Finance

Metro Bank suspends commercial property lending following investigations launch

London-based Metro Bank has halted money lending on commercial property after law firms began investigations on an accounting error that forced the bank to raise £375m earlier this year. According to The Times, the retail bank, led by American Vernon Hill, made the decision to stop lending for commercial property development, and instead to place …

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HSBC to add 50 retail wealth management jobs in Singapore to capture wealthy clients

Kevin Martin, Asia Pacific Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management for HSBC discusses the ‘significant opportunity in Singapore’ for building Asia wealth. HSBC’s retail wealth management segment in Singapore is expanding its team by 50 staff as part of a shift in its focus towards Asia’s affluent market, where a total of 300 jobs …

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French luxury goods group LVMH acquires wine producer Le Château du Galoupet

World-renowned luxury goods group Moët Hennessy, the beer, wine, and spirits branch of LVMH, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Le Château du Galoupet, a French winery specialising in Provence rosé. In an announcement this week, the company announced the addition of the winery to its portfolio, with the transaction expected to be …

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Ecommerce luxury goods platform ‘The Luxury Closet’ closes £8.5m funding round with expansion to Hong Kong

Dubai-based luxury goods platform The Luxury Closet has announced it has raised £1.8m in funding in its latest funding round as it enters operations in Hong Kong following the purchase of Guitless.com.   In a statement this week, the ecommerce company that sells used fashion items announced that the funding will boost its global expansion …

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Plane-hailing ‘Uber of the skies’ app raises $10m to make chartering private planes easy

The Executive reports on what could be an exciting development in making the chartering of private flights easier and more accessible.  Chartering private jets could soon become as simple as ordering an Uber as BlackBird, a start-up often dubbed as the ‘Uber for planes’ announced that it has secured $10m. The funding comes from venture …

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