Financial literacy teaches young people to have aspiration, says Barings boss September 23, 2026 Financial literacy is crucial to teach young people to have aspiration about their future prospects, a senior leader at one of the world’s biggest investment firms has told City AM. Martin Horne, Co-Head of Global Investments at alternative asset manager Barings, said young people are able to have a much better understanding of how to [...]
The Investor revolution September 23, 2026 Following their inaugural sponsorship of The Investor Summit 2026, the flagship investor event in the UK, City AM sat down with James Deal, Co CEO of RetailBook THE THINKING BEHIND THE INVESTOR SUMMIT? It’s a common sense idea, if you want the public to participate in our public markets, you have to give everyday investors [...]
Options Technology Partners with ZutaCore to Bring Waterless, Two-Phase Liquid Cooling to Financial Services Infrastructure September 23, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of financial services infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ZutaCore®, a leader in waterless, two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling, to enable deployment of high-density, liquid-cooled compute infrastructure across its global platform. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923393202/en/ The agreement gives [...]
The Investor Summit 2026 launches rallying cry for British equities September 23, 2026 Across a full day of panels and speakers, the message was clear: sentiment is changing In its second year, the Investor Summit 2026, founded by entrepreneur Sam Bell, joined together with a new convening partner RetailBook. The theme was clear from the get-go. Back British Investment Culture. A one-of-a-kind event in the heart of the [...]
The Debate: Should Borough Market allow franchising? September 23, 2026 Bakery Bread Ahead claims it is being booted out of Borough Market for being "too successful" but should the market encourage expansion?
Private equity firm Pollen Street weighs sale September 23, 2026 Private equity firm Pollen Street is weighing a sale and has begun talks with potential suitors, the company confirmed today, in what could be the latest of a wave of takeovers to hit the London Stock Exchange this year. The London-listed investment house, which counts lenders Shawbrook and Bunq among its portfolio, said its board [...]
Ukraine hits out at EU decision to unsanction former Arsenal owner Usmanov September 23, 2026 Ukrainian officials have hit out at a European Union decision to remove former Arsenal co-owner Alisher Usmanov from its sanctions list. The Uzbek-born businessman, who once owned around a third of the current Premier League champions, was stripped of his sanction status alongside Mikhail Fridman – a prominent Russian financier – after a successful lobbying [...]
Smartstream unveils new version of Smart Reconciliations Premium – agentic AI reconciliations with GRIT – Governance, ROI, Integration and Trust September 23, 2026 Key Facts Smart Reconciliations Premium delivers approximately 25% lower total cost of ownership and 50% more throughput. Smart Agents now investigate, resolve and progress exceptions autonomously, addressing the most time-consuming task, break investigation. Every agent action is logged, explainable and subject to human accountability. Eight reconciliation domains, from securities and cash to OTC derivatives and digital assets run on one real-time engine, connected through outbound APIs and the Model Context Protocol, with deployment measured in weeks rather than months.
The Cost of insecurity September 23, 2026 Earlier this year, we asked the clients of consultants – from manufacturers to financial services, from local to central government – what mattered most to them. Alongside cost concerns, one big priority stood out: cyber threats and data protection. It is no wonder. Cyber offences now account for almost half of recorded crimes, while clients [...]
Airtel Money confirms plans for multi-billion London IPO September 23, 2026 Airtel Money has confirmed plans for a London IPO in what would mark one of the London Stock Exchange’s biggest flotations in years. The African mobile payments business, which is controlled by Indian-owned telecoms group Airtel Africa, is reportedly seeking a valuation at as high as $9bn (£6.8bn). The fintech, which operates via branches and [...]