By: Samuel Norman

Senior City Reporter Samuel is a Senior City Reporter covering banking and fintech as well as stories on capital markets and economics. He also leads on City AM's morning liveblog from 7am everyday. He has previously written for the Daily Mail and The i Paper and worked for Sky News as an election stringer. He enjoys writing in-depth analysis of major blue-chip firms and start-ups and also industry trends. He can be contacted at samuel.norman@cityam.com and posts on LinkedIn and X at x.com/samnormanwrites.

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FTSE 100 seals record high after shaking off investor nerves

June 12, 2025

The FTSE 100 finally sealed a new record closing high on Thursday after falling a whisker short the previous two trading sessions. The UK’s flagship index rose 0.2 per cent to – besting March’s record of 8,871.31. The index also beat its previous intraday high after hitting 8,892.36 in afternoon trading. Endeavour mining topped the [...]
Halma: FTSE 100 giant books record revenue and ups dividend

June 12, 2025

Safety and equipment maker Halma notched a record year after its diversified business model powered growth across sectors amid a tough global backdrop. The 130-year-old FTSE 100 firm recorded an 11 per cent jump in revenue to £2.2bn, which came after the business’s revenue for the first six months of the financial year topped £1bn for the first [...]
Tesco: Supermarket giant widens market share amid price war

June 12, 2025

Supermarket juggernaut Tesco delivered an upbeat trading statement for the first three months of the year as the price war in the competitive UK grocery market rumbled on. Food sales at the grocer were up 5.9 per cent year-on-year led by a strong performance in fresh food. Meanwhile, non-food sales climbed 6.2 per cent after [...]
Bank Aston to be first locally licensed Guernsey bank in 30 years

June 12, 2025

Bank Aston has secured a banking licence from the Guernsey regulator that will make it the first locally licensed bank in the jurisdiction within 30 years. Bank Aston positions itself as a specialist provider for offshore trustees, investment funds, and family offices, which are key sectors in the Channel Islands’ financial services industry. The firm [...]
Reeves’ spending spree could open £20bn gap – which taxes will rise?

June 12, 2025

Rachel Reeves splashed the taxpayer cash in her inaugural Spending Review, raising expectations the Chancellor may be coming back for more tax revenue in the Autumn if her growth ambitions are not met. Reeves is set to hand out an extra £190bn in government spending over the course of the parliament, in what she described [...]
Bargain Britain: UK firms under siege by foreign takeovers

June 12, 2025

The London Stock Exchange has suffered a bruising week as private equity firms and foreign giants continue to snap up British bargains. Markets were hit with a double blow on Wednesday after Canadian consultancy giant acquired engineering firm Ricardo and KKR returned with a final bid for GP Landlord Assura. Assura has recommended a cash [...]
Spending Review: Reeves leaves London short-changed

June 11, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ inaugural Spending Review fell short for London, the capital’s business advocacy group has said. Reeves’ announcements on infrastructure, transport and skills were received warmly but BusinessLDN has said the Chancellor had failed to fully deliver, leaving the capital “short-changed”. The Spending Review included a four-year settlement for Transport for London with the [...]
Spending Review: Reeves piles billions into tech as firms cool on UK

June 11, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves bet heavy on tech and innovation in her maiden Spending Review, in a week that saw a trio of tech firms depart from the London Stock Exchange. Reeves hiked research and development funding to a record high of £22.6bn per year by the end of the Spending Review period. She doubled down [...]
FTSE 100 flirts with record high but falters once more

June 11, 2025

The FTSE 100 once more narrowly missed on a record closing high on Wednesday after faltering in the final moments of the trading session. The UK’s flagship index edged up 0.13 per cent to 8864.35p. This brought it just short of March’s record close of 8871.31p. Housebuilders topped the morning risers with Persimmon and Barratt [...]
Private equity giant KKR returns with final bid for Assura

June 11, 2025

UK healthcare property firm Assura has received its “best and final offer” from KKR, which is set to trigger another delisting blow for the London Stock Exchange. Assura has recommended a cash offer from Sana Bidco, a vehicle owned by KKR and Stonepeak, which values the firm at 52.1p per share. Shares in Assura closed [...]

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