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£45bn Midlands pension fund group names new investment chief

LGPS Central promotes a veteran of several City fund management houses into its top investment job

Monzo CEO’s shock move raises questions for digital bank

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The need for Monzo to progress towards making money has become all the more acute since the coronavirus crisis began

Horizon Capital sells fleet management company Connexas

Connexas will become a part of AddSecure, enabling it to establish a presence for transport and logistics in the UK market and increasing its annual revenues by €25m, to over €145m

Europe’s recovery imperiled by banks too afraid to lend

While demand for loans in the eurozone has rocketed and banks have reported growth in credit, they have also tightened lending standards

Venezuela sues Bank of England over access to gold reserves to fight virus

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The lawsuit is the latest in a protracted dispute between the two entities, as the South American country reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Crispin Odey warns governments may outlaw private gold ownership

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Notoriously bearish Odey, who runs hedge fund Odey Asset Management, made the prediction in an April letter to investors

Virus shutdown casts doubt on value of exchange trading floors

The new data casts fresh doubt on the value of old-fashioned trading floors, just as exchanges are moving to reopen them

Boris Johnson will not face criminal probe over links with American businesswoman

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Finance needs to hear more from regulators on how to work safely at home

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While the FCA’s initial response to the crisis was swift, more must be done to combat market abuse and money-laundering in this unusual environment

Hedge funds load up on Royal Mail short bets in rocky year for the stock

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Egerton Capital joined BlackRock and Pictet in boosting bearish bets on the company after the surprise departure of its CEO

The US response to the pandemic is shaking the dollar’s supremacy

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Donald Trump's abuse of America's dominant position in the global monetary system, and his disastrous response to Covid-19, will erode faith in the dollar

Aviva predicts 12% slide in the UK’s residential property market

The insurer also reported a 24% drop in its solvency ratio as the sector grapples with the impact of the pandemic

UK raids £150m from forgotten bank accounts to help charities battling the Covid-19 crisis

The funding comes on top of the government’s £750m package announced on April 8 to help keep charities, including those delivering food and essential medicines and providing financial advice, afloat during the crisis

Business benefits most from UK government’s pandemic spending, watchdog report shows

The National Audit Office review found that the financial package for firms dwarfed the spend on health, public services and benefits

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