Pisces’ first birthday was an intimate affair Markets The faint pop of a champagne bottle was heard in the Square Mile a few days ago, marking the first anniversary of the LSE getting a licence for Pisces – the private securities venue providing liquidity to fast-growing firms. As celebrations go, it was an intimate affair. Over the past year, just three businesses have [...]
NYSE-listed Securitize offer football club shares on blockchain with Socios Sport Business New York-listed tokenised asset firm Securitize is to offer shares in football clubs held on the blockchain in partnership with controversial fan token firm Socios. A “strategic partnership to develop regulated equity offerings involving minority interests in professional sports teams” was announced as the market opened in New York, with Securitize – which has $5bn [...]
Fresh stock market raid sparks clarion call for action Markets The London Stock Exchange risks being gutted of even more blue-chip firms this year without urgent action from ministers and officials, a group of top advisers has said, after three more listed companies accepted bids from foreign buyers. The cohort warned that “complacency is not a viable option” following news that FTSE 250 firms Bodycote [...]
Arc’teryx Introduces System 0™, a New Framework for the Future of Product Design and Circularity August 26, 2026 Sperro SV, a multisport mountain-grade hardshell built with circular design principles, available September 4, 2026
A love letter to Sweetings, the City’s oldest restaurant August 25, 2026 Ahead of our Toast the City Awards this October, we pay homage to Sweetings, the City’s oldest restaurant Britain is a country steeped in tradition and often too wedded to the past, but it also proved itself capable of great innovation. We should never forget that the Square Mile is a perfect example of world-changing [...]
Aggreko Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering August 24, 2026 Aggreko Inc. (“Aggreko”) today announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its ordinary shares. The timing of the offering, number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering [...]
Options Announces CIX Trading, Canada’s Newest Alternative Trading System (ATS) August 18, 2026 Options Technology, the leading provider of trading infrastructure to the global financial markets, today announced that it will be offering CIX Trading, Canada’s newest alternative trading system (ATS), designed to modernize Canada’s Equities Markets. CIX Trading is the first ATS to go live in Canada in over 10 years, seeking to close the innovation gap [...]
Airtel and Sumup set to kick off London’s fintech IPO test August 12, 2026 Airtel and Sumup are set to hand a potential $20bn boost to the London Stock Exchange with long-awaited IPOs that could help pave the way for a host of fintech firms to come to market. Telecommunications giant Airtel is planning to list its mobile money business in London before the end of the year, its [...]
IT consultant ordered to pay £50,000 after being accused of stealing Soho House members’ personal details August 12, 2026 An IT consultant was ordered to repay £50,000 to his employer after being accused of stealing the personal details of members of London’s biggest private members’ club. Amit Sharma allegedly threatened to leak personal information of more than 50,000 members of Soho House unless he was sent a “seven figure” sum following a dispute over [...]
Options Unveils H1 2026 AtlasFeed and Raw Market Data Feed Expansion August 11, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading managed IT services and technology solutions provider, today announced the immediate availability of expanded market data feeds following a record-breaking first half of 2026. This launch delivers enhanced connectivity for U.S. options and equities as well as Middle Eastern markets, supporting clients with expanded normalized and native feed coverage from [...]