Brothers

• 銀行側は、元Telegraph所有者のエイダン・バークレーとハワード・バークレーに対する高等裁判所への訴訟を取り下げたと発表した。 • Telegraphの元所有者たちは、1億4,000万ポンドを超える期限超過債務を巡りHSBCと和解し、破産を免れた。 • 火曜日の高等裁判所での審理において、欧州最大の銀行であるHSBCは、エイダンおよびハワード・バークレーに対する手続きを取り下げたと述べた。バークレー家は2023年、Lloyds Bankに対する11億6,000万ポンドの未払い債務により、Daily TelegraphおよびSunday Telegraphの支配権を喪失していた。

Specialist lender says it expects its slice of £9.1bn compensation set by FCA to be about £320mClose Brothers shares surged on Wednesday after the UK bank declared it could “comfortably absorb” its slice of a £9.1bn compensation bill over the motor finance scandal, hours after one of its rivals announced it was selling its UK operations over looming costs.The specialist lender said it expected the final terms of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) compensation scheme to cost roughly £320m, a sum that is “broadly similar” to previous estimates and the £294m put aside to date. Continue reading...

• The Country Music Hall of Fame revealed its 2026 inductees on March 21: country star Tim McGraw, songwriter Paul Overstreet, and bluegrass pioneers the Stanley Brothers. • Tim McGraw, with over 75 million albums sold and hits like 'Live Like You Were Dying,' joins legends such as George Strait in the modern era category. • Paul Overstreet earns recognition for penning 16 No. 1 hits including 'Forever and Ever, Amen' for Randy Travis.