An election this year may not free up much private investment February 6, 2024 Debates around the election and the future direction of the UK’s economic policy have been framed by two parallel narratives.
London named entrepreneurship capital with half of power list based in the big smoke February 6, 2024 London has been named home to over half of the UK’s newly-revealed leading young entrepreneurs to watch out for. Of the 188 young business founders making up entrepreneurial research platform Hurun UK’s Under30s and Under35s lists, 116 have their ventures based in the capital. Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report chairman and chief researcher, said the research [...]
New study: What’s holding back sustainable funds? Greenwashing. February 6, 2024 Investments into sustainable funds are reducing due to an increase in greenwashing and scepticism towards environment, social and governance focused investing, a new study has found.
Financial services should get out of London to find new talent, education secretary says February 6, 2024 Financial services firms should “get out more” to attract talent, Gillian Keegan has said.
FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for caution as traders scale back rate cut bets February 6, 2024 Asian markets mimic Wall Street's dip, oil prices hold steady. UK retail sales slow in January, RBA maintains interest rate at 4.35%; focus shifts to UK Construction PMI.
King Charles has cancer, Buckingham Palace confirms this evening February 5, 2024 King Charles has cancer, the Royal Household has confirmed, but remains "wholly positive" about treatment
Sterling slumps as hawkish Fed spooks investors February 5, 2024 Lower rate expectations tend to hit currencies as it suggests investors will receive a lower rate of return on their investments.
Around 400 jobs at risk as British electric van maker Arrival falls into administration February 5, 2024 A British-based electric van maker which aimed to become a leader in EV manufacturing has filed for administration, placing around 400 jobs at risk.
FTSE 100: London markets tick down as traders trim rate cut bets February 5, 2024 London's FTSE 100 ticked down on Monday amid a deluge of economic data that spurred traders to trim their bets on UK interest rate cuts.
AI code of conduct ‘always doomed to fail’ say UK lawyers as guidance shelved February 5, 2024 City lawyers have said a voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence (AI) was "always doomed to fail".
