivatives and Libor Fixing: Lawyers Unveil Deutsche Bank Emails On Customer Being 'Screwed'

Unitech is appealing against earlier ruling saying banks' attempts to manipulate Libor invalidate IRSA.

Supermodel friend of Benedict Cumberbatch, Katia Elizarova, asks parliament to create kitemark for ad industry to protect models from abuse (Photo: Reuters)

Supermodel Katia Elizarova Urges Parliament to Create Ad Industry Kitemark to End Abuse of Models

Benedict Cumberbatch's supermodel friend asks for a new UK code-of-conduct in the advertising and modelling world.

David Cameron (L) and George Osborne (R) established the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) to reform the banking sector (Photo: Reuters)

PCBS Andrew Tyrie: UK Government Ignores Key Banking Reform Blueprint Elements

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards chairman says government is failing implement key reforms

FX Fixing Scandal: Ex-RBS and JPMorgan Trader Richard Usher Tipped to Be at Centre of Probe

The spot currency trader left Edinburgh-based RBS in 2010 and is JPM's chief dealer in London

David Cameron commissioned a report, compiled by six unnamed business leaders, to look at European Union regulation and the impact on business (Photo: Reuters)

UK Prime Minister David Cameron Slams EU Regulation for Strangling Economic Growth

Cameron says red tape is costing Britain billions of euros and is therefore squeezing economic growth

Unite and War on Want claim Boots has avoided £1.1bn in corporation tax since going private with KKR and others (Photo: Reuters)

Alliance Boots Avoids £1.1bn in UK Corporation Tax Since 2008

Britain's largest trade union Unite and War on Want publishes a UK tax avoidance report on pharmacy chain