Exclusive: Healey looks to lower business costs of hiring young people October 14, 2026 Chancellor John Healey is drawing up measures to slash the cost of hiring under-25-year-olds at the Budget, City AM understands, as the government looks to tackle the crisis of youth unemployment and ease pressures facing businesses. A move to tackle the number of young people not in employment, education or training (Neets) by reducing hiring [...]
Plus500’s super-app ambitions risk re-telling a familiar London story October 14, 2026 Plus500 laid out plans for a super-app across the Atlantic, in this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at how it could frame their future. Also on the agenda, Healey continues pre-Budget summits and does anyone still care about the digital pound? Is a London-listed fintech turning to the US for its monumental ‘super-app’ a point [...]
IFF to Release Third Quarter 2026 Results on November 3, 2026 October 13, 2026 IFF (NYSE: IFF) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2026 earnings results following the market close on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The management team will host a live webcast on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss results and outlook with the investor community. Investors may access the live [...]
Calanda can again be Ascot Champion October 13, 2026 ASCOT’s British Champions Day this Saturday provides a final chance for some of the stars of the Flat season to strut their stuff before the campaign winds down. On a star-studded card, the aim is to hunt out a bit of ante-post value and take on the many short-priced favourites set to line up. There [...]
Number of ISA millionaires surges to record high with 25 people holding pots worth £12m October 13, 2026 The number of ISA millionaires in the UK hit a record high, as more Brits chose to plough their cash into the tax-shielded account. The total number of stocks and shares ISA millionaires increased by more than 50 per cent in the 2023/24 tax year, reaching a record 7,730 according to an FOI request from [...]
KAST Selects Kiln’s Claire Wells as Chief Legal Officer October 13, 2026 KAST adds an experienced CLO to help drive the next phase of growth The hire further enhances KAST’s robust compliance function Wells is leading the charge to add additional licenses throughout the world
Meta challenges Ofcom in court for ‘acting irrationally’ in fine and fee pricing October 13, 2026 Meta has challenged the UK regulator in court over how it calculates fees and fines under the UK’s online safety law, as it argued the methods are disproportionate and unlawful. The tech giant has questioned the media regulator, Ofcom, over its definition of ‘qualifying worldwide revenue’, which it uses to calculate financial penalties and fees [...]
Dimon warns of risks ‘under the surface’ as JP Morgan earnings miss October 13, 2026 JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon has warned of a broad set of economic risks “under the surface” as the Wall Street bank’s earnings missed expectations in the third quarter. The US banking giant reported $50.9bn (£38.4bn) in revenue for its latest three month period, up eight per cent year-on-year. But this undershot the $51.2bn forecast [...]
Lidl snaps up market share as rival Aldi stalls October 13, 2026 Lidl is the fastest-growing grocer in the UK, new figures suggest, as the discount supermarket grabs more market share while its rivals stall. The German discounter held 8.6 per cent of the UK’s grocer market in the 12 weeks to October, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, up from 8.2 per cent a year ago. This [...]
Retailers press Healey to cut high street taxes at crunch Downing St meeting October 13, 2026 Retailers urged John Healey to “reverse the damage” of rising high street taxes as the Chancellor met industry bosses on Tuesday. Top retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer pressed Healey on business rates and youth unemployment but the Chancellor stopped short of confirming any Budget measures. Healey hosted high street bosses at Number [...]