Reeves under pressure to shift the dial on pension investment July 10, 2024 Rachel Reeves and Labour will be tasked with driving through the so-called Mansion House compact and unlocking pension cash.
Lloyd’s of London leans on its unique qualities to ignite growth April 29, 2024 Since the first agreements between merchants and shipowners were inked in Edward Lloyd’s coffee house in 1698, the market has relied on paper-heavy face-to-face trading.
London homes: Pandemic panic-buying property leads to homeowner regrets July 13, 2021 London property: Pandemic panic-buying property leads to homeowner regrets
Mark Kleinman: Is it a Labour of love for British business? November 23, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Insurance: Hiscox, Aviva, RSA and Direct Line suspend dividends following Bank of England pressure April 8, 2020 Insurance companies Hiscox, RSA, Aviva and Direct Line have this morning announced the suspension of their dividends after regulatory pressure from the Bank of England. Sam Woods, deputy governor of the Bank’s Prudential Regulatory Authority wrote to chief executives of major insurers on 31 March asking them to “pay close attention to the need to [...]
Asset manager Carmignac announces plans to scrap Russian investments March 7, 2022 French asset management firm Carmignac announced today it would scrap its Russian investments and not invest any further in Russian firms, as asset managers scramble en masse to sever their ties to the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
Record breaking Women’s Six Nations match is great send-off for Middleton’s England April 28, 2023 This weekend’s Six Nations showdown between England and France is a glass ceiling-smashing moment for women’s sport. More than 53,000 fans will be at Twickenham to watch this year’s championship decider. That bodes really well for the 2025 World Cup, with the Rugby Football Union hoping to sell out the final at the same stadium. [...]
It’s not a case of whether England lose Six Nations match, it’s by how many March 17, 2023 England’s final-round Six Nations tie in Dublin is not a case of whether the hosts can win, it’s a discussion about how many they win by. The Irish chasing a Grand Slam in Dublin, against England, on St Patrick’s weekend. It is made for a famous home victory, isn’t it? And even with their injuries [...]
Not funding Sizewell C risks UK’s green ambitions, nuclear industry warns April 24, 2023 The nuclear industry has pushed the environmental benefits of Sizewell C amid reports the project is struggling to lure UK investors.
The Square Mile and Me: Steve McGill on Boots, negativity and the Four Seasons April 20, 2023 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good: this week, Steve McGill details his life running the fastest-growing speciality broking firm in the world, McGill and Partners. Quick-fire round What’s your favourite…?