KBRA Assigns Rating to Petit Forestier Group’s $510 million and €100 million Senior Unsecured Notes August 26, 2026 KBRA Europe (KBRA) assigns a BBB rating to the senior unsecured notes (“Notes”) issued by Petit Forestier Group (“Petit Forestier”, “GPF” or “the group”), a global leader in full-service rental of refrigerated vehicles and a leading European lessor of display units and refrigerated containers, founded in 1907. The Notes include aggregate $510 million issued across [...]
UK Credit Card Payment Rates Drop and Card Balances Rise as Summer Spending Puts Pressure on Consumers August 24, 2026 FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for June 2026 identifies the need for increased vigilance on late payments by risk teams
Premier League Betting Sites: EPL Free Bets & Betting Offers August 21, 2026 The 2026/27 Premier League season brings a fresh wave of betting markets, free bets, and odds boosts across the UK’s licensed bookmakers. This guide rounds up the best Premier League betting sites for backing your team, breaks down the bet types and terms you’ll come across, and explains how to compare offers. City AM’s journalism [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Sona Aclai CLO I DAC August 20, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to six classes of Notes issued by Sona Aclai CLO I DAC, a multicurrency European cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) backed by a diversified portfolio of both broadly syndicated loans (BSLs) and private credit middle market (MM) loans. Sona Aclai CLO I DAC is managed by Sona Asset [...]
Standard Life partners with Goldman Sachs and CVC to fuel pension risk transfer business August 20, 2026 Standard Life has struck a deal with a group of global finance giants including CVC and Goldman Sachs in a bid to accelerate its push into the booming pension risk transfer market. The FTSE 100 group has joined forces with a CVC-led consortium, which also includes insurer Prudential, to commit as much as £2bn over [...]
Experian Brings Personalised Credit Scores to ChatGPT in a UK First August 20, 2026 Upgraded Experian app in ChatGPT now shows users their personalised 1250 Experian Credit Score, score history and a breakdown of what goes into a credit score Launch marks the next step in Experian's strategy to engage with the public and promote financial health via new channels
Jenrick: Welfare cuts worth £50bn allows us to ‘sustainably pay’ triple lock pension August 17, 2026 Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has said a £50bn welfare cut plan allows the state to “sustainably pay” for the triple lock pension. In a press conference on Monday, Jenrick said plans to strip welfare from around 3m people, including foreign nationals, would be the biggest overhaul of the benefits system in a generation. Jenrick said [...]
London IPO candidate Utmost sees inflows slide August 12, 2026 A wealth soultions firm expected to IPO in London later this year has posted a fall in inflows as a boost generated by last year’s UK government tax shake up tailed off. Utmost, owned by private equity firms Oaktree Capital and Brookfield, recorded £4.4bn of inflows in the first half of the year, down from [...]
Organigram Reports Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results August 11, 2026 Record Quarterly Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA(1) Driven by Acquisition of Sanity Group
Top economists shun Burnham over wealth taxes August 10, 2026 Economic heavyweights who were reported to be advising Andy Burnham have opted not to join his government due to disagreements over potential wealth taxes, it has been reported. Lord Jim O’Neill, the former Goldman Sachs executive, is in ongoing talks with Burnham over a potential role, City AM reported last week. Fresh reports have suggested [...]