Amigo forced to ask for FCA’s approval to pay shareholders and directors

Amigo forced to ask for City watchdog’s approval to pay out cash to shareholders and directors Amigo entered a Asset Voluntary Requirement (VReq) with the FCA The  FCA uses VReq when they suspect ‘serious misconduct’ and ‘and harm needs to be prevented immediately’ By Camilla Canocchi for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:39 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: … Read more

Companies are now hiring ‘directors of remote working’ to manage staff who never see the office

Companies are now hiring ‘directors of remote working’ to manage new armies of staff who never see the office – as one in five employees now works exclusively from home Employers are hiring ‘head of remote’ to manage staff working from home Data shows that vacancies for remote roles have risen by 147 per cent  … Read more

Kate Winslet ‘regrets’ working with directors Woody Allen and Roman Polanski

‘What the f*** was I doing?’: Kate Winslet admits she ‘regrets’ working with directors Woody Allen and Roman Polanski even after their sexual assault allegations By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 22:33 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 14:31 BST, 11 September 2020 Kate Winslet has admitted she ‘regrets’ working with shamed directors Woody Allen … Read more

Former G4S directors charged with fraud over tagging scandal

Former G4S directors charged with with defrauding the Ministry of Justice in electronic tagging scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:39 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:04 BST, 8 September 2020 Charged: Richard Morris, the former managing director of G4S Care and Justice Services Three former G4S employees have been charged … Read more

Sylvester Stallone confirms director’s cut of Rocky IV… but it won’t include Sico the robot butler

Fans of the Rocky film franchise will soon get another ’round’ of Rocky Balboa, and this time the legendary fictional boxer will be seen back in the ring in the prime of his career. On Sunday, Sylvester Stallone confirmed he’s currently working on a director’s cut of Rocky IV to mark the sports drama’s upcoming … Read more

French-Italian director’s footage of Victorians enjoying a day on the English coast

A haunting film showing children on a beach in Victorian England 124 years ago has been restored using artificial intelligence. Remarkable new details about ‘The Shrimp Fishermen’ emerged following work that converted the grainy 50 second clip into high-resolution colour 4k digital footage. Now that even the background is so clear, there is a prospect … Read more

London Capital & Finance directors face court showdown

High Court judge paves way for administrators to sue four directors connected to London Capital & Finance savings scandal By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:46 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 23:46 BST, 25 August 2020 A High Court judge has paved the way for administrators to sue four directors connected to … Read more

DIRECTORS’ DEALS: Investments boss at TMT buys £2.9m worth of stock

DIRECTORS’ DEALS: Investments boss at AIM-listed venture capital firm TMT Investments buys £2.9m worth of stock By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 17 July 2020 The head of investments at AIM-listed venture capital firm TMT Investments spent £2.9million snapping up stock. Entrepreneur Artemii Iniutin … Read more

Failed directors are let off hook under bankruptcy law’s shake-up

Failed directors are let off hook under bankruptcy law’s radical shake-up By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 4 July 2020 A radical shake-up to bankruptcy law last week allows directors at failed firms to remain in charge – and will shield them from … Read more

The 2m limited company directors with very little lockdown support

Left in the lurch: Kate Solomons’s small business has dried up in the crisis Small business owners have been forced to raid personal savings to prop up their cash-starved companies – 100 days after lockdown began.  Back in March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a package worth more than £300 billion to support British businesses and … Read more