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A 'Mitie' investigation: Outsourcing company faces financial probe

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Timing and content of a profit warning issued by Mitie being investigated by the Financial Conduct...

Philip Hammond

UK government posts first July budget surplus since 2002

More money from tax receipts led to the first summer surplus in 15 years.

By Gaurav Sharma

Hans Rudolf Woehrl

German tycoon Hans Rudolf Wöhrl joins suitors' queue for Air Berlin

Entrepreneur says he's interested in buying 'all' of the beleaguered airline and run it as an...

By Gaurav Sharma

Prime Minister Theresa May

FTSE 100 executive pay falls by nearly 20% amid political pressure

Britain's top bosses took home median pay of £3.5m this year, compared to £4.3m in 2016.

By Karthick Arvinth

Heineken Beer Cans

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.

By Dan Cancian

flextrade

FlexTrade launches best execution platform with MiFID II in mind

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

By Ian Allison

gas hob

Customers overcharged £102m because of energy bill mistakes

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

By Dan Cancian

Standard Life

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...

By Gaurav Sharma

Energy bills

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.

By Gaurav Sharma

James Murdoch

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.

By Gaurav Sharma

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Troubled Co-op Bank loses another 25,000 customers

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Nearly £400m in savings withdrawn from beleaguered bank but it says operating losses have narrowed.

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Citigroup follows Barclays in settling US Libor rigging lawsuit

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

Scottish independence

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

By Martin Kenney

Recent revelations suggest Scotland is effectively flaunting the system to attract dubious business from Eastern...

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

italy

Lufthansa not interested in Alitalia 'as it looks today'

By Gaurav Sharma

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

British American Tobacco

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

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

Deloitte

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

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

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