Lloyds CMO: Uncertainty is the price of an interesting career October 1, 2026 We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Suresh Balaji, chief marketing office at Lloyds, takes us through his career.
Burnham’s ‘costly’ policy agenda sparks investor nerves October 1, 2026 Andy Burnham’s “costly” policy agenda and the resurgent threat of inflation are weighing on investors’ appetite for the UK, according to a closely-watched survey of top money managers, which also revealed waning hopes of a rebound in London’s IPO market this year. Berenberg’s Investor Barometer, which polled 300 international investors managing a combined $1 trillion, [...]
Dispatch: Discos and despair at the Labour Party Conference October 1, 2026 Labour conference parties, the Guinness revolution and the triple lock kibosh; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
Billionaire Weston family closes in on £7bn Boots takeover October 1, 2026 The Canada arm of the billionaire family behind Primark is inching towards another deal, as it closes in on a £7bn takeover of Boots from its private equity owners. The Westons are in advanced talks to buy the UK pharmacy chain from Sycamore Partners, ending hopes of a potential London IPO. Discussions are ongoing, a [...]
James Cleverly: I will fight Labour’s anti-London ‘mansion tax’ October 1, 2026 London will be hit the hardest if Andy Burnham lowers the threshold for the ‘mansion tax’ to £1.5m – which only gets you a flat or an ordinary terraced house in many parts of the capital, says James Cleverly Andy Burnham’s Family Homes Tax is yet another attack on London. Last year, Rachel Reeves announced [...]
Global bond sell-off: Headache for Healey as gilt yields top six per cent October 1, 2026 The yield that the UK government pays on its 30-year government bond rose above six per cent for the first time in this millennium, putting Chancellor John Healey in a collision course with markets. Long-term gilt yields, which determine the size of UK government borrowing costs, skimmed 6.04 per cent in the early hours of [...]
Airtel Money set for £5.3bn valuation in London’s biggest IPO in years October 1, 2026 Airtel Money is set to float at a valuation of £5.3bn in what would be one of the biggest listings on the London Stock Exchange in recent years. The fintech arm of the telecommunications giant Airtel Africa said its investors would sell 270m shares at a price of £1.96 per share in the offer, which [...]
UK house prices fall at fastest rate since May as mortgage rates weigh on demand October 1, 2026 UK house prices fell at their fastest pace since May as expensive mortgages and uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget fuelled caution among buyers. Prices fell 0.2 per cent during September, faster than economists had expected and reversing August’s 0.2 per cent increase, according to data from Nationwide. The average UK home was valued at [...]
Nubank says it is not pursuing Monzo takeover after shares plunge October 1, 2026 Brazilian fintech Nubank has said it is not in active takeover talks with digital bank Monzo after shares in the firm plunged on speculation of a deal. The Latin American giant issued a statement on Wednesday night saying while it does not generally comment on specific transactions, it was “not pursuing a transaction” with the [...]
Lone Star Acquires Residential Real Estate Portfolio in the Netherlands October 1, 2026 Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”) today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. has successfully completed the acquisition of a multi-asset residential real estate portfolio across multiple locations in the Netherlands for €215.5 million. The seller is the Catella Panta Rhei Dutch Residential Fund. The portfolio is comprised of 13 [...]