By: Ali Lyon

Chief reporter Ali Lyon is the chief reporter at City AM, responsible for covering the full gamut of business, finance and wealth news. He has been at City AM full-time since July 2024. Get in touch with tips via email: ali.lyon@cityam.com. Follow Ali on X: @alilyon_94

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Dyson, JCB and Global Brands: The firms facing a break-up after Labour’s tax grab

April 16, 2026

The government’s inheritance tax crackdown has sparked a wave of warnings from entrepreneurs. We list some of the biggest names to have spoken out in opposition to the changes. To most avid followers of current affairs, the Autumn Budget of 2024 will feel like a lifetime ago. Since then, Donald Trump has been elected to [...]
Flagstone boss: Labour tax changes the biggest driver of savers choosing cash over stocks and shares

April 16, 2026

Britain’s unpredictable tax landscape means households are choosing to build up war chests of cash over other assets like stocks and bonds, the boss of Britain’s largest savings platform has said in a blow to government efforts to boost retail investing. Flagstone chief executive Arman Tahmassebi said his clients were adding to their cash savings [...]
UK asset managers pile into record gilt auction

April 15, 2026

Asset managers have piled into a landmark UK gilt auction after the Middle East war forced the government to fork out the highest interest rate on its 10-year bond since the global financial crash. City AM understands that Aberdeen and Schroders bought up some of the record £15bn of 10-year securities issued by the Debt [...]
CBI chief calls on Miliband to approve Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields

April 15, 2026

The boss of Britain’s largest industry body has called on the government to green-light extraction from two major North Sea oil fields and slash the windfall tax on domestic oil production in a bid to revitalise the country’s ailing oil and gas industry. CBI chief Rain Newton Smith said the North Sea was a “critical [...]
IMF: Middle East war risks sparking government debt doom loop

April 14, 2026

Ballooning levels of government debt have left the global economy dangerously exposed to the aftereffects of the Middle East war, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which warned a fresh wave of inflation could trigger a historic bond crisis. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the financial body said that countries’ inability to rein [...]
Axel Springer’s Telegraph takeover given government green light

April 14, 2026

The years-long saga over the Daily Telegraph’s ownership is poised to reach a conclusion, after the government announced it had approved Axel Springer’s offer for the broadsheet newspaper. The German publishing giant, which owns Politico, Business Insider and the Bild tabloid, said on Tuesday that Britain’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport had given it [...]
From Jaffa Cakes to National Insurance: How to fix Britain’s mad tax system – according to the experts

April 14, 2026

In its latest report, the OECD scolded the UK for its illogical and growth-impeding tax system. Ali Lyon speaks to five tax experts to work out how to fix it. Potato crisps and their corn chip cousins are – as indulgent savoury snacks go – undeniably similar. They taste alike and are a similar size. [...]
War of words erupts after Saba wins trust shareholder showdown

April 13, 2026

A war of words has broken out between American activist hedge fund Saba and the investment trust it is trying to take control of, after the US investor won a crunch shareholder vote paving the way for it to seize power at the 130-year-old FTSE 250 trust. Saba Capital launched a fresh broadside against Edinburgh [...]
JCB heir: Inheritance tax raid could force us out of Britain

April 13, 2026

The heir to the billion-pound JCB fortune has warned that the government’s inheritance tax crackdown on family firms could force his father’s sprawling business empire overseas. Jo Bamford, whose billionaire father Anthony owns the digging equipment maker, said he could be forced to move abroad in order to safeguard the number of jobs at the [...]
Uzbekistan national wealth fund confirms plan for London IPO

April 9, 2026

Uzbekistan’s national wealth fund has confirmed plans to plough ahead with a London IPO in what will be the country’s first ever public market debut. In an update to the stock exchange on Thursday, the National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uznif) announced it expected to float on both London and Tashkent stock [...]

London Marathon’s staggering popularity isn’t about running at all

London Marathon’s staggering popularity isn’t about running at all

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