Flurry of takeover activity sweeps UK market
Renewi and Loungers both agree deals while Direct Line rebuffs approach
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Black Friday: why our brains love a bargain
Do you prefer Black Friday or Cyber Monday? The January sales or Amazon’s Prime Day? Or perhaps you like to hold out for a good old fashioned everything-must-go shop clearance.
How the UK’s austerity policies caused life expectancy to fall
1000 Words/ShutterstockBetween 1945, when the second world war ended, and the start of the 2010s, average life expectancy and mortality rates in high-income countries improved continuously.
Pensions savings confidence hits seven-year low, says BlackRock
Half of those questioned in survey said they cannot afford to save enough for retirement
UK tenants hit by highest inflation in September
Rental costs rose 3% on average compared with 2.6% for households with mortgages
St James’s Place closes £1.8bn property funds and exits market
Investors ‘increasingly cautious’ about the asset class
FCA to raise bar for when it ‘names and shames’ companies
Previous proposals from UK financial regulator triggered City backlash
Hong Kong plans crypto tax break for hedge funds and billionaire families
Chinese territory is competing with Singapore and Switzerland to become top offshore finance hub
Tehran’s luxury glass apartments reveal a changing Iran
Open facades symbolise a new yearning for transparency
Scott Bessent’s ultimate Trump trade
Plus, Brookfield drops deal for Spanish healthcare group Grifols and Sequoia Capital’s spun-off China unit hunts for global deals
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