‘You can blame us’: The firm that sparked accountancy private equity gold rush July 29, 2026 Blick Rothenberg’s chief executive, Nimesh Shah, told City AM the firm ‘killed’ the traditional partnership model a decade ago, and now stands as the blueprint that every mid-tier accountancy competitor is trying to emulate. City-based Blick Rothenberg is widely recognised as the first major UK accountancy firm to receive private equity backing, after HgCapital invested [...]
If Andy Burnham really wants to help NEETs he should rule out tax rises July 29, 2026 Andy Burnham’s announcements on technical education are welcome, but they will be meaningless if young people have no jobs to move into. The Budget will be the real test of how he plans to grow the economy, says Georgiana Bristol Andy Burnham has descended from the North with an array of new pledges and spending [...]
John Healey returns to a City that has outgrown his mid-2000s rulebook July 29, 2026 As Chancellor John Healey returns to the Treasury, he must recognise that the City’s competitive landscape has fundamentally shifted from the exchange-focused concerns of the mid-2000s toward a modern model where investment banks increasingly rely on shared, industrialised infrastructure, says Joe Channer As John Healey arrives at the Treasury – this time, to everyone’s surprise, [...]
‘Nasty’ chip stock rout plunges Nasdaq into correction territory July 29, 2026 A global rout in chip stocks plunged the Nasdaq into correction territory on Tuesday just hours after South Korea’s bourse was forced to halt trading, in a sharp change of fortunes for what has been one of the year’s top performing exchanges. New York’s tech-heavy index fell nearly two per cent at the US market [...]
Healey faces £24bn spending squeeze as inflation puts tax rises in play July 29, 2026 Chancellor John Healey is facing a £24bn real terms squeeze on the public purse due to higher inflation and will be forced to hike takes to fund the government’s spending plans, a top think tank has warned. Price growth will peak at 3.8 per cent early next year before a slow return to the Bank [...]
Options Strengthens North America Presence with New York Office Expansion In the Heart of Wall Street July 28, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of IT infrastructure to global financial institution managed services, today announced the expansion of its New York office. This expansion comes after increased client growth and surging demand across North America for the firm’s trading infrastructure and market data solutions. The 34,000 square foot office, located in the heart [...]
Clinisys Partners with Decisions to Bring Low-Code / No-Code LIMS/LIS Configuration to Laboratory Environments July 28, 2026 New strategic collaboration introduces a scalable alternative to traditional LIMS / LIS configuration models—empowering laboratories to accelerate time-to-value while maintaining operational control and regulatory confidence.
Vena to Acquire Morpheo AI, Advancing Vena AI Through Vena Omega™, the Industry’s Only Cumulative Context Engine Built for Finance July 28, 2026 The acquisition introduces Vena Omega™, the only cumulative context engine designed to build and compound the financial and operational context unique to each customer, creating a trusted foundation for intelligent, context-rich agentic workflows.
Interactive Brokers Opens AI Connectivity to Any Tool Built on the MCP Standard July 28, 2026 Clients can now connect their accounts to the AI tools they already use, built on the open Model Context Protocol standard
Mindbreeze InSpire Reduces Token Maxxing, Turning Runaway AI Costs Into Predictable Enterprise Value July 28, 2026 By grounding generative AI in precise, governed enterprise knowledge, Mindbreeze InSpire cuts the wasted tokens that inflate AI budgets and erode answer quality.