George Osborne lands another new job as he quits roles at Evening Standard and BlackRock

George Osborne lands another new job: Former chancellor leaves roles at Evening Standard and US firm BlackRock to become investment banker at Robey Warshaw George Osborne served as David Cameron’s chancellor between 2010 and 2016 In 2017, the father-of-two stepped down as Conservative MP for Tatton, Cheshire Since leaving Cabinet he has held high power … Read more

MasterChef winner Oli Martin has top tips to help make home cooking restaurant standard

Missing restaurant food? Then make it at home – by following the advice of top chef Oli Martin. He won the festive edition of MasterChef: The Professionals recently and his restaurant at Hipping Hall in Kirkby Lonsdale has an impressive four AA rosettes, so he knows his way around the kitchen. Here he offers top … Read more

Standard Chartered deal gives staff an office closer to home

Standard Chartered signs deal to allow staff to work away from central offices in big step towards permanent flexible working at a major financial firm By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 January 2021 Standard Chartered has signed a global deal that will allow … Read more

Flexible flight tickets can be £1,700 more expensive than standard fares says Which?

Flexible flight tickets can cost up to 17 times more than standard fares – prompting accusations airlines are cashing in on unwitting holidaymakers during the pandemic. A flexible ticket – which allows travellers to move their flight date free of charge – can be £1,700 more expensive than standard. The extortionate prices highlighted in a … Read more

New boss to shake up Standard Life Aberdeen

Blueprint: Stephen Bird first met BlackRock’s Larry Fink a decade ago It is an asset manager steeped in nearly 200 years of history – but new boss Stephen Bird is not scared to shake things up at Standard Life Aberdeen. The Scottish banker, who became chief executive in September, is preparing a revolution at the … Read more

The (not so) Great British Bake Off! Viewers accuse standard to be far WORSE than previous years

Viewers of this year’s Great British Bake Off are claiming this year’s contestants are far worse than previous years. Fans of the Channel 4 bakery show, now in its 11th season, have been voicing their dismay and frustration on Twitter after a string of botched bakes and ‘poor’ show stoppers this year. They claim that … Read more

Standard Chartered eyes dividend payout in 2021

Standard Chartered bank signals it could restart dividend payments as soon as February By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 Standard Chartered bank has signalled it could restart dividend payments as soon as February.  Group treasurer Saleem Razvi told investors the banking … Read more

Schroders overtakes Standard Life Aberdeen

Schroders overtakes Standard Life Aberdeen to become UK’s largest listed asset manager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 Schroders has overtaken Standard Life Aberdeen to become the UK’s largest listed asset manager.  The business was looking after almost £526billion of investors’ … Read more

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