Brexit ten years on: my journey from Remain to Leave June 25, 2026 I voted Remain despite having serious reservations about the EU. A decade on, I believe Brexit has strengthened Britain, says Nigel Biggar I am an icon of Brexit, it seems. In 2019, Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at King’s College London, contributed ‘Biggar vs Little Britain’ to a collection of essays entitled Embers [...]
Morningstar Indexes & Houlihan Lokey to Launch Daily Valued Index Suite for the Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) Market. June 24, 2026 Morningstar Houlihan CLO Indexes, to be introduced later this year, are designed to improve transparency and consistency in rapidly growing but still underserved market for CLO indexes, data, and research.
A decade after Brexit, what does the City want next? June 24, 2026 The 46th floor of the iconic One Canada Square building was once home to the European Banking Authority. Towering over a sea of skyscraper headquarters adorned with the biggest names in finance, the watchdog’s office was both a nod to its regulatory might, turbocharged by the fallout from the 2008 crash, as well as to [...]
MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Market Classification Review June 23, 2026 MSCI released the results of the MSCI 2026 Market Classification Review. Key takeaways from this year’s review include: Reclassification of Bulgaria from Standalone to Frontier Market status Assessment of shareholder transparency and coordinated trading concerns in the Indonesian and Turkish equity markets, acknowledging the announced steps undertaken by both markets to address these matters and [...]
Ticket reseller StubHub UK fined nearly £1m for hiding fees June 23, 2026 Ticket reseller StubHub UK has been ordered by the watchdog to cough up nearly £1m for hiding mandatory extra fees from customers. One of the UK’s largest ticket marketplaces has been fined £900,000 by the regulator for failing to display the total price upfront to fans purchasing tickets. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found [...]
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White Oak Global Advisors Expands Commitment to UK SME Financing with New Senior-Secured Private Credit Strategy June 23, 2026 White Oak UK (“WOUK”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors (“White Oak”), today announced its plans to launch a new private credit strategy designed to support UK reindustrialisation by providing financing for manufacturing modernisation, industrial capacity, capital equipment, infrastructure and supply chain resilience. The strategy builds on WOUK’s 40-year track record financing SMEs and [...]
British Crews Join Italy’s round‑the‑coast Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour 2026 June 22, 2026 Three UK teams tackle 1,250 nautical miles and nine stages in the 6th edition of the Round-Italy Sailing Race, from Venice to Genoa
Regulator wins decade-long pricing tussle with Pfizer June 19, 2026 The UK competition watchdog has won permission to appeal in a case against US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer after a long-running legal battle over allegations of excessive pricing, overturning a previous decision by the Tribunal. The court said the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), was “wrong to set aside the [Competition and Market’s Authority’s] decision” in relation to [...]
Banks woo the wealthy to ace stable income streams June 17, 2026 As the great and the good prepare to gather at Wimbledon, banks are serving up glamorous treatment to woo the wealthy. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at the players looking to call game, set, match. If you want the Centre Court treatment from your bank, you’re going to need to arrive with a [...]