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Alex Ralph

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7 days
RT @AshOrgUK: ASH CE @HazelCheeseman:.“There is a lack of transparency that SME4Labour are receiving funding from a multinational tobacco c….
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The business, founded by the ‘kebab king’ Ibrahim Dogus and with Imperial Brands as a client, raised oncerns with ministers about forthcoming smoking legislation
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SME4Labour, the business group credited by Sir Keir Starmer with helping Labour win the general election and which received funding from big tobacco company Imperial Brands, lobbied the government to amend smoking legislation. Story with @jameshurley .
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The business, founded by the ‘kebab king’ Ibrahim Dogus and with Imperial Brands as a client, raised oncerns with ministers about forthcoming smoking legislation
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RT @Steven_Swinford: This is a fantastic piece from @kayaburgess who has delved deep into the mystery of London's extraordinary Himalayan p….
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RT @Benjaminwmartin: Interview with Tom Hayes, who has won his decade-long fight to overturn his Libor rigging conviction: he says he forgi….
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Trader cleared over the Libor-rigging scandal says he forgives the judge whose misdirection ‘undermined the fairness of the trial’
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AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion (£37 billion) in the United States in manufacturing and research and development by the end of the decade.
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President puts pressure on big pharmaceutical companies to move manufacturing to America
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Alex Ralph
2 months
Thousands of investors are owed more than £200 million by 79th Group, the collapsed investment scheme, whose board included a former senior HM Revenue & Customs official. From @jameshurley.
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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Alex Ralph
2 months
RT @thetimes: 🔺 Exclusive: Exclusive: Andrew Bailey has hit out at Donald’s Trump’s pro-crypto legislation, warning that stablecoins pose t….
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Donald Trump, stablecoins and the future of the dollar are all in the governor’s thoughts as he considers policies in pursuit of growth and stability
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Alex Ralph
2 months
The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest listed companies have called for the removal of stamp duty on shares and greater freedoms on boardroom pay as part of a wide-ranging revamp to revitalise London’s equity markets. Report on the @CBItweets proposals:.
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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Alex Ralph
2 months
Administrators of the alleged Fortress Capital Partners “Ponzi scheme” have described a second insolvency proposal to take control of the unregulated investment firm as “highly speculative”. Latest story on the celebrity-backed scheme with @jameshurley .
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Begbies Traynor says second insolvency proposal to take control of the unregulated investment firm is ‘highly speculative’
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The long-serving chief executive of AstraZeneca, Britain’s most valuable public company, would like to move the stock market listing to the United States, according to multiple sources.
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Sir Pascal Soriot is frustrated with restrictions in the UK on medicines by Nice and pricing under an NHS rebate scheme
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Alex Ralph
2 months
Kebab king’s SME outfit ‘lobbies for big tobacco’. Weekend read on SME4Labour's extraordinary hotline granting businesses access to Labour’s top table and how clients include Imperial Brands. With @jameshurley .
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Endorsed by Sir Keir Starmer, SME4Labour says it is a voice for small business — so why are multinationals among its clients?
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Alex Ralph
3 months
A capital markets union would solve a "lot of problems", by providing scale, Lionel Assant, global co-chief investment officer at Blackstone, tells the #TimesCEOSummit as he endorses Mario Draghi's ambitious proposal.
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Alex Ralph
3 months
The UK in "general is fairly valued", Lionel Assant, co-chief investment officer at Blackstone, tells #TimesCEOSummit to the suggestion that assets are undervalued.
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Alex Ralph
3 months
RT @TimesBusiness: President Trump has likely “already taken the decision” to hit Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility, Sir Niall Ferguson tells @….
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Alex Ralph
3 months
Thames Water is an "exceptionally complex situation", Tara Davies, co-head of European infrastructure at KKR, tells the #TimesCEOSummit as she explains why it pulled out of acquiring the troubled water company.
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Alex Ralph
3 months
Lord Clanwilliam, the former chairman of the audit committee of NMC Health, reached a settlement agreement with the administrators of the collapsed former FTSE 100 company, including to provide evidence relating to its £2bn High Court claim against EY.
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Former chairman of audit committee reached settlement agreement with Alvarez & Marsal to give evidence suporting £2 billion High Court negligence claim
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Alex Ralph
3 months
AstraZeneca has been accused of “turning a blind eye” to the Chinese government and putting “profits before people” as it invests billions in the country amid the long-running detention of a key executive.
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British drugmaker is accused of putting ‘profits before people’ amid the continued detention of a former senior executive in China
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Alex Ralph
3 months
In a stark letter to the PM, the ABPI:.- suggested £2bn of investment discussed with Treasury officials was at risk.- warned it could affect broader UK-US trade talks.
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Alex Ralph
3 months
A government offer to cut the cost of a contentious NHS drugs pricing scheme has been rejected by the pharmaceutical industry as “falling significantly short”.
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Trade lobby says £2 billion of potential investment is at risk unless the government does more to help the industry
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