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HSBC shocks market as boss Noel Quinn retires after 'intense' five years
HSBC has kickstarted the search for a new chief executive after Noel Quinn shocked markets by revealing he would retire after an 'intense' five years.
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Hargreaves Lansdown and St James's Place cash-in on Isa and pension season
Hargreaves Lansdown said that a record number of its customers put new money into their self-invested personal pensions.
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BUSINESS LIVE: HSBC boss Quin to retire; Whitbread hikes divi; Metro Bank deposits grow
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are HSBC, Whitbread, Metro Bank, St. James's Place and Hargreaves Lansdown.
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FCA at war with City over plan to 'name and shame' firms it is investigating
The FCA used a newspaper article to mount a defence of the proposals - even as the industry stepped up its opposition via a letter.
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BHP urged to improve its offer for rival Anglo American
Analysts said the bid needs to be more than £40bn to tempt Anglo to accept the deal. A bidding war could push the valuation higher.
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Inflation 'brought to heel' as shop prices rise by just 0.8% this month
The year-on-year increase, down from 1.3% in March, was the lowest since December 2021 and non-food prices actually fell, the BRC said.
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First profit for Vinted as young shoppers turn their backs on fast fashion
The Lithuanian start-up - Europe's largest website for buying and selling old clothes - made £15.4m last year after a £17m loss in 2022.
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US private equity giant in £1.3bn swoop for troubled music fund Hipgnosis
Hipgnosis, founded by Merck Mercuriadis and guitarist Nile Rodgers (pictured), is the latest London-listed firm to be targeted by foreign buyers.
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S4 Capital board shake-up as founding member retires after six years
Founding board member of Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital Paul Roy will retire from the company in June after six years in the role.
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Elementis shareholder calls for boss Paul Waterman to quit
In a scathing open letter, activist investor Gatemore Capital Management said Paul Waterman had presided over an extended period of weak results...
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund agrees £1.3bn takeover by Blackstone
The music rights investor, which owns the back catalogues of Blondie, Shakira and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, said it agreed to a $1.30 (£1.04) per...
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BUSINESS LIVE: Ocado boss faces revolt; Hipgnosis agrees Blackstone takeover; Entain reprices debts
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Ocado, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Entain and Beazley.