The £200m cost of the scheme will come from the Deutsche Bank fine for trying to manipulate Libor and Euribor inter-bank rates
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Judge allows judicial review of mis-sold swaps compensation scheme
The High Court on Friday granted permission for a judicial review of a scheme set up by Britain’s financial regulator to compensate small firms mis-sold interest rate hedging products.
Britain’s richest double their wealth in 10 years with big gambles paying off
Britain’s billionaires have seen their net worth more than double since the recession, with the richest 1,000 families now controlling a total of £547bn.
5,000 SMEs urge electorate to allow Cameron to finish recovery
A letter signed by the representatives of 5,000 small businesses calls for the Conservatives to be “given the chance to finish what they started”.
French Connection shares plunge nearly 19% on profits warning
Loss-making retailer warns it will miss City forecasts, citing ‘challenging conditions’ on the high street
HSBC considers moving HQ out of UK
The bank said the review followed “regulatory and structural reforms” since the financial crisis.
UK borrowing shrinks ahead of election
British coffers are boosted by bumper tax receipts, though leading think-tank warns that Labour plans will add £90bn to Britain’s debt pile by the end of the decade
Facebook revenues miss expectations
Facebook shares crashed in after-hours trading on Wednesday as the social media company narrowly missed Wall Street’s expectations.
Tesco reveals biggest loss in UK retail history
Tesco reports an annual pre-tax loss of £6.4bn after suffering a slump in sales and an accounting scandal
British man held over £500bn Wall Street ‘flash crash’
Lone trader Navinder Singh Sarao “significantly responsible” for causing the May 2010 market crash which saw the Dow Jones lose almost 1,000 points in a matter of minutes
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Wonga posts hefty loss as a result of regulator clamp down
The payday lender made a loss of £37m last year, compared to a £40m profit the year before
Majority of City would vote for UK to stay in EU
New survey reveals most financial workers want the UK to remain part of the Euopean Union despite more than 40pc believing that Brussels is actively hostile towards their industry
Primark unveils 11% rise in first-half profits but strong US dollar causes alarm
Profit increase masks flat like-for-like sales blamed on unseasonably warm weather as discount clothing retailer gears up for push into US.
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