Meet the founder of Sibstar — the banking app for families suffering from dementia July 2, 2024 In this week's Founder Profile, we meet Jayne Sibley, co-founder of Sibstar, a mobile app and debit card for people with dementia.
London-based investment firm Octopus Ventures poaches fintech bigwig Erin Platts July 2, 2024 The long-time boss of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) UK arm, who stayed on after its collapse and rescue by HSBC last year, has been poached by London-based investment firm Octopus Ventures.
FTSE 100 today: London markets to open lower on weak Asian cues, focus on elections July 2, 2024 Asian markets mixed amid Trump re-election speculation, yen near 38-year low; Eyes on French election deadline and US Jolts.
Election 2024: Business leaders prefer Starmer and Rayner’s cabinet over Tories’, poll finds July 1, 2024 Business leaders prefer Labour figures, particularly Starmer and Rayner, over their Tory counterparts, new polling has found. Business heads are twice as likely to pick Angela Rayner (34 per cent) than Oliver Dowden (17 per cent) as their deputy prime minister, according to Savanta Business Tracker polling. The research, which surveyed 1,000 business decision makers, [...]
Election 2024: ‘No no-go areas’ for Labour, Starmer vows amid final campaign days July 1, 2024 Sir Keir spoke during a day of campaigning which has taken him to seats in the Conservative heartlands of southern England, including Hitchin and Bletchley.
Military horses bolt through London again as dramatic moment caught on dash cam July 1, 2024 The British Army and Metropolitan Police said six animals were now safely taken back, but not before crashing into a vehicle near Victoria and Pimlico.
The Park: A look inside Wolseley and Le Caprice restaurateur Jeremy King’s latest venture July 1, 2024 Called simply 'The Park', the new restaurant from Jeremy King, due to open in early 2025, will be the jewel in the crown of a £530m residential development.
Election 2024: Labour hits back at Tory warnings of ‘permanent Labour government’ July 1, 2024 In a round of interviews this morning, Home Secretary James Cleverly warned against the “genuine risk” of a Labour government, marking a shift in Tory campaign tactics.
‘The jack is out of the box’: London-listed firms picked off as UK dealmaking springs to life July 1, 2024 A raid on London listed firms has accelerated in the opening months of the year as cashed up corporate buyers take advantage of a perceived valuation gap on London’s markets, new figures have revealed.
Knight Frank: Investment in UK hotels jumps 50 per cent in a year July 1, 2024 Major deals by Blackstone, Landsec and Starwood Capital contributed to over £3bn of investment into UK hotels in the first half of 2024, already surpassing the total for last year by 50 per cent, Knight Frank data has revealed.