Market depth will be key to IPO choice, Monument boss says February 27, 2025 Ian Rand, the former Barclays executive and boss of Monument Bank, spoke to City AM about the bank’s criteria in choosing where to list. Monument spiked the City’s speculation following reports it was looking to go public in the US by 2027 – in what would be another huge blow to the London market. The [...]
Dazn’s French football row ‘a warning signal’ for other leagues February 27, 2025 European football leagues have been warned off selling their media rights to sports streaming platform Dazn by credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS. It comes amid a legal row between Dazn and French football chiefs over the rights to Ligue 1 due to lower than expected take-up of its subscriptions from consumers. Morningstar DBRS said partnering [...]
Week in Business: Will more defence spending mean higher taxes? February 27, 2025 Cutting the international aid budget to boost defence spending – sounds like a fair exchange in a time of war and hazard – but there’s more to this announcement than meets the eye. The Prime Minister was deadly serious when he stood up in the Commons this week to declare that the country faces a [...]
Income tax will need to rise to fund defence push, Mervyn King says February 27, 2025 Speaking on Sophy Ridge's show on Sky News, Mervyn King acknowledged the government was in a "very difficult position," but criticised it for a lack of ambition.
7 of the best Mother’s Day 2025 events in London February 27, 2025 Mother’s Day 2025: the best events in London to book now Mother’s Day rolls around on Sunday 30 March and some London hotels and restaurants have already started promoting their events. We’ll continue to update this list as new events are confirmed in the capital to help you plan for the day with your mother, [...]
Mark Kleinman: A reset BP might not have drilled deep enough for activists February 27, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. Today, he tackles activist investors drilling into BP, Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting and a big ticket auction A reset BP might not have drilled deep enough for activists Bernard’s Parable or Belated Pivot? These might be the most concise [...]
Premier League ‘would need 12m UK subscribers to justify Premflix’ February 26, 2025 The Premier League has been told it would need more than 12m UK subscribers paying £20 a month to justify launching its own streaming service, dubbed “Premflix”. English football’s top division generates around £3.5bn a year from selling its media rights, with around half of that coming from its UK deals with Sky and TNT [...]
Sky accuses Amazon of failing to prevent piracy on Fire Sticks February 26, 2025 Sky has accused Amazon of not doing enough to prevent the piracy of its sports rights via “jailbroken” Fire Sticks. Sky’s group chief operating officer Nick Herm said that illegal viewing of its subscription content, which includes Premier League football, Formula 1 and boxing, was costing “hundreds of millions of dollars” and that “about half” [...]
What’s on in London March 2025 February 26, 2025 Prepare to rediscover London this March. Let London captivate you as Central London Alliance shares the fabulous events and experiences in the city’s hottest spots, the most exhilarating adventures, and details on some upcoming must-see performance that everyone’s talking about. Arts and Culture Cats, Lions and a Dragon: A Family Yoga Session 1 – 2 [...]
Monument Bank partners with fintech Firenze February 25, 2025 Monument Bank has entered a partnership with fintech Firenze to boost the lender’s stronghold among its mass-affluent consumer base. The challenger bank gave Firenze a £160m backing with the aim to scale up its Lombard loan offering for wealth management firms. The Manchester-headquartered fintech, which is just over a year old, offers loans against secure [...]