Abu Dhabi Launches FIDA Cluster to Shape the Next Generation of Financial and Investment Solutions December 10, 2025 Abu Dhabi has launched the FinTech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) cluster to accelerate the development of next-generation financial and investment solutions and expand the emirate’s role as a global capital hub. Spearheaded by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), the cluster is a core [...]
Less jargon, more advice: FCA rises to pro-growth challenge December 10, 2025 With a flurry of announcements ahead of the new year, the FCA is rising to the government’s growth mandate, writes Ali Lyon. For many of the men and women in charge of the UK’s largest financial regulator, a grey cloud will have hung heavy over any festivities last Christmas. Just a day before the seasonal [...]
FCA to allow firms to ‘eradicate jargon’ for retail investors December 8, 2025 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is rolling out a heap of new measures to “move the dial on risk” among Britons as it bids to lead on the charge to boost retail investment, including through allowing them to remove legal jargon that confuses consumers. In a suite of consultations unveiled on Monday, the City regulator [...]
The 68p lawsuit that threatened to upend the British bond market December 3, 2025 In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority set out to modernise the bond market. A noble ambition. But as many seasoned City execs will tell you, noble ambitions from regulators don’t always work out how they were intended. The FCA proposed to introduce what’s known in industry jargon as a consolidated tape – a system which [...]
Nike and Superdry adverts banned in ‘greenwashing’ crackdown December 3, 2025 Adverts produced by Nike, Superdry and Lacoste which claimed to promote sustainable clothing have been banned by the advertising watchdog as part of a major crackdown on corporate greenwashing. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints against the three fashion giants, assessing that environmental claims made in a series of search engine adverts were exaggerated [...]
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Sites – Best Strictly Betting Sites December 2025 December 2, 2025 Waltzing its way back to everyone’s screens, Strictly Come Dancing is back for the 23rd edition on Saturday, 20th September 2025. New celebrities and two new professional dancers are set to take to the dancefloor, and ahead of the iconic and well-loved series, we have put together everything bettors need to know about Strictly Come [...]
FinTech and sustainability: The dual engines of the UAE’s financial rise November 27, 2025 As the world accelerates its digital transformation, speed, innovation, and resilience are key for the global financial sector. Few platforms embody this convergence more powerfully than Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), a global gathering in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, designed to shape both regional and worldwide financial agendas. This year’s edition aims to “shape [...]
MOVE™: AI-Enabled Strategy for a Fast World Launches Globally Through Routledge November 24, 2025 New book by global strategy advisor Tim Lewko delivers a unified system for leaders who must think fast, decide smart, and execute with discipline in an AI-accelerated world.
What sport wants from the Budget: UK industry leaders share hopes and fears November 24, 2025 Ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, City AM asked decision-makers from across the UK’s sport sector what they are hoping to hear from Chancellor Rachel Reeves. UK Athletics – Jack Buckner, CEO Major sporting events drive sport. They make us feel good, but they also are profitable. They generate income. It’s challenging putting on [...]
Why Arsenal’s ‘quantum leap’ is down to Kroenkes’ gamble on ambition November 23, 2025 The story of Arsenal’s return from the competitive wilderness to the top table of English and European football has no shortage of candidates for the leading role. Mikel Arteta, the rookie manager whose single-mindedness has transformed the mentality of the club; Bukayo Saka, the jewel of the Hale End academy who has developed into one [...]