Platforms ‘optimistic’ government will take a lighter touch approach

Data release comes after Fed held interest rates last month

In drone vs drone combat, valuable personnel can be pulled back from the front

Barclays chief collected £15mn last year, with Lloyds and NatWest leaders pocketing £7.4mn and £6.6mn respectively

Mette Frederiksen tells FT that Greenland crisis has shown the ‘old world will not come back’

High Court said ministers’ decision to proscribe direct action network as a terrorist organisation was ‘disproportionate’

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem transformed Dubai-based group into one of the world’s largest logistics operators

Michael Hsu is among the frontrunners to succeed Sam Woods at BoE Prudential Regulation Authority

Thomas Woldbye says passengers at UK’s only hub airport are often in ‘the wrong place’

Asset manager is ending its listed life with a whimper rather than a bang

Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in the US

US asset manager has swooped on one of London’s most historic names

Richard Oldfield reassured government before sale of centuries-old institution to US investment firm

A perfect storm of policy and regulatory headwinds has slowed new construction to a trickle

Stocks from insurance to property and wealth management punished after new tech launches

Director of concierge group claims he is target of extortion after series of lawsuits that also allege financial crime

Europe risks undermining its own competitiveness drive through curbs on US groups, tech company says

Big Four accounting firm says it has decided not to automate some junior work so staff can develop judgment

Attorney to depart Wall Street bank after new documents reveal extent of her ties to sex offender

The battle over the use of agents is starting to come into focus

Latest haul comes as it prepares for an initial public offering as early as this year

Several ex-mandarins say full process should take place rather than swift appointment of frontrunner Romeo

Gold and silver also drop while Treasuries rally

Guidance on Global Counsel is latest fallout from ties between former minister and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein