IAG: British Airways owner faces shareholder revolt June 5, 2025 British Airways owner IAG is set to become the latest FTSE 100 company facing a shareholder revolt over pay awards to its top execs. Influential proxy adviser ISS has urged IAG investors to vote against a remuneration policy which includes a one-off share award for CEO Luis Gallego, at the group’s next annual general meeting [...]
Athletes on OnlyFans: It’s time for an adult conversation about funding June 5, 2025 Should athletes be allowed to boost their meagre Lottery funding by performing on OnlyFans, like British canoeist Kurts Adams Rozentals? It’s time for a grown-up discussion, says Ed Warner. How far would you go to fulfil your Olympic dream? Pre-dawn, pre-school training sessions; eschewing a student lifestyle to get a solid night’s sleep with no [...]
The Capitalist: ABBA legend speaks to near-empty room at SXSW London as £1k pass-holders left outside June 5, 2025 Mishaps at London SXSW, fishticuffs at London restaurants and a Bitcoin breakfast with Reform at The Shard; catch up on the latest gossip.
Whoppers on choppers: Deliveroo launches first drone-delivery service June 5, 2025 Deliveroo has announced the rollout of a drone-delivery service for takeaways, with early test flights to be carried out in Ireland. Launching in Blanchardstown, Dublin, initial flights will be used to see how effective the drones are in delivering food, with the ultimate aim to expand the service across the UK and Ireland. “We have [...]
Mark Kleinman: Corley’s LSEG board post looks messy June 5, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Aren’t asset managers supposed to be the exemplars of robust corporate governance? It’s a question worth posing in the context of goings-on at Schroders, the FTSE-100 money manager where last week’s confirmation of my scoop that [...]
Schroders steps back from City lobbying taskforce June 4, 2025 Schroders has stepped back from a City taskforce lobbying to drive growth in the UK’s capital markets, despite its close ties with the asset manager’s former CEO Peter Harrison. The Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT), which was established in 2022, is chaired by London Stock Exchange Group CEO Julia Hoggett, and counts Harrison as one [...]
This new London rooftop bar offers incredible views of the city June 4, 2025 A new London rooftop bar located in Holborn is the latest way to indulge in some sky-high drinking and dining. La-Yam is open now and offers views of St Paul’s, the Shard and the City. The 200-person capacity space is eight floors above Holborn Tube. The rooftop will offer Sunday roasts, DJs on Friday nights [...]
Fulham Premier League hospitality: Margaritas, caviar and £20,000 season tickets June 4, 2025 Fulham FC’s Riverside Stand features a new Sky Deck offering over three floors. City AM took a look around to see what it was all about. Worth the price tag? You decide. One of the newest features adjacent to the stretch of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and London’s famous River Cafe soars into [...]
Red Bull eyes franchise in R360 rugby breakaway league June 4, 2025 Red Bull is one of the sports investors to have expressed an interest in buying a franchise in R360, the revolutionary new global rugby union competition that it is claimed will launch next year. A proposed grand prix-style travelling league featuring eight men’s franchises and a four-team women’s competition has been put together by a [...]
Trust in Joy to Spring back into winners’ circle June 3, 2025 UMBRELLAS are likely to be at the fore when racegoers arrive at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday for a nine-race programme, featuring a couple of red-hot Class Three sprint contests. Rain didn’t materialise during the action last week when the forecast suggested otherwise, but the city track will be lucky to get away [...]