Patisserie Valerie set to be sold off piecemeal. Potential buyers put off bidding for entire operation by financial allegations
Lombard – Metro Bank (MTRO) chief’s risk-taking now looks far too challenging. Craig Donaldson’s semantic flexibility raises questions about risks put on shareholders
Metro Bank (MTRO) bosses under fire over accounting error. Lender admitted capital issue identified by regulator rather than from its own review
Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) froze account to stop pensioners scam. An 89-year-old man paid £600,000 into suspected fraud scheme, UK High Court hears
Lex – AO World (AO.): CEO let go. The top men have yet to prove the company can deliver a profit
Lex – Royal Dutch Shell ‘B’ (RDSB): flashing its cash. The oil company will still have to keep a close eye on its finances
Barclays (BARC) trial judge says SFO claims implicate Qatar. Entities linked to Qatar must be as dishonest as Barclays bankers if SFO case correct, jury told
Grocer Asda loses ruling in equal-pay case. Decision could have serious implications for supermarket industry
US group seeks to gatecrash £3bn takeover of RPC Group (RPC). Berry Global weighs bid for plastic packaging maker to rival offer from Apollo
BT Group (BT.A) pledges to forge ahead with 5G launch. Gavin Patterson hands over to Philip Jansen as chief of telecoms group
Spirits maker Diageo (DGE) unveils £660m stock buyback plan. Owner of Gordon’s and Tanqueray benefits from boom in UK gin drinking
