West End landlord Shaftesbury Capital cheers low vacancy rates in boost for London February 29, 2024 West-End landlord Shaftesbury Capital reported positive earnings and low vacancy rates during the full year.
IAG: British Airways owner hits £3bn profit and boss says plenty more to come February 29, 2024 British Airways owner the IAG reported record pperating profits in its full-year results this morning amid a boom in travel demand.
Ocado: Surging tech solutions growth drives sales for Sparks-linked online grocer February 29, 2024 Online grocery company Ocado has reported improved revenues driven by improvements in its retail and technology businesses.
Profit falls at Yorkshire Building Society but lender has record demand for savings products February 29, 2024 A number of lenders have been the beneficiaries of poor savings rates on offer at the high street banks and Yorkshire Building Society reported that a record 693,000 savings accounts were opened last year, up from 537,000 in 2022.
London Stock Exchange owner pledges ‘aggressive’ IPO push after ‘encouraging’ signs of revival February 29, 2024 The owner of the London Stock Exchange said it was seeing an “encouraging IPO pipeline” for the year ahead today as it looks to rebound from a historic slump in listings last year.
City braces for day of carnage as XR and Palestine protestors descend on Square Mile – with not even a pint safe February 29, 2024 The Square Mile is set to play host to a raft of climate and pro-Palestine protests today, with one insurer's building already covered in red paint.
Neil Bennett: Singapore is too full of life for UK to ignore February 29, 2024 The notebook is a place for City movers and shakers to get things off their chest. Today it's Neil Bennett, the global co-CEO of H/Advisors, writing for us from Singapore
Mark Kleinman: This Post Office circus is obscuring the real drama February 29, 2024 The City's best connected columnist on the Post Office, confusion at the top of an insurer and why the Pru is looking at Hong Kong
Leasehold and rental reforms slated as ‘contentious’ and ‘destabilising’ February 29, 2024 The government has come under fire for its flagship housing reforms, with developments to new laws on leasehold reform and rental rights branded “contentious” and “destabilising”.
Skipton chief: It’s ‘dangerous’ to wait for the government to help build more houses February 29, 2024 Skipton chief Stuart Haire tells City A.M. how he plans to make the country sit up and take note of the building society.
