‘Bag ready’ private equity execs more worried about Reeves’ carry policy than Corbyn July 9, 2024 Private equity execs are "bag ready" to leave the UK to avoid Labour's carried interest policy, with some City lawyers giving more legal advice than then when Corbyn was leader, leading industry figures and advisers have said.
Sir Nicholas Lyons to host secret pension summit in push to unlock £75bn investment July 9, 2024 Some of Britain’s biggest pension firms are set for a secret summit in the Square Mile this week to discuss how to pump billions of pounds of retirement cash into the country’s start-ups, City A.M. can reveal.
How realistic is Labour’s plan to reform the planning system? July 9, 2024 Labour has promised to move fast and break things to get Britain building again, but will their plan actually work?
Reeves makes a positive start on planning reform – but there’s plenty more to do July 8, 2024 Believe it when you see it was the attitude of many City economists to Labour's promised overhaul of the planning regime.
Lifting onshore wind ban ‘exactly what industry needs’, investors say July 8, 2024 The Labour government's decision to lift the effective ban on onshore wind farms has been met with delight from the UK business community, with city lawyers and investors branding it a "no-nonsense statement" that will help "deliver on net-zero ambitions".
Housebuilding giants Bellway, Berkeley and Barratt laud Reeves’ planning pledge July 8, 2024 Some of the UK's largest property and housebuilding firms have welcomed the new Labour government's promise to "get Britain building again" with a reintroduction of compulsory housebuilding targets, calling them "hugely encouraging".
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils planning reforms to ‘get Britain building again’ July 8, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a raft of planning reforms in a bid to “get Britain building again” in her first major speech at the Treasury.
City ‘stands ready’ to work with new Labour government on growth July 8, 2024 Business lobby groups and the City of London have said the sector “stands ready” to work with Keir Starmer’s new Labour government on realising growth.
Keir Starmer names top team as Rachel Reeves confirmed as first female Chancellor July 5, 2024 Rachel Reeves was confirmed as the first female Chancellor in British history.
What a Labour landslide means for the UK economy July 5, 2024 Generating meaningful economic growth will be the defining mission for Keir Starmer's new Labour government, but how will he go about it?