HSBC Holdings (HSBA) faces call to end all new coal power financing. Schroders and Hermes urge rethink of decision to exclude three Asian nations from global halt
Vodafone Group (VOD) launches convertible bond to back Liberty deal. UKgroup raises £3.4bn in deal laden with eye-catching financial-market alchemy
Interserve (IRV) rejects rescue plan from biggest investor. Risks rise that one of the UK government’s largest contractors will fall into administration
Insurer Phoenix Group Holdings (DI) (PHNX) raises key targets from Standard Life Aberdeen deal. Group says it will deliver higher capital benefits and slash costs more than expected
Debenhams (DEB) warns profits guidance ‘no longer valid’. Shares tumble after retailer blames economic uncertainties and high financing costs
Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG) slashes dividend as it insures against Brexit. Group looks to strengthen balance sheet, citing ‘political uncertainty’
Ladbrokes owner GVC Holdings (GVC) looks to US for growth. UK gambling group latest to pin hopes overseas as fixed-odd betting crackdown looms
