Asos is urging brands to sign the Transparency Pledge – launched in 2016 by nine charities, including Human Rights Watch – which will require them to reveal their manufacturing supply chains.
Rishi Sunak has that rare quality among politicians of sounding as though he means what he says. Using the jargon, he comes across as authentic and his enthusiasm makes him immensely likable.
Paddypower’s owner Flutter, Bet 365 and William Hill all list subsidiaries offshore in locations such as Guernsey, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man in their annual accounts.
The Bristol-based broker saw savers pile £7.7bn more than they withdrew into stocks and funds through its platform in the 12 months to June 30, and its profit before tax shot up by 24 per cent to £378.3m.
Rightmove’s turnover and profit sank between January and June when compared with 2019. Revenues fell by more than a third to £95m, while profits dived from £108m to £62m.
The 64-year-old, who steps down from the board later this year, bought them at 554p each on the same day the firm said it would be adding flights to its schedule after bumper demand.
The Big Four auditor was supposed to be acting as an adviser to Quindell when the scandal-hit insurer was selling its professional services arm to legal business Slater & Gordon.
Prices saw an uptick for the first time since the lockdown began, according to the latest Halifax house price index, growing on average 1.6 per cent after months of decline and stagnation.
Redx Pharma jumped 80 per cent on the back of a licencing deal with AstraZeneca. The AIM All-Share was up a solid 4.5 per cent to 924, outperforming the FTSE 100.
British Airways’ owner IAG announced in April it would cut up to 12,000 jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unite the union say the other 30,000 employees will be asked to sign a new contract.