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Insurance entrepreneur Keith Beekmeyer gave money to Nigel Farage’s party to cover the cost of an office in Epping

Cuts will be used to reduce fees charged to public companies and broker-dealers

Securitisation deals to secure capital benefits were up 85% in the first half of this year

FTAV goes hedge fund headhunting through the ages

A year of two halves, and a one-fifth drop

Move may be a sign Wall Street bank has made progress in correcting compliance mis-steps of recent years

Andrew Miller’s remuneration increased 23.5% this year to ‘reflect growing scale’ of his role, says company

Experts say latest BoE interest rate cut should lead to cheaper borrowing costs for homeowners

Hedge fund billionaire says acquisition of Vantage is milestone in effort to transform real estate company Howard Hughes

New measures are part of decade-long push to encourage individuals to invest in region’s companies

FCA responds to super-complaint from Which? amid concerns over poor customer service

Corvex takes stake in UK hotels group and urges it to carry out strategic review

Standard General’s Soo Kim in talks over purchasing or investing in WBD’s television networks

Plus, Monzo shareholders protest CEO change and Tricolor executives face fraud charges

Shareholder’s claims of impairments put billionaire investor Oliver Samwer’s stewardship back in the spotlight

US investor close to appointing advisers for booksellers’ IPO next year

A proposal from a cross-party group of politicians could break the deadlock with the country’s biggest bank

Former Arthur Andersen partners raised $176mn after pricing shares at top of range

Regulator considers whether to ask court to ban pair after firm was fined over drugs sold to NHS

Announcement of a new CEO seemed to start smoothly but now threatens to descend into a mess

Justice department says subprime auto lender defrauded its lenders before its collapse this year

Drop of 2.4% in year to October takes cost of average dwelling in UK capital to £547,299

Trade Republic’s €1.2bn share deal also attracts new backers including Singapore’s wealth fund

Howls of protest over a modest penalty from the EU contrast with Europe’s silence over far bigger punishments levied on its banks by America

Investors including Accel and Iconiq are also pressing for greater board representation for shareholders