Tech week a chance to celebrate London and the City’s most powerful urge: competition June 13, 2022 It is more than a little tempting to think at the moment that nothing in Britain works very well. Anybody with tickets to the Rolling Stones or the cricket in Headingley next week will face a rail strike, families looking to get away for a well-deserved break will need to carry a week’s supplies just [...]
Ed Warner: It is time we sent London 2012 to the back of the cupboard May 12, 2022 It took me 20 minutes from the Central Line platform via Peloton Avenue to cover the half mile to the Lee Valley VeloPark. Admittedly I wasn’t exactly walking at Tom Bosworth pace, and a few hazy-memoried wrong turns out of Westfield didn’t help as I went in search of ‘10 Years On’, a new exhibition [...]
FCA confirms listing rule changes in bid to sharpen London’s edge for startup IPOs December 2, 2021 London’s financial watchdog this morning confirmed a list of changes to its listing rules that will come into force tomorrow, in an effort to bolster incentives for innovative founder-led companies to list on UK markets sooner. Chief among the new changes, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed it is introducing a “targeted form” of dual [...]
London retains crown as Europe’s top city for foreign financial services investment June 13, 2022 London has retained its crown as Europe’s most attractive city for foreign financial services investment as investors shrug off Brexit concerns and continue to pump cash into the capital, a new survey has revealed.
No Brexit exodus: Foreign homeowners sit on £45bn worth of property in London alone July 12, 2022 It has been revealed this morning which areas of the property market are home to the highest value of homes owned by overseas homeowners, with the total market value of foreign owned homes currently standing at £90.7bn across England and Wales. Just shy of a quarter of a million homes are owned by overseas buyers, [...]
FTSE 100 close: London index pulls further away from record 8,000 point threshold as British Gas owner surges February 16, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 scaled further above the 8,000 point mark today driven by investors piling into British Gas owner Centrica after it posted record profits of more than £3bn last year. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.18 per cent to 8,012.53 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the [...]
Europe’s first metaverse ETF set to list in London March 10, 2022 Europe’s first metaverse exchange traded fund (ETF) is set to launch on the London Stock Exchange this month as investors scramble to pump cash into the burgeoning sector.
‘Every Tube traveller’s nightmare’: Man jailed for life over machete attack on London Underground September 12, 2022 A man has been jailed for life after carrying out a machete attack on the London Underground. Ricky Morgan, 35, will stay behind bars for at least 16-years following the incident on a train near Green Park in July last year. He was jailed at the Old Bailey with the judge describing as “every Tube [...]
London markets climb as airlines take off February 7, 2022 London markets posted a strong start to the week yesterday, led higher by airlines taking off. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index closed 0.76 per cent higher at 7,573.47 points, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, added 0.39 per cent to reach 21,797.29 points. [...]
Travel abroad is too pricey, so don’t look down on London tourists – join them September 8, 2022 If you live West, then go East. If you live North, travel South. This is a new experience for most Londoners. East Londoners are more likely to visit Rome than Richmond; and Notting Hill residents are more familiar with the Balearics than Battersea.