The bond markets liked the Budget – and that’s a worry March 22, 2024 Hunt’s Budget and Reeves’ Mais lecture showed they are vying to be Captain Sensible, but if we want to break the doom loop of low growth, high taxes and big spending, we should expect some friction with the forces that benefit from the status quo, says Charles White-Thomson What concerns me most about the recent [...]
Peel Hunt head: Government ‘obsession with private capital’ caused equity market disaster March 21, 2024 Speaking at the Association of Investment Companies conference today, Hall highlighted "the need to have UK investment in UK assets", describing it as "central to having a healthy economy".
MoJ brings forward litigation funding Bill to green light the multi-billion pound industry March 21, 2024 The UK government has introduced a litigation funding bill this week, that if passed, will reverse a ruling by the Supreme Court last year. Last July, the Supreme Court in the so-called PACCAR case handed down a decision that left the litigation funding sector in a state of confusion. The highest court in the UK [...]
Printing merger between Sun and Daily Mail owners waved through by competition authority March 21, 2024 Plans by the publishers of the Sun and Daily Mail plans to combine their print operations have been waved through by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Jimmy McLoughlin’s notebook: What Rishi (might) do next March 21, 2024 Jimmy McLoughlin is the man behind Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, a podcast looking at the future of work. He writes for City A.M.'s notebook, a place where interesting people say interesting things
Asset manager M&G tops City expectations as firm remains ‘on track’ for its 2025 targets March 21, 2024 "M&G has performed very well in 2023," Andrea Rossi, the firm's chief executive said.
Elevate Your Short Escape: The Unmatched Beauty of Tunisia Awaits March 21, 2024 A trip to Tunisia offers an escape from the customary short breaks, marveling in a place where history, culture, and natural landscapes collide; the perfect refuge for those travellers in search of a sanctum from routine short break experience. This North African marvel, with its mosaic of ancient civilizations, pulsating markets and incredible coastlines, opens [...]
Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure March 21, 2024 Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises.
Why the London mayoral election could be closer than you think March 20, 2024 As the London Mayoral election inches closer, Jessica Frank-Keyes takes a closer look at whether Sadiq Khan can secure a third term
‘I love meetings!’ said nobody ever. So why are we all so addicted? March 20, 2024 The corporate world's obsession with meetings has gone too far, it's time to imagine another way, says Simon Neville.