Hunt must ‘roll out the red carpet’ for firms looking to IPO, City group warns February 19, 2024 The government needs to “roll out the red carpet” for companies mulling an IPO to solve the listings drought, a top City body has warned.
What can the Premier League learn from NFL and the Super Bowl? February 17, 2024 Richard Davies, Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, on the lessons the Premier League can learn from the Super Bowl. Few events rival the commercial juggernaut that is the Super Bowl. Year after year, this American spectacle captivates audiences worldwide, boasting unparalleled viewership and revenue. While the Premier League stands as a commercial powerhouse in its [...]
Challenger banks pip high street rivals again as Monzo tops league table February 15, 2024 The UK's digital challenger banks have once again outperformed their high street rivals in a league table on customer satisfaction from the competition watchdog.
UK should resist ‘over-regulating AI’: Founder of British tech start-up hailed by Sunak as ‘revolutionary’ February 12, 2024 The founder of a fast growing British tech startup, RobinAI, has said he believes the UK should resist over-regulating AI.
Competition watchdogs kicks off inquiry into Aviva acquisition of AIG Life February 8, 2024 The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has launched a merger inquiry into the acquisition of AIG Life by Aviva. It was announced last September that Aviva was acquiring the US giant protection business from its subsidiary Corebridge Financial for a quoted price of £460m. The business Aviva is buying provides has 1.3m individual protection customers [...]
High-flying lawyers and comms whizzkids: Meet the City types running for Parliament February 6, 2024 Meet the City workers packing it in for a run at election in this year's general election - and they're not all Tories
UK government to prepare regulators for AI as it eyes ‘agile’ approach February 6, 2024 The British government will spend more than £100m building artificial intelligence (AI) research hubs and preparing regulators.
Cashplus boss: More challenger banks to go up for sale as big lenders see ‘brain drain’ February 3, 2024 The consolidation of mid-sized challenger banks will likely ramp up in 2024, the chief executive of digital bank Cashplus has told City A.M.
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s £2.43bn Olink acquisition catches CMA’s eye February 2, 2024 The planned $3.1bn acquisition of Olink Holding by Thermo Fisher Scientific is being investigated by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
DMG and News Corp: Competition watchdog launches inquiry into merger of Sun and Mail publishers February 1, 2024 The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has launched a merger inquiry into the Sun and Mail publishers plans to combine print operations. Daily Mail and General (DMG Media) and News Corp UK and Ireland (NewsUK) proposed a joint venture last October which would combine the printing operations of NewsUK and DMG Media printing sites in [...]