London can’t leave young people behind September 10, 2026 David Johnston from The Lord Mayor’s Appeal on why tackling the NEET crisis is vital to London’s economy It is striking just how many people I talk to in the City who personally know a young person who is not in education, employment or training (NEET). Sometimes it’s their friend’s child or one of their [...]
City policymakers push to end ‘old-school’ ban on tower logos September 10, 2026 Square Mile policymakers are ramping up pressure on the City to drop “old-school” rules which block firms from displaying logos on their buildings, in a move which they say could drive growth. The City of London Corporation, which governs the historic financial district, has long blocked companies from displaying their logos on the top of [...]
BGC Group Announces its First-Ever Fully AI Brokered Institutional Trade in Listed Equity Derivatives September 10, 2026 Fully autonomous transaction between two institutional accounts marks milestone in AI-powered trading
OMBA Runs FINBOURNE Agentic AI in Production Across Daily Investment Operations September 10, 2026 OMBA Advisory & Investments and FINBOURNE Technology today announced that OMBA has been running FINBOURNE agents in production for six months across its daily investment operations, reducing its operational burden by at least 20%. The agents provide coverage across a large portion of OMBA’s daily operational cycle from morning data load checks and reconciliations through [...]
Ride Therapeutics Announces up to US$7.3 Million Investment from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to Advance Next-Generation Genetic Medicines September 10, 2026 Investment will support Ride's Molecular Logistics™ platform with the goal of delivering genetic medicines to the lung for all people living with cystic fibrosis Ride’s platform is designed to learn the rules of delivery by tracking the destinations of millions of diverse carriers for genetic medicines in the body Billions of datapoints can be used to train a generative AI design engine and produce optimized carriers for any tissue or cell type of interest Investment is expected to both accelerate Ride’s existing progress using IV delivery and support expansion of the technology for inhaled delivery Ride was launched in 2023, funded by an US$8.0 million seed round
GasEntec Announces New Ownership Structure, Accelerating Next Phase of Global Growth September 10, 2026 Independent LNG infrastructure and technology company expands investment in proprietary technology, modular solutions and global project development.
Capgemini: Life insurers under pressure: 42% of consumers are confused and unconvinced by policies September 10, 2026 Technical language (37%), affordability concerns (35%), and lack of relevance to life stage (25%) among top barriers to purchasing life insurance Half of consumers plan to use generative AI tools to discover and compare life insurance products Nearly 40% of policyholders rarely hear from their life insurer after purchasing a policy, while half of those who discontinue coverage do so within the first three years Best-in-class life insurers, representing 10% of the industry, achieve 41% higher revenue growth and 12% lower lapse rates by combining consumer-led strategies with intelligence-powered operations
Apple and Google defend safety records as UK clamps down on explicit teen content September 10, 2026 Apple and Google have defended their child safety records after the government said it would force tech giants to block under-18s from sending or viewing nude images on smartphones. The Silicon Valley pair told City AM they had made progress on introducing new safeguards for teenagers after three months of talks with ministers failed to [...]
Pisces’ first birthday was an intimate affair September 10, 2026 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 [...]
Ennov Appoints Oxana Pickeral as Chief Executive Officer September 9, 2026 Ennov (the “Company”), a global provider of a unified compliance platform that streamlines regulatory, clinical, quality, and pharmacovigilance operations for life sciences and healthcare companies, today announced the appointment of Dr. Oxana Pickeral as Chief Executive Officer. Founder and outgoing CEO, Olivier Pâris, will join Ennov’s Board of Directors and continue to support the company [...]