Sporta gets £5m injection as it seeks UK banking license November 4, 2026 Sporta’s bid to become the UK’s first authorised bank dedicated to sport has been boosted by a £5m cash injection from a London-based private equity house. The Lazaroo-Hood Group, which also has a base in Jersey, will make the organisation Sporta’s largest shareholder, alongside the firm’s founders. The raise is a follow-on investment after earlier [...]
Marks & Spencer boosted by food growth while fashion lags behind November 4, 2026 Marks & Spencer said its food arm is driving the retailer’s return to growth, while issues with stock and “trendy” designs slowed the comeback of its fashion business. The FTSE 100 retailer posted a £355m pre-tax profit in the six months to the end of September, up from £3m last year when a cyber attack [...]
Employees in partner’s clothing? HMRC in ‘aggressive pursuit’ of LLPs November 4, 2026 HMRC is actively writing to limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as firms race to reassess their members’ tax status after the landmark legal ruling, even as both sides “hold their cards close to their chests.” Members of an LLP are treated as self-employed partners, meaning they don’t pay the 15 per cent employer’s national insurance contributions [...]
New ‘founder relief’ is meant to boost entrepreneurs, but can anyone name a founder who qualifies? November 4, 2026 A new tax rate of 10 per cent capital gains on up to £10m lifetime gains is designed to encourage and reward founders, but the draft rules are so narrowly drawn that hardly anyone will qualify, says John Manis In the film My Fair Lady, the heroine’s father, Alfred P Doolittle, makes a memorable case [...]
Britain does not owe the Caribbean reparations for slavery November 4, 2026 Britain has already paid in blood to end the barbaric slave trade and gives the Caribbean more than its fair share in foreign aid. It’s not our fault their leaders have failed to deliver prosperity, says Joseph Dinnage King Charles’ visit to Antigua and Barbuda has not quite gone to plan. Footage of the King [...]
Weil Gotshal collapse exposes the fragility of law firm partnerships November 4, 2026 Law firm partnerships are inherently fragile due to their lack of residual equity value and transactional cultures, making them susceptible to sudden partner departures and bank-like runs – and proposed government restrictions on non-compete clauses will make it worse, says Stephen Phillips I was a partner in a couple of major global law firms. At [...]
The Debate: Is working from home stunting young people? November 4, 2026 Is the boss of PwC right that working from home is holding back young people? We hear the case for and against in this week's Debate.
Daniel Levy feels squeeze as Lewis family tightens grip on Tottenham November 4, 2026 Daniel Levy is being slowly squeezed out of Tottenham Hotspur’s ownership structure but he could yet emerge as a major player in the NBA. The former Spurs executive chairman was ousted from the club he had run for 25 years in September 2025 by majority owners the Lewis family. Tottenham are owned by parent company [...]
Is Labour wants risk-takers, why is it cutting incentives? November 4, 2026 Labour claims it wants Britain to be the best place in the world to run a business, but its actions hardly match the ambition.
IFF Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results November 3, 2026 Delivered Strong Sales, Profit and Cash Flow Performance in Third Quarter 2026 Raising Low-End of Full Year 2026 Financial Guidance Ranges Recently Completed $500M Share Repurchase Authorization Food Ingredients Divestiture Progressing Well and On Track to Close by End of Second Quarter 2027