EU rules damaged liquidity in London’s main market November 2, 2023 EU financial market reforms inadvertently affected liquidity and reduced research activity in London’s main stock market, according to new research from the University of Bath on Wednesday. The EU’s markets in financial instruments directive II, known as Mifid II, aimed to improve transparency around research costs. The costs were previously parcelled into brokers’ overall fees [...]
In pictures: London’s skyscrapers look uncannily like these coffee machines April 12, 2024 Sometimes only a cliche will do. The fact that luxury coffee machines look like London skyscrapers is a truth as old as time itself.
How work from home could be denting London’s GDP March 25, 2024 The new work-from-home era has inflated London’s GDP by over £8bn, as outdated measures of regional growth have warped official calculations. When adjusting for where people actually work from, rather than where their jobs are based on paper, the size of London’s economy falls by 1.4 per cent, data from Cebr has revealed. This pushes [...]
Forget Dishoom: Veeraswamy is London’s more intriguing Indian restaurant January 31, 2024 Veeraswamy, soon to celebrate its centenary, is Britain's oldest curry house and should inspire curry houses around the country with its friendly service and superior food
Oceandiva London: The sustainable vessel on a mission to change London’s events scene May 18, 2023 Businesses are mobile - and that’s especially true in the case of Oceandiva, an 86m-long events vessel that arrived in London earlier this week.
London’s housing affordability crisis is also a business problem September 28, 2023 “As a society,” the CNN journalist Luke McGee said on X/Twitter yesterday, “we need to address the fact that a semi-detached in Walthamstow is now a million quid.” Attached to the post was a fairly average looking 4-bedroom flat about five minutes walk from the tube, currently available on Rightmove for the low, low price [...]
Chancellor meets with City grandees over London’s listings crisis January 9, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt held talks with top City chiefs on Tuesday as part of the government's efforts to attract more listings to the London Stock Exchange.
London’s best hidden restaurants, from Saltie Girl to Laphet December 7, 2023 From Brazilian rodizio that rivals Hawksmoor to a fiery Thai spot in Soho, we pinpoint seven overlooked or hidden restaurants
Deloitte reveals the UK and London’s fastest growing tech companies November 17, 2023 London-based Allica Bank has topped Deloitte’s annual ranking of the UK’s 50 fastest growing technology companies. The top three — Allica Bank, Yoto and Hypervolt — all come from different sectors this year, including fintech, software and environmental tech. Together, the Fast 50 winners have an average four-year growth rate of 5,473%, possess total revenues [...]
Inactivity, productivity and jobs: London’s economic disparities revealed in five graphs May 15, 2024 London is the powerhouse of the UK economy, but within London there are considerable differences on economic performance.