Jan 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- Unilever rules out increasing £50 bln bid for GSK unit after backlash on.ft.com/33VLOmw
- Failed power supplier Bulb owed £254 mln to customers from prepaid bills on.ft.com/3GK65dh
- UK financial watchdog proposes tougher rules for crypto adverts on.ft.com/3KmOLxb
Overview
- Unilever Plc has ruled out increasing its 50 billion pound ($68.05 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s consumer health business, in a climbdown that comes after an intensifying investor backlash.
- Bulb Energy owed 254 million pounds to customers who had paid for their electricity and gas in advance when it had to be bailed out with a 1.7 billion pound UK taxpayer loan last year, according to administrators.
- The UK’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, plans to tighten the rules for advertising high-risk investments as it prepares to take over responsibility for cryptocurrency promotions, raising further questions over how digital asset firms will be able to market their services.
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