Jason Windsor appointed as Abrdn’s permanent boss September 10, 2024 Asset manager Abrdn has appointed finance chief Jason Windsor to be its new permanent chief executive, after Stephen Bird abruptly stepped down in May.
All3Media: The Traitors maker still in the red before £1.15bn RedBird IMI takeover September 6, 2024 Turnover dropped below the £1bn mark at TV and film production powerhouse All3Media, which is behind the likes of The Traitors, in the year before it was acquired by RedBird IMI, the investment fund helmed by US media titan Jeff Zucker. The London-headquartered company was snapped up from Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global in [...]
Is there a Tufton Street of the left? September 5, 2024 With think tankers and campaigners being appointed to government, it’s tempting to think these secretive groups are calling the tune, but there are better ways to work out what Labour really thinks, says James Nation Over the last 14 years, there was a theory among some commentators that went something like this: yes, Conservative Prime [...]
The authentic part of the Bahamas, with secret beaches and amazing food September 2, 2024 Arriving into a tiny airport after a twenty minute hop from Nassau International, we’re driving down the dusty palms highway to Freeport. The trees are ragged, stripped of their leaves and dead. Fields of new ones have been planted, but like anything beautiful in nature, patience is the virtue. It’s something the Grand Bahamians have [...]
Starmer’s illiberal smoking restrictions are just the start August 29, 2024 Freedom cannot be entirely indexed to smoking, but an administration’s approach to tackling it says a lot about how they plan to govern, says Joseph Dinnage Imagine you and your colleagues have just finished a day of graft on the trading floor and you’re all looking to relax. What to do? You all rightly decide [...]
PRS REIT faces investor rebellion to topple chair August 29, 2024 Investment trust PRS REIT is facing a significant shareholder rebellion, which is attempting to oust its chair and change the direction of the property investor. Investors including Waverton Investment Management and CCLA Investment Management, representing 17.3 per cent of shareholders, have requested an extraordinary general meeting to vote on a slew of measures. These include [...]
How Neil Fachie found Paralympic glory after ditching running track for velodrome August 26, 2024 Since he first jumped on a mountain bike in the north-east of Scotland, cycling has been Paralympic champion Neil Fachie’s one-way ticket to freedom. That Fachie is now the owner of two Paralympic gold medals and 19 world titles doesn’t do justice to a complex sporting journey that was never guaranteed to bend in a [...]
Banksy: City of London moves art installation to Guildhall so it’s ‘properly protected’ August 13, 2024 The City of London has moved an installation from mysterious artist Banksy to protect it and allow the public to view it. On Monday, a City of London sentry box appeared with artwork, depicting piranhas in a fishtank, in the heart of the Square Mile, by Ludgate Hill. Commuters and onlookers were seen taking pictures [...]
Reddit finds the perfect non-league football club to sponsor August 8, 2024 The online forum’s football sub-section r/football will appear on the home and away shirts of the Worcesterstershire team.
Abrdn records net inflows as fund manager prepares to appoint new chief August 6, 2024 Abrdn has reported improved flows and progress on its cost-saving efforts as the fund manager gears up to appoint a new chief executive.