Nov 10 (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

- BBC boss Tim Davie resigns over Trump documentary edit

- Permira nears 2-billion-pound plus deal to buy JTC

- Exxon to 'pace' low-carbon spending blaming weak demand

and bad policies

- HMRC probes Tim Horlick's Ayanda Capital over pandemic-era

taxes

Overview

- BBC director-general Tim Davie resigned on Sunday after

days of criticism over the public service broadcaster's

coverage, including misleading edits of a Donald Trump speech in

a documentary.

- Private equity group Permira is nearing a 2-billion-pound

($2.68 billion) plus deal to buy UK-listed fund administrator

JTC, in a move that would see off interest from rival

buyout firm Warburg Pincus.

- ExxonMobil ( XOM ) says it will "pace" spending on

low-carbon projects because of disappointing customer demand and

government policies that are failing to provide the right

incentives to create viable markets.

- Tim Horlick's Ayanda Capital is being investigated by the

UK tax authority to determine whether it paid the taxes due on

income it received during the pandemic.

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(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)