Natwest shares slip as bank upgrades income on higher interest rates May 1, 2026 Natwest breezed past profit expectations in the first quarter of the 2026 and is predicting a greater bump to its bottom line on the back of higher-than-expected interest rates. The FTSE 100 giant booked a £2bn pre-tax profit in the first three months of the year, up from £1.8bn in the same period last year [...]
Mandation was never the way to get pensions investing in venture capital May 1, 2026 The VC industry should welcome the watering down of the Pension Schemes Bill – self-regulation, not the blunt instrument of mandation, is the answer, says Duncan Johnson After four back-and-forths between the two parliamentary houses, the Pension Schemes Bill is set to gain Royal Assent after the Lords accepted a final draft on Tuesday. The [...]
Millennials are best placed to navigate the AI era May 1, 2026 As Lewis Liu turns 40, he reflects on how the generation that grew up before social media will navigate the ethical challenges of AI I’m writing this column on the steps of Widener Library at Harvard, exactly where I sat solving some physics problem set as a college kid two decades ago, currently en route [...]
Renters’ rights act enters law amid warnings of landlord exodus May 1, 2026 The renters’ rights act came into force on Friday, amid warnings that private landlords have rushed to exit the rental market to avoid the new powers for tenants. The new law bans no-fault evictions and abolishes fixed-term contracts, with other elements including decent homes standards and a rental ombudsman still yet to be implemented. Law [...]
Pyxis Group Appoints Kunal Ramtri and Tun Win as Managing Directors to Lead Global Commodities Trading and Risk Practice and Accelerate AI-Driven Growth April 30, 2026 Pyxis Group, a diversified advisory firm serving the global industrial and commodities sectors, today announced the appointments of Kunal Ramtri and Tun Win as Managing Directors and co-heads of the firm’s Global Commodities Trading & Risk practice and Trading AI practice. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430123690/en/ Kunal Ramtri brings [...]
Daily Mail owner sells US data arm for $1bn April 30, 2026 The owner of the Daily Mail has agreed to sell its US property data business in a $1bn (£730m) deal, as it reshapes its portfolio and frees up cash for new investments. Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), controlled by Rothermere Continuation Holdings, said it will offload Trepp to Fitch Group in an all-cash transaction [...]
Legora lands Nvidia backing as Jude Law fronts campaign April 30, 2026 AI legal tech firm Legora has secured fresh backing from Nvidia as part of a $50m (£37m) funding extension that pushes its valuation to $5.6bn. The Stockholm-based startup said the extension takes its total Series D round to $600m, with Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures and Atlassian joining as new corporate investors. Additional backing came from [...]
After a ‘stunning’ update, what does the future hold for long-suffering BP? April 30, 2026 BP wowed shareholders with its first quarter results – doubling profit and bolstering its balance sheet. But with an activist breathing down its neck, its new boss Meg O’Neill isn’t out of the woods yet, writes Ali Lyon As she sat down to pen her first email to BP’s 100,000 staff, Meg O’Neill opted against [...]
Big Bash League set for split as states reject Hundred-style sell-off April 30, 2026 Cricket Australia will explore a partial sell-off of the Big Bash League after objections from some states forced it to shelve plans to seek investors in all eight teams. Queensland Cricket joined NSW Cricket in opposing proposals to copy the England and Wales Cricket Board’s sale of 49 per cent stakes in The Hundred franchises. [...]
Bank of England signals interest rate hikes ahead despite April hold April 30, 2026 The Bank of England has all but confirmed that interest rates will be hiked in the coming months as oil prices have shot up, despite opting to hold them in a meeting on Thursday. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee warned interest rates could climb back to 5.25 per cent from the current level of 3.75 [...]