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Santander sets sights on investors with dividend hike and share buyback scheme
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South West financial advisory firm among top dealmakers in UK
A South West financial advisory firm has been named among the top dealmakers in the UK. PKF Francis Clark – a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers with offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro – climbed six places to rank seventh most active financial adviser nationally. The company …
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Evening Standard
FTSE 100 Live 19 February: Currys confirms rejected bid, blue-chips open flat, Moneysupermarket profits up
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Fire and rehire code of practice ‘tinkering around the edges’, TUC complains
A crackdown so-called fire and rehire tactics by employers has been criticised as “tinkering around the edges” by the leader of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Its general secretary spoke up as the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) confirmed the creation of a new statutory code covering the practice, also known as dismiss and …
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Sky News
Currys may face bidding war as China’s JD.com joins interest
A bidding war for Currys could be on the cards after a second declaration of takeover interest.China’s e-commerce platform JD.com, not to be confused with UK-based JD Sports Fashion, confirmed on Monday it had held preliminary talks with the electricals retailer. Its statement said that “it is in the very preliminary stages of evaluating a …
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Sky News
Hospitality demands VAT cut as National Living Wage hike looms
Hospitality industry bodies have united to demand action from the chancellor as firms continue to struggle under a weight of costs in the tough economy.A survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster found that a quarter of operators have no cash reserves left after years of …
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Sky News
Badenoch hits back at former Post Office boss in Horizon compensation row
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has hit out at the former Post Office chairman after he alleged he was told to “stall” spending on compensation for Horizon scandal victims ahead of the next general election.Henry Staunton, who was ousted by the business secretary last month, used an interview with The Sunday Times to suggest that the …
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Keepmoat joins developer rivals in optimism about housing market
Confidence is creeping back into first time house buyers, the boss of a prominent housebuilder’s North East business has said. Ian Worgan, the regional managing director of Keepmoat, says the firm is optimistic in 2024 as it reads positive signals in the early part of the year driven by easing affordability issues and falling inflation. …
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Evening Standard
UK’s biggest banks set to report record annual profits
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Sky News
Waterstones-owner Elliott plots £700m takeover bid for high street giant Currys
Elliott Advisors, the owner of Waterstones, is plotting a £700m takeover of Currys, the London-listed electrical goods retailer.Sky News has learnt that Elliott, best-known for its activist sieges against the boards of some of the world’s largest companies, is working on a bid for one of Britain’s best-known high street names. This weekend, it was …
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Goole tax site gets Government sign off to strengthen Humber Freeport
Government designation has come to Goole’s freeport tax site in a milestone that opens up a range of financial benefits to firms locating there. The 500 acres of development land forms part of Humber Freeport and has been officially signed off by the Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs, having been submitted for review last …
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Evening Standard
Lockdown backers to blame for UK recession, suggests minister

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