Rhode Island socialite namechecked in Taylor Swift’s new album is Rebekah Harkness Standard Oil heir

Taylor Swift’s, new song titled ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ is about Rebekah Harkness, the scandal-ridden socialite who once owned the Watch Hill, Rhode Island mansion Swift purchased in 2013 Taking a break from her deeply intimate, autobiographical anthems, Taylor Swift’s eight album,’Folklore’ is a collection of songs written ‘from the perspective of people I’ve … Read more

Top fund manager Standard Life Aberdeen dumps Boohoo

Top fund manager Standard Life Aberdeen dumps Boohoo as fashion giant reels from sweatshop scandal By Tom Witherow and Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 One of Boohoo’s biggest shareholders has dumped almost all its investment in the fashion group over its … Read more

HSBC and Standard Chartered caught in crossfire over Hong Kong turmoil

Banks caught in crossfire over Hong Kong turmoil: HSBC and Standard Chartered facing threat of US sanctions By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 2 July 2020 Pressure is mounting on HSBC and Standard Chartered as the banks find themselves ‘caught in the crossfire’ of … Read more

Standard Life Aberdeen to pay new boss Stephen Bird up to £6.3m

Standard Life Aberdeen to pay new boss up to £6.3m: Veteran banker Stephen Bird set to replace departing chief exec Keith Skeoch By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 June 2020 One of the UK’s biggest fund managers has rolled out the red carpet … Read more

Emily Sheffield following George Osborne into the Evening Standard editor’s chair

David Cameron’s sister-in-law Emily Sheffield will take over from George Osborne as editor of the Evening Standard, it was announced today. The former Tory chancellor stepped down after three years to become the editor-in-chief of the London free newspaper instead. Former deputy editor of Vogue Ms Sheffield – who has never shied away from airing her own political views … Read more

New £53,000 electric Volvo XC40 Recharge is twice the price of the standard SUV

Order books opened today for Volvo’s first all-electric car – the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 compact sports utility vehicle – costing from £53,155. That’s more than twice the price of the cheapest petrol-powered XC40 currently on sale. It is the first of five electric cars to be launched by the Swedish car firm over … Read more

Double Isa allowance to £40k, says Standard Aberdeen boss

Double the Isa allowance to £40k, says investment boss, and encourage savers to ditch cash for backing British firms to help them rebuild Fund manager boss says firms with rescue loans will need to clear their debts Standard Life Aberdeen will invest in British companies to help them do this Boss Keith Skeoch says savers should … Read more

Coronavirus: Is UK standard for antibody tests TOO high?

Wondfo, the maker of an antibody test used in China, is not believed to have had its rapid-response test approved by the UK Government One of the coronavirus antibody testing kits rejected by the British government has been found to be 82 per cent accurate at identifying people who have had the disease. The test, … Read more

Is Britain’s standard for antibody tests TOO high?

Wondfo, the maker of an antibody test used in China, is not believed to have had its rapid-response test approved by the UK Government One of the coronavirus antibody testing kits rejected by the British government has been found to be 82 per cent accurate at identifying people who have had the disease. The test, … Read more

Standard Chartered fined £20m for breaching sanctions against Russia

Standard Chartered fined £20m for breaching sanctions against Russia By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 4 April 2020 Standard Chartered has been fined £20 million for breaching sanctions against Russia.  The British bank handed out 21 loans worth close to £100 million to the … Read more