The UK’s stamp duty on shares is a form of fiscal self-harm August 29, 2023 The malaise of our stock markets has been discussed at length over the past year. Reasons offered vary: Britain’s investors lacking a risk appetite, pension funds not putting sufficient capital into equities, a lack of research thanks to Brussels-era unbundling rules, even our liberal approach to short sellers have all been given as perfectly sane [...]
Stepping Stones To Sustainability – Green your employment culture in 5 steps August 29, 2023 | Sponsored Introduction Sustainability is increasingly high on people’s agenda and has become a buzz word in business circles. Measurable performance and tangible outcomes are becoming the standard across all sectors. But what does this really mean in practice, and how do you make your business more sustainable in a meaningful way? We break sustainability challenges down into [...]
Trust in supermarkets at 10-year low like ‘dark days of horsemeat scandal’ August 29, 2023 Trust in supermarkets has plunged to its lowest level in nearly a decade as consumers continue to worry about high prices, despite food inflation showing signs of easing. In August the grocery sector received a trust score of +30 -on a scale of -100 to +100 -from British shoppers, a new study by Which? revealed [...]
FTSE 100 reshuffle: M&S in, Abrdn out, but who else is coming and going? August 29, 2023 As the reshuffle of the FTSE 100 index approaches, several firms are vying for a coveted spot among the UK's top-tier stocks.
Bunzl: Giant on a shopping spree with two acquisitions and bumped-up guidance August 29, 2023 Outsourcer buys firms in Poland and the Netherlands as it continues acquisition spree
New clinical trial hub to open in Canary Wharf as demand for life sciences space heats up August 29, 2023 Canary Wharf is moving into what its CEO Shobi Khan calls its '3.0 phase' as it targets a growing diversity of uses.
Cycling New York’s wild, intriguing Hudson River cycling routes August 29, 2023 The curls of smoke drifting from barbecues in New York’s Dominican district of Inwood, the pumping bars of Harlem and the chaos of Midtown, right down to the quieter serenity of Downtown. Cycling through New York has never been easier, or more natural-feeling. The Hudson River Park that skirts along the west coast of Manhattan [...]
Photos captured of Parliament Hill Lido in dramatic thunderstorm August 29, 2023 You’ll probably remember on Saturday that a huge storm blew through London. Guests at the Parliament Hill Lido in Hampstead were recalling how staff told swimmers they’d “be cooked” by the lightning unless they exited the pool. One swimmer told City A.M. that staff were telling people to get out of the famously stainless steel [...]
Food inflation cools but Russia’s exit from grain deal poses threat to prices August 29, 2023 Food inflation cooled once again in August, new figures out today show, in a sign that cost of living pressures in the UK are gradually starting to ease. Food inflation fell to 11.6 per cent in August, down from 14.3 per cent in July, according to fresh figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). However, [...]
Only one in five think the Bank of England is doing a good job – but they still trust it more than politicians August 29, 2023 Just 18 per cent of the public think the Bank of England are doing a good job, but a majority still think politicians should not be given control of monetary policy.