Mortgage approvals hit six month high in fresh boost for house buyers January 30, 2024 Mortgage approvals rose again last month and climbed to the highest level in six months, in the latest signal that lower borrowing costs are helping aid recovery in the property market. New figures from the Bank of England show the number of buyers receiving a green light grew from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in [...]
How Alex Jones, Will Mellor and Jasmin Harman are helping Cotton Traders target millennials January 30, 2024 Cotton Traders, the clothing brand founded by two former England national rugby union captains, has turned to the power of celebrity to help target a younger audience.
Life sciences firm hVIVO has record year as Canary Wharf site set for completion January 30, 2024 A leading firm testing infectious diseases, hVIVO, has reported a record year as it looks to start work on an £80m orderbook in 2024.
Flutter: London set for further blow as gambling giant heads for New York January 30, 2024 FLUTTER said yesterday that New York would be its “natural home” in another blow to London’s bruised and battered stock exchange.
Why one San Fran fintech snubbed Nasdaq for the London Stock Exchange January 30, 2024 Boku is a San-Francisco founded fintech that bucked the trend to float in London in 2017. Charlie Conchie asks its new chief how life has been on the beleaguered London Stock Exchange.
High interest rates hurt but they might just be the medicine UK productivity sorely needs January 30, 2024 A post Global Financial Crisis policy of zero interest rates has facilitated investments which deliver poor returns, writes James Sproule Productivity is often seen as the key for sustainable growth. But it is hardly a secret that Britain’s productivity is stuck in the doldrums – and has been so since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) [...]
Bunq mulls London IPO as European neobank plots Monzo and Revolut UK challenge January 30, 2024 European fintech and neobank Bunq has applied for a UK electronic money institution (EMI) licence as it looks to capture market share from the likes of Revolut and Monzo ahead of a potential IPO.
Jamie George: I turned down overseas offers to play for England January 29, 2024 Jamie George couldn’t quite believe it when England head coach Steve Borthwick told him he’d take over from Owen Farrell as captain of the national team. The 33-year-old Saracens hooker doesn’t strike you as a traditional captain – he’s warm, sociable, humble and has the ear of a number of other senior players – but [...]
Flutter: The house always wins but can Fanduel’s gold rush last? January 29, 2024 Flutter’s secondary listing today has pleased investors but it will need to fight for its future amid a fiercely competitive US market.
Channel 4 to leave London headquarters and make hundreds redundant January 29, 2024 Its new plan also includes "moving out of Channel 4’s London base in the next few years", currently based at the £90m headquarters in Horseferry Road, Victoria, since 1994.