Designing Alfrank 3.0: “The last 40 years must count for something”

Dame Linda Dobbs is conducting an independent review into the HBOS Reading scandal. The former judge believes the long running dispute over the insolvency of one of Europe's biggest hotels is relevant to her review, and the Mansfield family will give evidence.

The German entrepreneur Christian Angermayer wears many hats. He is an investor, film enthusiast, and psychedelics proselytiser with business links to controversial Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. So why is he and the tech firm Northern Data suing Twitter?

Corbalton Hall and its sprawling estate have been on the market for the past two years. A businessman with local ties has emerged as the highest bidder for the luxury residence.

For more than a decade, the Irish tax authority has been investigating an intricate tax scheme used by dozens of high rollers to wipe massive sums off their tax bills by manufacturing artificial losses on German bond deals. Millions of euro is now at stake.

The volume of assets realised through members’ voluntary liquidations has increased nearly 30-fold during the first five months of this year. Why do so many shareholders agree to shut down their company and walk with the cash?

He could have faded into the distance after WPP. Instead, Martin Sorrell is building a new empire – and he has lost none of his candour. In an exclusive interview, the ad titan talks about media, WPP, Brexit, Covid-19, and why there is no such thing as stress.

An EGM requested in May by disgruntled shareholders of the global bakery manufacturer will not take place until mid-September. If Aryzta can be sold, its chairman Gary McGann, an experienced boardroom veteran, has given himself as much time as he could to make the deal and exit with his head high – if not, he has promised to bow out.

New briefing material prepared by top officials in the Department of Finance reveals that some insurers may find themselves in difficulty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and that some business interruption claims may have to be honoured.

Briefing documents prepared for the Minister for Finance say the underperformance of the Irish banks has been exacerbated by “negative news flows” and political discourse”. Officials also fear it could take five years for the banks to recover their values.

A series of companies connected with the retail were liquidated today, with its owner pointing to the pandemic and the collapse in future tourism. Most of the money is due to the family behind the business.