Former lobbyist and UK deputy prime minister joins London-based Hiro Capital

Change would affect citizens of states including UK, France and Australia

UK chancellor believes decision to bolster fiscal headroom will mean she does not need to take extra steps in spring

Opponents of proposal to increase cap to €10,000 say it would reward tax evaders and illegal business

The important conflicts today take place inside cultural-religious blocs, not between them

Shares in London-listed gambling group jump after it launches strategic review

Central bank president signals a second consecutive upgrade for Eurozone economy

Financial Reporting Council to examine two individuals and the firm itself over ‘unauthorised’ auditors’ reports

Chancellor also expressed frustration at pre-Budget leaks in hearing with MPs

Todd Combs rose from a Florida state university to Berkshire Hathaway before taking the helm of a new $10bn security fund

Move to outvote Hungary this week would indefinitely immobilise Moscow’s sovereign assets

The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information to accelerate its drive to deport 1mn people this year

Conservatives returned funds in July from private German bank given ‘in good faith’

Wave of M&A fuels rally as big pharma groups hunt for blockbusters ahead of patent cliff

Companies linked to financier owe property moguls £130mn for mortgage on Leconfield House

US president says ‘prices are coming down tremendously’ in campaign-style swing through electoral battleground

Antitrust concerns and ties to Trump administration complicate picture of who may ultimately own media group

Beijing encouraged purchase of Huawei and Cambricon processors before Trump’s move to allow Nvidia exports

National Audit Office studied sample of 5,000 people and said it was impossible to know their whereabouts due to poor internal systems

Final interviews for top central bank job to kick off this week

Priya Dogra set to take over from former boss Alex Mahon with announcement expected as early as this week

October ‘Jolts’ figures unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates on Wednesday

Socialists back government bill to deliver razor-thin majority in lower house of parliament

Rising costs in consumer unit are a ‘big part’ of overall increase in spending