Bunq: Revolut rival eyeing up UK banking licence bid June 4, 2026 Europe’s second largest digital bank is gearing up for a bid for a UK banking licence, City AM can reveal, as the firm puts its hat in the ring in the fight to claw market share from fintech leader Revolut. Bunq – which reached 20 million users in just a decade – is understood to [...]
Oxane Partners’ ‘Compass 2026’ Maps Private Credit Market Sentiments June 4, 2026 Survey of 380+ senior credit professionals highlights industry’s outlook for growth of assets, with inclination towards ABF, AI, and risk discipline
Gold prices glitter amid geopolitical uncertainty June 4, 2026 Gold saw a significant price rally over the course of 2025, after geopolitical uncertainty and heightened central bank buying drove more people to the safe haven asset. Gold prices rallied 44 per cent last year, reaching $4,550 per ounce in December and recording 56 fresh record highs according to the latest report from Metals Focus. [...]
Soho killjoys are the worst kind of Londoners June 4, 2026 The Soho Society has declared a Nimby campaign against all new licensing applications. If they don’t want to live in the party centre of London they should leave, says James Ford What is the collective noun for a bunch of party poopers? A kennel of killjoys? A complaint of curmudgeons, perhaps? Well, if left to [...]
Why can the Faroe Islands build faster than Britain? June 4, 2026 The Faroe Islands has built miles of undersea tunnels for less than a third of what Britain has spent on a consultation for one, says Joe Cawley Every day, tens of thousands of vehicles crawl across the Dartford Crossing, one of the UK’s key economic arteries. Relief is on the way. Work has begun on the Lower [...]
Semble Secures £30M Series C Investment Led by Revaia to Expand Europe’s Connected Healthcare Platform June 4, 2026 Company's healthcare platform surpasses 10 million patients as investment round also draws new investor Partech
There should have been an op-ed here but you filed AI slop June 4, 2026 City AM's inbox is drowning in AI pitches. Anna Moloney, who spends her days copy and pasting them into detection software, has had enough.
London bucks trend as investors shun stocks in ‘near record’ demand for mixed-asset funds June 4, 2026 Gloom starts to lift in the City with first monthly net inflow into UK equities since November 2024 Investors cut their exposure to equities in favour of bonds and mixed-asset holdings in May, according to fresh data released on Thursday by global funds network Calastone. But London bucked the trend in what could be seen [...]
Global trade remains ‘alive and well’ despite tariffs and war, says DHL boss June 3, 2026 From conflict in the Middle East to shifting tariffs and rising concern over Britain’s supply chain resilience, businesses are facing an increasingly unpredictable trading environment. But according to DHL Supply Chain chief executive Hendrik Venter, global trade is adapting rather than retreating. For anyone responsible for moving goods around the world, the past few years [...]
Epsom Derby set for mega crowd as fans flock to The Hill June 3, 2026 The attendance at this weekend’s Epsom Derby will be nearly double last year’s haul as brighter weather and entertainment evolution draws back crowds. Attendances at the staple flat race have not been above 30,000 since 2022 and haven’t topped 40,000 since 2017 but the Jockey Club is expecting to surpass that number this weekend as [...]