London Stock Exchange faces ‘material depopulation’ October 12, 2026 The London Stock Exchange is facing “material depopulation” following a boom in the M&A landscape dominated by overseas buyers, a top investment bank has warned. Some 42 bids for London-listed firms are currently ongoing with a total market capitalisation of £74bn, according to a new note from Peel Hunt. The figure is more than double [...]
Oil prices waver as Trump pushes for dubious Ukraine-Russia ‘ceasefire’ October 12, 2026 Oil prices remained above the $100 mark on Monday morning after President Trump hailed a deal with Russia’s President Putin that would lead to the supply of millions of barrels of diesel to the US and global markets. Brent crude oil futures, a benchmark for international prices, fell by about 0.6 per cent to $104 [...]
HMV shuts flagship Oxford Street store just three years after comeback October 12, 2026 HMV is set to close its flagship Oxford Street store just three years after its comeback to the location where it was founded more than a century ago. The music and entertainment retailer said the site will shut its doors in March next year, blaming a doubled rent bill and the cost of “substantial” renovations. [...]
Zack Polanski’s Greens are a toxic mix of hatred and economic illiteracy October 12, 2026 The Green party’s antisemitic ‘Zionism is racism’ motion puts them bizarrely at odds with the Palestinian Liberation Organization, which recognises the state of Israel. And on the economy, their policies are simply delusional, says Eliot Wilson At its recent conference in Brighton, the Green Party of England and Wales affirmed a set of policies which, [...]
Carta Secures Authorization to Operate as Fund Administrator and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg October 12, 2026 The connected platform for private capital adds licensed fund administration and transfer agency to an ERP suite built for Luxembourg fund managers
King’s favourite interior designer hits back at investor pressure October 12, 2026 The under-fire chairwoman of King Charles’s favourite interior design firm has hit back at the “distracting” investor plot to remove her. Dame Dianne Thompson, chair of London-listed Sanderson Design Group, wrote to shareholders on Monday urging them to slap down a major investor’s “disruptive” attempts to oust her. LBV Asset Management, which owns 12 per [...]
Office cycle racks empty as e-bikes pile up – could the solution be obvious? October 12, 2026 Far from a cycling decline, unused bike parking at offices proves London's developers have solved the wrong problem, writes Stef Lehmann.
City chairman: Britain’s growth ambitions need a planning system that can keep up October 12, 2026 Protecting heritage does not always mean preventing change, writes Chris Hayward ahead of the publication of the City Plan 2040.
Rocket Padel raises £7m ahead of West London and East Croydon club openings October 12, 2026 Rocket Padel has raised €8m (£6.8m) as the international club operator pushes ahead with plans to open two major new sites in West London and East Croydon. The funding round values the business, which runs five clubs in Denmark, four in the UK and is building its first in Spain, at an undisclosed eight-figure sum, [...]
One pub shuts every day as Burnham tax cuts ‘not enough’ October 12, 2026 A pub is set to have closed its doors every day this year, as hospitality leaders say Andy Burnham’s tax cuts for hospitality have not gone far enough. About 360 pubs are expected to have called last orders in the whole of 2026, with 295 watering holes having shut for good so far this year, [...]