Business versus the Budget: How a ‘dismal’ fiscal picture could disrupt Labour’s Party conference September 24, 2026 As business chiefs look forward to the Labour Party conference and the ensuing Budget, Maurício Alencar explores how a difficult fiscal backdrop could disrupt meetings and undermine high expectations. In the months leading up to the Budget, hundreds of notes fly through the Treasury’s letterbox. Emails ping on officials’ phones. Lobbyists for academics, retailers, councillors, [...]
Burnham urged to boost West End with tax cuts and extra policing September 24, 2026 The West End risks losing its status as one of the world’s best shopping and hospitality destinations without immediate action to cut tax and boost policing, Andy Burnham has been warned. The New West End Company (NWEC), which represents 800 businesses involved in the world-famous district, has urged the government to slash business rates and [...]
Healey urged to cut business costs as consumer confidence slips September 24, 2026 Retailers have called on John Healey to slash the “burdensome” costs of doing business at the Budget next month, warning that consumer confidence will continue to stumble without urgent action. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents top retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks and Spencer, has urged the Chancellor to tackle the “triple blow” [...]
Bentley’s debut EV drives £1bn motoring investment surge in a week September 23, 2026 Britain’s automotive industry is set to get an extra £350m of investment as Bentley drives new funding into its headquarters in Crewe to build its first fully electronic vehicle, marking the third major boost in a week for the sector. The announcement takes the total figure of fresh investment into the UK’s automotive industry in [...]
Association for Project Management Urges Government and Industry to Use Major National Projects to Create New Opportunities for NEETs and Early-Career Talent September 23, 2026 Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, is calling on Government and industry to take urgent action to help young people enter project careers, warning that the UK risks missing out on a generation of talent at a time when AI, infrastructure renewal, clean energy, defence, housing and digital [...]
SS&C Technologies Unveils Portfolio of AI-Enabled Enhancements; Debuts Six-Part Agentic Blueprint Docuseries at SS&C Deliver September 23, 2026 New AI-enabled solutions and enhancements roll out across SS&C’s financial services and healthcare businesses, alongside a six-part docuseries on the company’s own agentic AI transformation
MCO (MyComplianceOffice) Announces Strategic Growth Financing from Accel-KKR Credit Partners September 23, 2026 Transformative $100M+ financing will accelerate MCO's product and AI innovation and market expansion.
GTN and Solidus Labs Announce Landmark Surveillance Partnership September 23, 2026 GTN, the global fintech, and Solidus Labs, the category-definer in multidimensional market integrity, today announced a landmark partnership that deploys Solidus Labs’ HALO platform across GTN’s operations. Under the partnership, HALO is deployed across GTN’s global order book, delivering integrated trade surveillance and transaction monitoring across equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX and digital/crypto assets. This [...]
LivaNova to Announce Third-Quarter 2026 Results September 23, 2026 LivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, will host a conference call to discuss its third-quarter 2026 results on Wed., Nov. 4, 2026, at 1 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time). The Company will release its third-quarter 2026 results prior to the call. The audiocast will be accessible at www.livanova.com/events. [...]
Legal & General to cut 1,000 jobs by middle of 2027 September 23, 2026 Legal and General plans to cut 1,000 jobs by the middle of next year as part of a push from chief executive Antonio Simoes to create a “leaner operation”. The UK’s largest asset manager informed staff on Wednesday on email that it has begun moves to eliminate 10 per cent of its workforce. The programme [...]