Standard Chartered Bank is to pay $1.1bn (£840m) to settle long running claims by both US and UK regulators relating to sanctions busting activities in Iran and breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) rules

The ‘high profile and expensive failure’ of a £50m project to build a garden bridge across the Thames in London, which was set up as a charity to raise funding, has been described as a failure for charities, policymakers and the regulator itself, according to a report by the Charity Commission

The high street’s decline is accelerating, with a record number of stores disappearing in 2018 and a sharp drop in the number being opened, according to analysis from PwC which says the increasing cost of occupancy, shift to online and subdued consumer spending are all taking their toll

There is an urgent need for an ethical framework for the use of big data or there is a risk of undermining the social purpose of financial services according to ICAEW