Steven Bartlett: Dragons’ Den star quits PR agency he owns July 23, 2025 Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has stepped down as a director of a PR agency he bought three years ago. The Diary of a CEO podcast host’s company, Flight Story, acquired London-based R Agency in 2022 for an undisclosed sum. The firm was set up by Rebecca Ridge in 2013 and has worked with the [...]
Goldman Sachs boss: London finance lead ‘fragile’ July 23, 2025 London’s position as a global financial centre is at risk from years of anti-business policies that are pushing talent and capital abroad, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned. David Solomon highlighted a damaging combination of Brexit, the UK’s tax burden, constrictive regulation, and the recent decision to abolish the non-dom regime have all harmed [...]
Tourists help boost luxury London hotels despite widening losses July 23, 2025 Losses have widened at a luxury London hotels group despite international tourism helping to boost its sales to a new record. Firmdale Hotels, which was founded by Tim and Kit Kemp, has fallen to a pre-tax loss of £30.4m for its year to 31 January, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total [...]
City traders’ Libor rate-rigging criminal convictions quashed by Supreme Court July 23, 2025 Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal have had their criminal charges overturned by the top UK court after years of fighting.
Swipe for baby: Behind the app hoping to revolutionise fertility treatments July 23, 2025 How much would you pay for a vial of sperm? It’s something not many people have to consider, but this question of cost is just one of the issues at the heart of the donation industry. In the UK, donors cannot be paid more than £45 per donation, and this is ostensibly to cover travel [...]
London Foundation for Banking & Finance appoints new trustees July 23, 2025 The London Foundation for Banking & Finance (LFBF) has appointed three new trustees, drawing from the top ranks of the finance, insurance, and private equity sectors. Stephen Mann, Quentin Nason and Steve Darrington were named as the newest members of the foundation’s board of trustees. Mann, a seasoned insurance executive and former CEO of the [...]
Regulator probes Deloitte over Glencore accounts July 23, 2025 The accountancy regulator announced this morning that it has launched an investigation into Deloitte over audits related to the energy giant Glencore.
OpenAI: ChatGPT maker’s UK earnings skyrocket July 23, 2025 OpenAI has raked in millions of pounds since the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) service ChatGPT in the UK, it has been revealed. The UK division of the US tech giant ended last year with current assets of £56.2m which included £42.4m in the bank and a further £13.7m owed by debtors, according to new [...]
Business lender Shawbrook plots £2bn London IPO July 23, 2025 Shawbrook is lining up a London IPO in the second half of the year in a much-needed boost to the capital’s public markets. The business lender is pressing ahead with plans that target a valuation of as much as £2bn, according to the Financial Times. The firm’s private equity owners had been seeking an exit [...]
Three Lions fans snap up 2026 World Cup packages… in three days July 23, 2025 Hospitality tickets to watch England at next summer’s World Cup sold out within three days of being put on sale last week, with fans eager to secure the right to follow Thomas Tuchel’s side in the US, Canada and Mexico at the first opportunity. Fifa released hospitality packages last Monday for the group and first [...]