Royal London reports assets under management hitting record high March 6, 2026 Asset management giant Royal London reported assets under management reaching record highs in its latest annual results, boosted by buoyant equities market movements and a key acquisition. Assets under management (AUM) jumped to a record £199bn, up from £173bn the prior year, thanks chiefly to its recent acquisition Dalmore Capital, which brought in £6bn, and [...]
Sadiq Khan invites Anthropic to move to London March 6, 2026 Sadiq Khan has sent Anthropic’s chief executive Dario Amodei an invitation to move to London after the AI giant’s spat with President Trump. In a letter to the Anthropic boss, the mayor of London praised the company over its “steadfastness” against pressure after it refused to give the US military access to its tools over [...]
House prices rise as property market builds momentum March 6, 2026 House prices grew 1.3 per cent year on year to February, in the strongest growth in four months, as the property market continues its steady start to the year. Prices rose by 0.3 per cent between January and February, with the average UK property price at a new high of £301,151, according to Halifax’s house [...]
How geopolitics is influencing investment March 6, 2026 The UK’s classification of AI as critical infrastructure is being paradoxically balanced by increasingly strict national security scrutiny on ownership, investment, and partnerships, introducing political risk into the innovation pipeline, says Claire Trachet Britain classified AI as critical national infrastructure last September, sitting it alongside defence, energy and telecommunications. At Davos this year, former UK [...]
Rain drives shoppers off high streets in blow to retailers March 6, 2026 This year’s record wet weather has kept Brits indoors and away from the high street, in a blow to retailers as they face growing costs. Retail footfall fell by 4.5 per cent in February year on year, down from January’s 0.6 per cent decrease, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). UK retailers are sounding [...]
Women Who Scale unveils speaker line up for April Scale summit March 5, 2026 The female founder initiative Women Who Scale has announced its speaker lineup for its sessions at the Scale Expo and Summit in April. The summit will take place at London’s Business Design Centre on 22 and 23 April, in partnership with City AM. The Women Who Scale initiative brings together the UK’s most influential female [...]
Birmingham Phoenix Announces Skechers as Lead Partner March 5, 2026 The Phoenix Shirt Now Features Skechers Branding on the Front
Ford Mustang Sutton CS800DH review: Taming a wild horse March 5, 2026 If you have watched the new BBC comedy Small Prophets – and you absolutely should – you will have spotted the Ford Capri. Like its owner, protagonist Michael Sleep, the faded blue coupe looks unkempt and world-weary. But its rumbling soundtrack and subtle ‘2.9 S’ badge soon reveal this to be no common-or-garden Capri. In [...]
Adaptive announces strategic investment from HSBC and Citi to fuel capital markets technology innovation March 5, 2026 Investment capitalizes on significant technological shifts in capital markets driven by cloud, open-source and AI Funding to scale Adaptive’s development of next-gen cloud-enabled front office solutions, centered around its Aeron® technology
‘Patronising gibberish’ – Top Tory slams Labour’s ‘masculine’ job ad crackdown March 5, 2026 Labour has been criticised for issuing new guidance that warns employers against using ‘masculine’ language in job descriptions. The Office for Equality and Opportunity’s new guidance, published on Wednesday, suggests that businesses swap ‘aggressive character traits’ for more neutral, behaviour-based criteria. The document urges businesses to use neutral language and titles, including “avoid terms associated [...]