Rachel Reeves launches major fintech push to galvanize listings July 15, 2025 Rachel Reeves has laid out the government’s plans to make the UK the world leader in fintech in the Chancellor’s latest effort to attract a fleet of listings from the industry. Reeves today unveiled the Treasury’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, in which she laid out her vision to make the UK the “world’s [...]
Reeves seeks to spark retail investor revolution July 15, 2025 High street banks Barclays and Lloyds will lead an advertising campaign to encourage more Brits into retail investing as part of a wider effort to get savers to boost the UK economy. In rallying calls to financial services, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a campaign to encourage savers to invest in stocks and bonds, drawing [...]
Is it high time to buy in super-prime London? July 15, 2025 London’s super-prime market has been suffering from a glut of supply in the wake of damaging decision-making from successive governments. Ali Lyon asks, is the tide beginning to turn? To take a walk down Mayfair’s historic Upper Grosvenor Street is to be confronted by a quiet, but dramatic, changing-of-the-guard afoot in one of London’s most [...]
Give business a voice to get back to growth July 15, 2025 The energy, ambition and innovative new ideas we need to turn Britain around is out there, it just needs to make itself heard, says Emma Revell Last year I wrote – on these very pages – that “[o]ne of the biggest hurdles we face as a country is a fundamental misunderstanding between the people who [...]
Olympia: Rooted in history. Transformed for the future. July 15, 2025 Olympia’s legacy Olympia opened its doors in 1886 and has been hosting inspiring events ever since. From breathtaking consumer shows and thrilling sporting and music events, Olympia has been an icon for culture, creativity, entertainment, events and exhibitions. As it approaches its 140th year, Olympia is getting ready to unveil its £1.3bn regeneration project, set [...]
Brentford stake sale to value club at £400m July 15, 2025 The owner of Premier League club Brentford could offload up to 25 per cent of his holding in the Bees today in a deal that could value the London club at £400m. The wealthy businessman who ran Belron, owners of Autoglass, Gary Lubner, and the Kingsman and Kick-Ass Hollywood film-maker Matthew Vaughn are expected to [...]
Mobico: National Express owner rises after tying up US school bus sale July 15, 2025 Shares in Mobico jumped on Tuesday after the owner of National Express closed a deal with private equity for its North American school bus business. The London-listed transport group announced the £457m sale to I Squared Capital back in March as it looked to cut costs and revitalise the business following a string of downbeat [...]
Zip World: Losses revealed ahead of £100m takeover July 15, 2025 Adventure park operator Zip World fell into the red before being acquired by a private equity firm in a deal worth £100m, it has been revealed. In January, City AM reported that the Wales-headquartered company had become the latest investment for Dolphin Capital. The firm currently runs eight sites in Wales, Manchester, Cumbria and London [...]
Lloyds Bank-owned firm slumps into the red after huge profits July 15, 2025 Lex Autolease, the car leasing company owned by Lloyds Bank, has fallen into the red two years after posting a profit of more than £500m. The firm, which is headquartered in London, has reported a pre-tax loss of £10.6m for 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The total comes after the business achieved [...]
Starling mulls US listing in blow to Rachel Reeves’ fintech push July 15, 2025 The finance boss of Starling Bank has confirmed the firm is open to a US listing in a blow to Rachel Reeves’ hopes for a fintech-powered London market revival. Declan Ferguson, the chief financial officer of Starling, said the fintech had not formed a “concrete view” on which market the neobank would be most suited [...]