Labour’s war on business is a gift to Nigel Farage July 22, 2025 Labour’s paralysis is driving business away from Britain and paving a path to power for Nigel Farage and Reform, says Alexander Temerko The government of Keir Starmer has internalised a culture of hesitation so completely that inaction is no longer perceived as a flaw, but as a mode of governance. Over the past year, a [...]
Why oh why are we still debating open banking in the UK? July 22, 2025 Open banking needs urgency – not more debate, write John Glen, three years on from opening the conversation as City minister.
The discrete joy of guerrilla swimming in the Thames July 22, 2025 Guerilla swimmers are defying the authorities to go swimming in the Thames – don’t listen to the gloomsters telling you it’s not safe, says James Bethell Swooshing down the Thames past the pubs and bridges on the powerful tides in the warm summer water is utter bliss. We met at a pub for some chat, [...]
Hiring Rishi Sunak is an ingenious move from Goldman Sachs July 21, 2025 Rishi Sunak’s Westminster to Wall St move is not a case of “jobs for the boys”, it’s a calculated, strategic hire by a firm that understands the real value of political experience in a volatile, interconnected world, says Tim Focas When former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak steps into his new role as senior adviser [...]
A silver lining for non-doms? July 21, 2025 Despite damning headlines in recent weeks about changes to the foreign chargeable gains regime, the outlook should not be considered entirely bleak, says Clare Pooley From 6 April 2025, a new foreign income and foreign chargeable gains (‘FIG’) regime was introduced for internationally mobile individuals, replacing the remittance basis regime historically available to non-UK domiciled [...]
The City welcomes reforms to make London more competitive July 21, 2025 The Chancellor’s Mansion House reforms matter because they promise more jobs. more capital and better pensions – now they must deliver, says Chris Hayward The Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms, unveiled at Mansion House, have opened the door to reforms that could boost investment. These reforms aren’t just about the City. These reforms matter because they promise [...]
How much will the Afghan data leak really cost? July 21, 2025 Many questions arise from the astonishing story of the Afghan data leak, but one is why the government seems to have no idea how much it will cost, says Eliot Wilson The announcement last week by defence secretary John Healey that the government had for two years had a super-injunction to conceal a massive loss [...]
If you’re a CMO, make friends with the CFO July 19, 2025 Many CEOs now asking, ‘why are marketing metrics up, but sales and market share in decline’ – here’s how CMOs can course correct, by Kelsey Robinson Marketing used to be the growth engine of every company. It championed the customer. It was responsible for everything the customer touched, saw, bought, and felt. But, customer behaviours [...]
How can British businesses prepare for tariffs, and does Brexit help? July 19, 2025 The Insight in 15 is a new podcast from professional services firm KPMG offering a fresh perspective on major issues for business leaders. The 10-part series will cover a range of topics by cutting to the chase, setting out the risks and opportunities, and providing insights those at the top of big businesses can put [...]
Mutual fund performance: a new way to pick a persistent winner July 18, 2025 A new academic paper introduces the MMT model, which improves upon standard methods by correcting for benchmark biases and incorporating peer performance, proving more effective at identifying persistent winner, writes Cesario Mateus, Irina B. Mateus and Natasa Todorovic In the ever-evolving world of finance, selecting mutual funds that consistently outperform the market is a challenge [...]