The Capitalist: Feeling Bullish Lord Cameron? December 11, 2025 David Cameron’s selective memory, a smooth landing for Andrew Bailey and a lack of Christmas spirit at ARM in this week’s Capitalist David Cameron recently celebrated the 20 year anniversary of his election as leader of the Tory party, which he won on a platform of modernising the Conservatives. His days in the notorious Bullingdon [...]
Stamp duty holiday first ‘meaningful change’ in a long time, says London Stock Exchange boss December 9, 2025 The London Stock Exchange has welcomed the government’s move to grant a stamp duty holiday to newly-listed entrants, hailing it the first “meaningful change” seen in a long time. Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a three year stamp duty holiday for fresh listings on the London market in her Budget last month. The Treasury’s plans have [...]
London Stock Exchange boss: ‘Media narrative’ behind UK’s capital markets woes December 9, 2025 The boss of the London Stock Exchange has denied there is an issue with the health of the UK’s capital markets, despite London dropping out of the top 20 IPO destinations for the first time in history this year, falling behind Oman and Mexico in the early months. Dame Julia Hoggett complained of unnecessary pessimism [...]
Finance Leaders Anticipate Rising Volatility but Reveal Uneven Preparedness as 2026 Approaches, Alpha Group Research Finds December 9, 2025 Senior finance leaders are preparing for a year of heightened foreign exchange volatility and liquidity pressure in 2026, yet many acknowledge their organisations are not fully equipped to manage the challenges ahead, according to new research from Alpha Group, a Corpay, Inc. company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251209818518/en/ The [...]
How Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC fired up the FTSE 100 in 2025 December 9, 2025 If 2025 was supposed to be the year of the AI bubble, nobody told Britain’s banking giants. Amidst the noise of the US tech boom, the UK’s FTSE 100 banking heavyweights, Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays, and HSBC, have staged a formidable, if understated, rally. Lloyds delivered an astonishing 75.8 per cent gain, while Barclays surged 65 [...]
Magnum only scoops €8bn valuation on stock market debut December 9, 2025 Unilever’s demerged Magnum Ice Cream Company netted a €7.8bn (£6.8bn) valuation on its stock market debut, heavily undershooting early analyst expectations at an initial public offering overshadowed by a long-running spat with the founders of Ben & Jerry’s. Shares in the ice cream group, which also owns the Cornetto and Wall’s brands, opened 60 cents [...]
CRH to join S&P 500 Index December 8, 2025 CRH is the number one infrastructure play in North America Inclusion in the S&P 500 is a powerful recognition of CRH’s unmatched scale and market leadership CRH has a proven track record of superior value creation
Forget retail stores – watch collectors now hang at the clubhouse December 3, 2025 Just past De Beers on London’s Old Bond Street lies an anonymous-looking door. Look through to the lobby beyond it and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was an office block where boring admin-y things happen. In fact, if you take the lift up, the doors open to reveal a calm, cream space. To your [...]
Klarna Set to Take off With Lufthansa Group, Bringing Flexible Payments to Travellers Across Europe and the U.S. November 27, 2025 Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announces a new multi-market partnership with Lufthansa Group, Europe’s leading airline group. The new agreement is facilitated by Klarna’s integration with Adyen, the financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses. From November, Lufthansa Group customers will be able to choose Klarna’s flexible payment options [...]
Reeves’ income tax decision to hit wealth creators, warns Castore CEO November 26, 2025 The co-founder of sportswear brand Castore has hit out at Chancellor Rachel Reeves for freezing income tax thresholds as a “way of delaying the inevitable impact for entrepreneurs and wealth creators”. Tom Beahon, who leads the Manchester-headquartered company alongside his brother, added that “you can’t build a growth economy by disincentivising risk taking”. Announced in [...]