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 [...]
British cybersecurity firm plots £11m Aim float as London IPOs stir September 23, 2026 British cyber security firm Chaleit Holdings is set to float on London’s junior market next month, becoming the second company to unveil plans for a City listing on Wednesday as signs of life emerge from the capital’s battered IPO market. The Cambridge-based business expects to begin trading on Aim on 7 October with a market [...]
Financial literacy teaches young people to have aspiration, says Barings boss September 23, 2026 Financial literacy is crucial to teach young people to have aspiration about their future prospects, a senior leader at one of the world’s biggest investment firms has told City AM. Martin Horne, Co-Head of Global Investments at alternative asset manager Barings, said young people are able to have a much better understanding of how to [...]
Options Technology Partners with ZutaCore to Bring Waterless, Two-Phase Liquid Cooling to Financial Services Infrastructure September 23, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of financial services infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ZutaCore®, a leader in waterless, two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling, to enable deployment of high-density, liquid-cooled compute infrastructure across its global platform. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923393202/en/ The agreement gives [...]
Eight Sleep Introduces Pod 6: The Smallest, Most Powerful Pod Yet. Now starting at £1,799. September 23, 2026 Press Kit HERE
The Debate: Should Borough Market allow franchising? September 23, 2026 Bakery Bread Ahead claims it is being booted out of Borough Market for being "too successful" but should the market encourage expansion?
UK to champion global AI rulebook during G20 presidency September 23, 2026 Andy Burnham has said governments, not tech companies, must make the biggest decisions about AI, as he pledged to put AI regulation at the heart of Britain’s G20 presidency. The Prime Minister used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly to call for a single set of global standards governing frontier AI, including [...]
Co-op blames job cuts on Labour national insurance raid September 23, 2026 Co-op group has slashed its headcount this year to handle the added costs of Labour’s national insurance raid, its chief executive has revealed, saying the tax hikes had pushed the retailer to invest in more automation. The group, which runs life insurance and funeral businesses as well as its grocery arm, said on Wednesday that [...]
The business case for international aid spending September 23, 2026 UK development spending is good for British business. I know, I've seen it first hand, writes Co-op policy director Paul Gerrard.
On this day: Bruce Springsteen is born September 23, 2026 On 23 September 1949, Bruce Springsteen aka ‘The Boss’ was born in New Jersey. His life and music would go on to define post-war America, writes Eliot Wilson The way in which modern rock music developed means that the late 1940s are stuffed full of famous births. Take 1949 alone, and you will find enduring [...]