Ben Martin

Crunch time for the motor finance industry as the Supreme Court next week prepares to hear a landmark case that could result in billions of pounds of customer compensation payouts over car loans https://t.co/8fXRZ8dqsd

💥The aggressive American activist hedge fund Elliott has amassed an £850 million bet against shares in the FTSE 100 oil giant Shell https://t.co/Zlsoy8DJqQ

In today’s Times: Farage reaches a settlement with NatWest, drawing a line under a freedom of speech row that cost the former boss of the high street bank her job - this came out just hours after the Spring Statement - perhaps a good day to try and bury the announcement? https://t.co/dW5tFwxysB

The logic behind the convictions of former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo for “rigging” financial benchmarks created a “thought crime”, the UK’s highest court has been told https://t.co/7zWHPycI5j

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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @JeffreyGoldberg. https://t.co/MC5tzh084a

The two top bosses at Plus500 split about $10 million in salary and bonuses last year in the latest payout by a company that has regularly clashed with its shareholders over executive remuneration https://t.co/tRo6Zzoz99

The City of London could emerge as a winner from the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape if it becomes a “neutral” financial hub, according to the chairman of the emerging markets banking giant Standard Chartered https://t.co/mCmwaxh74U

💥The City grandee who chairs Ebury has signalled that whipsawing markets could derail a £2 billion London listing of the Santander-backed payments company https://t.co/7QCDQhbgmI

The former trader Tom Hayes will take his battle to clear his name to the Supreme Court this week as his decade-long fight to overturn his conviction for Libor rigging enters its final stages https://t.co/Jh6IOQ11vh

MHA confirms this scoop from last month as it presses ahead with a listing that could result in an £80m windfall for 41 current and former partners of the accounting firm https://t.co/4uEqwpbWBJ

Ben Martin @Benjaminwmartin

💥MHA, the UK arm accounting giant Baker Tilly International, is considering a £300 million-plus flotation - if it happens it would be a boost for the London stock market and would result in lucrative windfalls for partners - story on @TimesBusiness shortly

Crispin Odey faces a lifetime ban from working in the financial services and a £1.8 million fine for repeatedly seeking to evade punishment by his hedge fund firm over allegations of inappropriate behaviour https://t.co/N0zkCPlj59

Our journalism at @thetimes is free to read all weekend so you can catch up on some big @TimesBusiness stories like this one https://t.co/oKwCq0jCrA

The former boss of Barclays was introduced to three of the world’s richest people by the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, a court was told https://t.co/MC1ZNMGHtX

Ex-Barclays CEO denies his daughter was a "vehicle of communication" between him and Epstein while he ran the bank, and tells court that he has "put my marriage at risk" by being honest. He previously told the court he had slept with one of Epstein's staff https://t.co/WZo653dd5g

The former boss of Barclays had sex with a member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff in a New York apartment owned by the convicted paedophile’s brother, a court has been told https://t.co/oKwCq0jCrA

The former boss of Barclays has accused the City regulator of seeking to destroy his reputation with its investigation into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, a court has heard https://t.co/4p9m3OGsmL

💥Lloyds Banking Group has watered down a diversity target used to help determine annual bonus payouts for its top executives and wider workforce at Britain’s biggest domestic lender https://t.co/8RoTpTXAum