Interest rates in the US are moving up and the betting is that there could be an increase as early as December, particularly if Hillary Clinton wins the election offering a degree of economic continuity.

Anthony Ward, 56, pictured with his wife Carolyn, owns a 40 hectare vineyard in South Africa with the capacity to produce 37,500 gallons of wine.

Sterling collapsed 9 per cent against the dollar in seconds shortly after midnight yesterday, falling under $1.15 before immediately bouncing back up.

The firm only has 36.2 per cent support after being outbid by Goldman Sachs and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, who are offering £1.1billion.

Guy Brooke, a former director of Dutch telecoms company Cable Plus BV, fled the UK after a litigation funding business which gave him £1m launched legal proceedings against him.

Traders watched nervously after the sudden plunge in sterling took it to fresh 31-year lows, however, what was believed to be an outlying rogue trade was later cancelled.

Pre-Brexit sterling stood at $1.50 against the dollar and in recent weeks, as strong economic numbers demonstrated that Britain was far away from recession, the dollar value settled at above S1.30.

Vista Equity Partners, which bought Misys in 2012, was founded by tycoon Robert Smith, 53, a former Goldman Sachs banker seen here with his wife, the former Playboy model Hope Dworaczyk.

Goldman Sachs and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have launched a £1.1bn joint bid to buy SVG. Their proposal is supported by the board and is likely to beat a rival proposal.

The controversial technique might not be loved by campaigners, who fear it can cause earthquakes, but it was music to the ears of investors.

The group, which provides software to banks and financial groups worldwide, is planning to list just four years after it was taken private by Vista Equity Partners in a £1.3billion deal.