Geneva  — Ted Baker’s top management resigned on Tuesday   and the UK fashion chain suspended its dividend, triggering a plunge in the shares to the lowest since 2003.

The power vacuum leaves Ted Baker floundering as it tries to contain the fallout from allegations of inappropriate office behaviour by its founder, Ray Kelvin, and the overstatement of unsold goods. The shares fell as much as 36% as the retailer also forecast a drop in pretax profit of as much as 90%...

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