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December 14th, 2020

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Can companies force staff to get vaccinated? They’re in ‘uncharted territory’

2020-12-14T16:02:57Z

4 min read

Covid-19 Jobs People

Once the Covid-19 vaccine is widely available to people of all age groups, companies can start to think about how the availability of the vaccine will impact the return to the office.

London to move into Tier 3 restrictions on 16 December as new virus strain found

2020-12-14T15:50:56Z

3 min read

Coronavirus Politics

London and parts of South-east of England will move into Tier 3 just after midnight on 16 December

Tier 3 restrictions: Everything you can and can’t do under new virus restrictions

2020-12-14T15:49:26Z

3 min read

Coronavirus Sadiq Khan Politics

London will move into Tier 3 after cases have spiked over the past two weeks. The new restrictions will come into place just after midnight on Wednesday

AstraZeneca-Alexion deal pushes global M&A over the $1tn mark for second consecutive quarter

2020-12-14T15:03:20Z

1 min read

Investment Banking Covid-19 M&A Refinitiv AstraZeneca

British drug giant AstraZeneca’s $38.8bn bid for Boston-based pharmaceutical company Alexion pushed deal values to $1tn in the fourth quarter

German audit watchdog boss dismissed amid Wirecard share trading probe

2020-12-14T14:28:25Z

2 min read

Fintech Wirecard

Ralf Bose, the head of Germany’s audit regulator Apas, has been dismissed after he told German MPs that he had bought and sold Wirecard shares in April and May this year, while talks were ongoing between the audit watchdog and financial regulator Bafin

Tom Hayes’ battle to quash his Libor conviction may be almost over

By

Lucy McNulty

2020-12-14T14:26:58Z

4 min read

Legal Libor Trading Tom Hayes

Tom Hayes’ years-long fight to overturn his conviction for rigging Libor is nearing its end

Goldman says no-deal Brexit could cost the UK 5.5% of real GDP

2020-12-14T12:21:00Z

2 min read

Economics Covid-19 Brexit Goldman Sachs Goldman

London faces move to Tier 3 ‘as soon as today’ as MPs briefed on virus spike

2020-12-14T12:07:47Z

2 min read

Coronavirus Politics

Brexit deal odds shorten to 60% after weekend lows on Johnson’s ‘extra time’

2020-12-14T08:50:29Z

2 min read

Brexit Politics

The odds of the UK and EU securing a deal by the end of the year have increased to 60% after this weekend’s talks between Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

London schools should close early to combat Christmas Covid-19 spread, says Khan

2020-12-14T07:47:24Z

2 min read

Coronavirus Sadiq Khan Politics

In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, London mayor Sadiq Khan has said schools in London should be closed early before the Christmas break to help stop the spread of infection of Covid-19

Senior banker: ‘If rivals see clients face-to-face, we’re pressured to do the same’

By

Paul Clarke

2020-12-14T07:04:15Z

5 min read

Citigroup Credit Suisse Investment Banking Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asset Management JPMorgan Goldman Sachs

Thousands of City executives worked from home in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis