Several big City of London developments are mired in uncertainty amid Evergrande real estate problems in China and a slump in building company share prices in Hong Kong

Report with James Hurley

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'It is always ugly when prosecutors feed off sprats and back away from the gurning sharks.' Former director of public prosecutions Ken Macdonald KC on the Libor convictions
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Spot the three clubs which have been charged by the Premier League for a breach of Profitability and Sustainability Regulations.

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Throughout the Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo Court of Appeal hearings it was clear the judges thought that Libor submission rules required the 'cheapest' rate. What's strange is I don't recall this ever being part of the SFO's case.
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The FCA hired an internal candidate who had no audit qualifications as chief internal auditor after advertising the post for just five working days, leading to claims the recruitment process for the £220,000-a-year role was rigged. By James Hurley thetimes.co.uk/article/anger-…

FCA picked internal candidate as chief internal auditor (despite fact he does not audit qualifications) after advertising the role for only 5 working days, leading to claims that the recruitment process for the £220k a year role had been 'rigged'
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If the cases of Tom Hayes Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo don't involve a point of law of public importance, I don't know what does. They went to jail for something the US courts now say wasn't against any rules or laws. Only the UK now sees this as criminal: t.ly/jtLFe

FCA hires chief internal auditor who has no audit qualifications. Now, why would the UK’s main financial regulator do such a thing? Story: James Hurley thetimes.co.uk/article/fca-hi…

This is a very convincing demonstration of sanctions-busting:

Increasing the VAT threshold is the opposite of what the Government should be doing. The £85k threshold prevents thousands of businesses from growing. Raising the threshold makes that problem worse.