Evelyn Partners Padel Cup 2026: Smash hit City tournament set to return Sponsored The Evelyn Partners Padel Cup is back next month, when top City of London firms will vie for the title on a day of coaching clinics, camaraderie and competition. City firms are no stranger to friendly competition, although usually it involves trading floors, pitch decks and spreadsheets. Next month they will be doing battle in [...]
Ministers back City skyscraper plans after Tower of London row Property Ministers have given the greenlight to plans that will allow skyscrapers to be built in the area surrounding the Tower of London, ruling that proposals set out by the City of London corporation will do enough to protect the site’s Unesco status. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said on Thursday he will withdraw his objections to [...]
Interest rate hikes ‘increasingly likely’ despite debate over inflation risk Economics A Bank of England policymaker has suggested that an interest rate hike looks “increasingly likely” if energy prices remain higher for longer although officials struck a cautious tone on whether UK inflation would spiral over the next year. Speaking at an event in Warsaw, deputy governor Clare Lombardelli teased interest rate hikes as she said [...]
Conran and Partners Joins DLR Group September 24, 2026 The London and Hong Kong-based studio will be positioned as a luxury, boutique design brand within DLR Group, serving premium hospitality, residential, and workplace clients
Oliver CEO: I wouldn’t change anything about the City – embrace the wabi-sabi! September 24, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today: Angela Tangas, global CEO of marketing agency Oliver.
The Capitalist: Slow and steady wins the race at the Bloomberg Square Mile relay September 24, 2026 Cigars at Quaglino's, a cricket-playing PM and diplomacy at the Bloomberg relay; catch up on the latest shenanigans in The Capitalist.
Who gets to define a life? Inside the evolving mission of Bruno Wang’s Pure Land Foundation September 24, 2026 At a Venice gathering supported by Pure Land Foundation, an ancient story of transformation opened a wider conversation about identity, judgment and the chance to reclaim one’s own narrative. Across the Thames from the City, a nine-coloured deer appeared in the undercroft of Queen Elizabeth Hall this month. Andrew Thomas Huang’s 24-minute film The Deer [...]
Will Airtel Money kickstart London’s IPO pipeline? September 24, 2026 London’s sluggish IPO market showed signs of a rebound on Wednesday as Airtel Money confirmed plans for a bumper listing – now the City is hoping it will get the domestic pipeline moving, writes Charlie Conchie. When Airtel Money’s chief executive spoke to City AM yesterday to discuss the launch of his African payment firm’s [...]
Amanda Holden sofa range lifts DFS as profit jumps September 24, 2026 DFS has toasted its partnership with media personality Amanda Holden as the sofa seller saw profits jump by a third. The London-listed furniture store said its collaboration with the Britain’s Got Talent judge, which includes a range of three Amanda Holden-branded sofas, has lifted its performance. Steve Johnson, chairman of DFS, said that its partnership [...]
Raspberry Pi shares surge as profit triples on hot demand September 24, 2026 Raspberry Pi shares jumped as much as 17 per cent on Thursday morning after the British computer maker reported record first-half results. The Cambridge-based computer maker posted pre-tax profit of $19.6m (£14.5m), up from $6.2m a year earlier, while revenue jumped 90 per cent to a record $256.9m. Shares were trading around 15 per cent [...]