Labour’s Ed Miliband urges government to investigate power trading firms March 25, 2023 Ed Miliband has urged the government to investigate whether power trading firms are manipulating the UK's electricity markets.
Smart Pension snaps up £750m peer as government calls for consolidation grow July 17, 2023 Top workplace pension firm Smart Pension has snapped up a peer with some £750m under management as pressure from the government grows for faster consolidation in the sector.
Rail strikes: Lynch says government hasn’t spoken to RMT since January July 16, 2023 Rail strike misery looks set to continue for commuters after Mick Lynch, the RMT’s general secretary, said the government had not spoken to him about finding a resolution since the start of the year. Speaking on Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday Programme, Lynch said that there has been “no contact. They seem to pick [...]
Why university spinouts are a battleground in the government’s ‘science and tech superpower’ plans May 16, 2023 Top tech investors and policymakers are looking to boost the flow of cash into a new wave of start-ups coming out of British universities, as ministers lean on the private sector to turn the UK into a “tech and science superpower”. Universities have long been viewed as fertile breeding grounds for tech start-ups by private [...]
Government’s consumer protection push criticised for moving too slowly May 10, 2022 Despite making grand gestures about protecting consumer and business rights under the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer bill, the government have come under fire from critics for acting too slowly.
Government looks to scrap EU short selling rules in post-Brexit deregulation drive July 11, 2023 The government is looking to ditch EU-era short selling rules and will scrap a requirement for individual investors to reveal their bets against companies as part of a post-Brexit push to scrap red tape in the City.
Marks boss: Running a business under this government is like ‘going up a down escalator with a rucksack on your back’ March 5, 2024 Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin has said operating a business under the current government is like “running up a downwards escalator with a rucksack on your back”.
Government urged to take global lead on digitised capital markets to boost UK’s competitiveness July 6, 2023 The government should take the lead in encouraging the digitisation of the UK’s capital markets to boost the City’s competitiveness, UK Finance has argued. In a new report released today by Oliver Wyman and UK Finance, the government has been urged to take a bold approach to ‘tokenisation’ or risk losing investment to other parts [...]
Banking crisis reinforces need for ringfencing as government’s consultation comes to an end May 8, 2023 Experts have warned that the recent banking stresses demonstrate the importance of the ringfencing regime as the government’s consultation comes to an end. Treasury ministers are keen to push forward with changes to how banks are forced to separate their retail and commercial activities with, for instance, investment banking operations – reducing the number of [...]
Doctor Who maker Bad Wolf to spend £60m in Wales after being handed government money February 28, 2024 A deal worth £4m has been secured by Bad Wolf, the production company behind the likes of Doctor Who, His Dark Materials and A Discovery of Witches.