By: Rupert Hargreaves

Managing Editor Rupert Hargreaves is City AM's Managing Editor. He also edits Whisky Business: City AM's monthly look at the world of whisky and covers the insurance sector, including Lloyd's of London. Before joining City AM, he helped lead the digital team at MoneyWeek, the UK's best-selling financial magazine. Rupert has over 15 years of experience in financial journalism and holds qualifications from the CFA Institute and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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Scotch Whisky Association calls for spirits duty freeze as industry headwinds grow

October 15, 2025

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has urged the UK Government to impose a multi-year freeze on spirits duty, warning that continued inaction threatens jobs, investment and Treasury revenues. In a submission ahead of the autumn Budget, the trade body stated that recent duty increases had cost the Treasury £700m while placing a £12 tax burden [...]
Distillers One of One: The Glenlivet and Port Ellen bottles smash records

October 13, 2025

The third edition of The Distillers One of One® Charity Auction smashed all expectations last week, raising nearly £3m for charity. Overall, the One of One auction raised £2.9m, setting a total of 30 auction records in the process. Record price tags were achieved for The Glenlivet, Port Ellen, Ladyburn, Glenfarclas, The Glendronach, Laphroaig, KANDOBLANC, [...]
Cotswolds Distillery releases limited edition Wychwood Harvest

October 3, 2025

Cotswolds Distillery, the best-selling English whisky producer, has released a new limited edition single malt this week, with only 1,500 bottles available. The Cotswolds Wychwood Harvest Single Malt Whisky became the latest in the distillery’s annual Harvest Series and took its name from the historic Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire. This expression was crafted from a [...]
The Dalmore unveils rare red wine cask edition

October 1, 2025

The Dalmore has launched the third instalment in its ultra-premium Cask Curation Series, finished in red wine casks sourced from Château Mont-Redon in France’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape region. The Highland distillery used freshly emptied casks from the Rhône valley estate to finish three aged Single Malt expressions — 24, 34 and 43 years old — to highlight [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Asos and Close Brothers lead City stocks’ fall as economic growth slows

September 30, 2025

Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. When Rachel Reeves prepared her inaugural budget last year, she had little in the way of good news to impart to the people of Britain. The chancellor said she’d been left a bad inheritance, and had to raise tens of billions of pounds in extra taxes to plug spending [...]
India Business Group awards celebrate cross-border collaboration

September 23, 2025

The deepening commercial relationship between the UK and India was thrust into the spotlight last night as business leaders gathered at the House of Lords for the fourth annual Indian Awards, hosted by the India Business Group (IBG). The gala event came just months after the signing of a landmark Free Trade Agreement between the [...]
Ferg & Harris unveils bespoke Springbank single malt for Distillers One of One

September 22, 2025

Ferg & Harris has released its most ambitious whisky to date with the unveiling of Wings of Kintyre, a bespoke Springbank single malt set to feature in next month’s Distillers One of One auction. The one-of-a-kind 31-year-old whisky has been bottled from a single organic cask. It will be offered exclusively at the prestigious biennial [...]
The “Living Bridge”: Cultivating a new golden era in UK-India relations

September 18, 2025

The India Business Group (IBG), an independent strategic advisory company, was established in 2014 by Amarjit Singh to foster the special relationship between India and the UK. The founder and CEO of the India Business Group is a commercial solicitor by background and set up the organisation after observing a palpable interest from UK small [...]
The Long Tail: The crucial role of Managing General Agents

September 17, 2025

As the fastest-growing segment in property and casualty (P&C) insurance globally, managing general agents (MGAs) are attracting significant investment and playing a crucial role in closing the protection gap. MGAs utilise capital from large insurers to underwrite on their behalf, allowing insurers access to specialised product lines without having to build in-house capabilities. In the [...]
Whisky Business: Distillery tours saving the Scotch industry

September 11, 2025

Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. The 1980s were a particularly dark time in the history of the Scotch whisky industry. Throughout the decade, around a third of all Scottish distilleries closed their doors as demand dried up. Even well-established players were caught in the slump. Distillers such as Carsebridge, also [...]

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