An emboldened – or desperate – new government will look to wealth taxes June 10, 2026 Wealth taxes are climbing back up the political agenda as the Labour party begins the process of reinventing itself for a post-Starmer era. Wes Streeting thinks he’s found “a wealth tax that works” by hiking capital gains tax while Andy Burnham is flirting with a land value tax that would naturally hit wealthy areas the [...]
From mild to wild: What impact will AI have on banking jobs? June 10, 2026 Top banking bosses have issued their AI verdict after Standard Chartered stunned the sector with plans for sweeping job cuts last month. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at whether a reckoning could be on the horizon. The big-name banker must have known how the conversation would go when he arrived for lunch with [...]
GSK says AI is reshaping drug pipeline as Nuvalent deal hits shares June 9, 2026 GSK has said agentic AI is already affecting every asset in its pipeline, as pharmaceutical firms race to use the technology to cut the cost and risk of developing new medicines. Speaking at London Tech Week in Tuesday, Eyal Itskovits, GSK’s director of AI and machine learning, said that the technology has officially become a [...]
Fresha Strengthens Its Global Barbering Presence at Toronto Barbers Expo Ahead of HairCon Powered by Fresha June 9, 2026 Fresha Accelerates Its 2026 Industry Engagement Strategy with Toronto Barbers Expo and HairCon Powered by Fresha How Fresha Is Investing in the Future of Barbering Through Education, Events, and Community
Life at the Valley a Blessing for Fownes June 9, 2026 WITH the weather set fair in Hong Kong, racing enthusiasts can look forward to an exciting nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, beginning at 11.40am. Trainer Caspar Fownes has welcomed seven winners into the winners’ circle in the past fortnight, and the stable is slowly but surely taking a stranglehold on the champion trainers’ [...]
Hope not a requirement if backing Precision for victory June 9, 2026 IT COULD pay to follow the fortunes of former French champion apprentice Alexis Badel, who has his card marked in eight of the nine races at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who first arrived in Hong Kong 10 years ago, has had numerous big-race successes in his career, including Voyage Bubble in the BMW [...]
The Bath House banya: Contrast therapy in Belgravia June 9, 2026 Contrast therapy is big business. Steve Dinneen visits The Bath House banya in Belgravia for a traditional sauna and icy plunge It is hard to overstate the meteoric rise in the UK’s hot and cold therapy business. The number of Finnish-style public saunas has grown from around 45 in 2023 to more than 700 today, [...]
IGI President & CEO Waleed Jabsheh to Present at the 16th Annual East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference on June 10, 2026 in New York City June 9, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that President & CEO Waleed Jabsheh will present at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at The Westin Times Square in New York City. IGI’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 10.35 am Eastern Time. There will [...]
Chariot Capital Group Acquires Laser Clinics UK June 9, 2026 Private equity firm Chariot Capital Group completes the acquisition of Laser Clinics UK, a leading aesthetics, laser, and skin-treatment platform.
Private equity-backed Ryan breaks with billable hour tradition as AI reshapes sector June 9, 2026 Private equity-backed tax specialist Ryan says its value-based pricing is built for the age of AI, unlike competitors that depend on traditional hourly billing. Most of the professional services sector operates under the billable-hour system, in which the specific amount of time spent working on client tasks can be invoiced. But the rise in AI [...]