LaLiga bosses look to copy UK sports scene after London fact finding mission November 20, 2023 Spain’s top football clubs have visited London on a fact-finding mission as LaLiga aims to learn from the UK model of turning stadiums into 365-day money makers. Representatives of all 20 teams from the league, as well as a significant portion from the second tier, descended on the capital during the international break to look [...]
London-listed firms face tougher fraud rules as watchdog prepares clampdown May 24, 2023 The bosses of London-listed firms are facing tougher scrutiny on fraud and financial reporting from 2025 after Britain's corporate governance watchdog proposed a slew of reforms today.
Premier League clubs exceed pre-pandemic spending in January transfer window February 1, 2022 Premier League clubs spent £295m gross in January, their second highest total ever for a winter transfer window, according to Deloitte. The sum is more than four times higher than their outlay in January 2021 and was driven by newly rich Newcastle United and other teams at the wrong end of the table trying to [...]
Chelsea ready to make World Cup star Premier League’s most expensive signing ever – and take spending past half a billion pounds under Todd Boehly January 30, 2023 Chelsea are attempting to make World Cup winning Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez the Premier League’s most expensive signing in a £105m transfer deadline day deal. The Blues have revived their interest in the Benfica player, 21, as the end of the January transfer window, at 11pm on Tuesday, approaches. If completed, the move would eclipse [...]
The tide is finally turning on working from home – and so is the evidence August 1, 2023 It’s an open secret. We all work a little less hard when we work from home. Anecdotally, we’ve all heard someone quip, “it’s alright, I’m working from home tomorrow”, as they make a beeline for the bar to order the fourth round of drinks during a midweek evening pub session. But now there’s a new [...]
Sadiq Khan to address ‘cost of doing business’ crisis at summit with Uber and Natwest June 20, 2023 Sadiq Khan is set to address the “cost of doing business crisis” at a crunch summit with firms including Uber, Natwest and KPMG. The mayor of London will welcome more than 200 CEOs to his annual City Hall business reception at the Crystal in east London today. He is expected to tell firms the “cost-of-doing-business [...]
Who is PwC’s new global chair Mohamed Kande? October 30, 2023 Kande's appointment marks a break from PwC's pattern of choosing its US head to become global chair.
Oak Furnitureland slumps to £32m loss as rising costs bite January 31, 2024 Oak Furnitureland slumped to a loss of almost £32m during its latest financial year, newly-filed documents have revealed.
Tumbleweed transfer window: How much have Premier League clubs spent in January 2024? January 25, 2024 It's 14 years since they operated this frugally in the mid-season window.
Premier League clubs smash record with £1.5bn spend in transfer window August 25, 2022 Premier League football clubs are flexing their financial muscle by smashing spending records in the current transfer window, according to Deloitte. The £1.5bn spent by English top-flight teams is already more than in any previous window, with a week still to go until the 1 September transfer deadline. Clubs are also on track to make [...]