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KPMG’s first female leader Mary O’Connor quits after being overlooked for chief exec role

By

James Booth

2021-04-28T15:58:12Z

2 min read

Accountancy Diversity Professional services KPMG

Mary O'Connor's parting comments indicate she is on the lookout for a top leadership role

Lord Myners: Greensill was in financial difficulty — Cameron ‘should have known’

By

Bérengère Sim

2021-04-28T15:11:10Z

2 min read

Treasury Committee Politics Greensill Capital

Lord Myners

Tesla’s bitcoin holdings jump by $1bn

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-28T15:11:46Z

2 min read

Fintech Bitcoin Tesla Cryptocurrency Elon Musk

Elon Musk of Tesla registered a net gain of $101m from sales of bitcoin during the quarter — around 10% of Tesla's stake

JPMorgan launches blockchain venture with Temasek for central bank digital currencies

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-28T14:43:48Z

2 min read

Fintech Blockchain JPMorgan Cryptocurrency

JPMorgan

UK watchdog proposes overhaul of Mifid II research rules

2021-04-28T13:36:44Z

3 min read

Mifid II Regulation

S&P Global Ratings’ Yann Le Pallec: ‘Long-term solvency will become the real issue’

2021-04-28T13:09:44Z

6 min read

People S&P Global Ratings

Yann Le Pallec says S&P downgraded about 20% of its corporate credits globally

Law firm Mishcon de Reya appoints JPMorgan to advise on London IPO

By

James Booth

2021-04-28T12:50:40Z

2 min read

Legal Services IPO JPMorgan

Mishcon de Reya chair Kevin Gold

Evercore kicks off hiring spree as Spac boom helps profit quadruple

By

Paul Clarke

2021-04-28T11:51:49Z

2 min read

Investment Banking

Electoral Commission to probe Boris Johnson’s ‘unethical, foolish’ flat refurbishment

By

James Booth

2021-04-28T11:40:05Z

1 min read

Clifford Chance promotes 11 new partners in London in 29-strong global round

By

James Booth

2021-04-28T09:59:34Z

2 min read

Legal Services Clifford Chance

Stephanie Huts, Christopher Ingham and Sachin Trikha, new Clifford Chance partners in the UK

Deutsche’s staff will have to agree detail of hybrid working with managers

By

Bérengère Sim

2021-04-28T10:14:54Z

2 min read

Covid-19 Deutsche Bank Pandemic

CFO James von Moltke said Deutsche Bank is 'moving to provide our employees some additional flexibility in hybrid working models'

European Parliament votes in favour of Brexit deal

By

Lucy McNulty

2021-04-28T09:29:55Z

2 min read

Brexit Politics

HSBC Europe chief Colin Bell joins board of London fintech startup

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-28T08:36:11Z

2 min read

On the Move Fintech People HSBC

Colin Bell will join the data analytics startup's board of directors, replacing HSBC's global risk chief operating officer Ray O'Brien

UK will use Covid passports for international travel, Grant Shapps confirms

By

James Booth

2021-04-28T08:25:54Z

2 min read

Lockdown Coronavirus Covid-19

An NHS app would be used for travellers to be able to show their vaccine status and evidence of recent negative Covid-19 tests

Lloyds first quarter profit shoots past analyst expectations

2021-04-28T07:44:04Z

1 min read

Lloyds Banking Group

Billionaire James Dyson hits back at claims that he tried to ‘extract favours’ from Boris Johnson

By

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-28T06:53:36Z

3 min read

Coronavirus Brexit James Dyson Politics Boris Johnson

James Dyson said the BBC had made a 'grotesque mischaracterisation' of his links to the Tories and denied any major involvement with the political party