Articles by Hugo Miller and Sabah Meddings

Credit Suisse Bondholders Who Lost $1.7B in UBS Deal File Lawsuits

Hundreds more Credit Suisse Group AG bondholders sued Switzerland’s banking regulator after their securities valued at about $1.7 billion were wiped out during the lender’s government-brokered takeover by UBS Group AG. Law firm Pallas Partners, which filed the suit in …

CBI President Says Business Group May Not Survive Sexual Assault Scandal

The Confederation of British Industry may not survive a scandal triggered by rape claims among staff, its president said, as he acknowledged that the business group had failed to dismiss “abhorrent” employees who’d harmed their colleagues. Brian McBride wrote an …

Update: Major UK Companies Abandon CBI Following Second Rape Claim

A swathe of major UK companies, ranging from banks to supermarkets, have resigned from the Confederation of British Industry as the lobby group fights for survival following a number of allegations of sexual assault among its staff. BT Group Plc, …

Scandal at CBI Plunges UK Business Lobby Into Existential Crisis

When Rishi Sunak stepped up to the podium at the Vox venue in Birmingham in November, he had one mission: to convince business leaders to stay loyal after his predecessor unleashed economic mayhem. The UK prime minister was addressing the …

Dangers of Disposable Vapes: Lithium Battery Fires, Plastic Waste and Health

Three fires broke out at the Grundon waste disposal plant near London’s Heathrow Airport in the past six months. In each case, the chief suspects were disposable vaping devices containing lithium batteries. Owen George, who leads recycling for Grundon, said …