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Bob Diamond’s Panmure launches takeover bid for struggling finnCap as City brokers feel the pinch

Deal for finnCap could be first of many tie-ups for struggling City brokers

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022

Erika D. Smith: 'I'm a Black woman, not a pawn.' The forgotten victim of LA's racist tape scandal

Heather Hutt, a longtime political staffer turned interim Los Angeles City Council member, was already disgusted listening to three colleagues and a prominent labor leader use racist language to justify their plot to hoard political power for Latinos.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 18, 2022

Racist audio leak has ‘tainted’ LA's redistricting maps. Now some want them scrapped

LOS ANGELES — For nearly a week, activists and elected officials have demanded the ouster of three Los Angeles City Council members, calling it the only acceptable response to secretly recorded audio of them engaged in a conversation with racist and derogatory language.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 16, 2022

The Bank of England’s lifeboat is in choppy waters with its bond buying

Pensions hedging crisis shows how the City never seems equipped to handle the next big financial hazard

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

‘One guy brandished a whip’ – bankers on Industry’s rampant sex, drugs and bullying culture

From the vitriolic abuse to the rife coke-snorting and toilet sex, how true to life is the hit banking drama Industry? Young City workers spill the beans

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

Gary Neville gives Premier League title verdict amid Arsenal and Man City battle

Mikel Arteta's side sealed a stunning win over Liverpool to regain top spot in the Premier League from defending champions City.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 10, 2022

Roof-top terrace creation brings bar plans forward for historic Hull city centre building

Restaurant and retail brought to renovated Grade II-listed Whitefriargate property

Birmingham Post · Oct 10, 2022

How did gilts take us so close to catastrophe?

City Voices: What happens when the Bank’s support for the bond market ends?

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

Slump in AIM floats spells strife for the City of London

THE alarming slump in activity on London’s moribund capital markets is laid bare today with figures showing AIM raised a paltry £3 million for fresh flotations in the last quarter.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022

Liz Truss raised £500,000 for bid to be leader, register of interests reveals

More than half of the donations came from hedge fund bosses, venture capitalists and other City financiers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022