Local authorities thwart housebuilding with ‘manifestly unfair’ council tax raid on developers May 28, 2026 Cash-strapped local authorities across Britain are thwarting efforts to increase housebuilding by hitting property developers with steep council tax bills as soon as their homes are listed as complete, an influential industry body has warned. In a paper shared with City AM, the boss of the Home Builders Federation (HBF) accused local councils of slapping [...]
Mark Kleinman: Reeves revels in ring-fencing reform May 28, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column Reeves revels in ring-fencing reform Is Rachel Reeves about to rip up ring-fencing? It was a question I posed in this column just over a year ago. Now, we have an answer of sorts. The Chancellor’s announcement [...]
Starmer’s social media ban puts emotions above data May 28, 2026 By parading grieving parents through Downing Street, Number 10 risks presenting a false picture of the dangers of social media.
LSI Industries Enters Into Strategic Partnership With Carter Thermal Industries Group, Expands Refrigeration Solutions Offering May 27, 2026 LSI Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: LYTS, “LSI” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. based manufacturer of commercial lighting and display solutions, today announced a strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) with privately held Carter Thermal Industries Group (“Carter”), a global leader in refrigeration and environmental controls solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, LSI will become the exclusive [...]
KBRA Releases Research – Coming of Age: The Evolution of European Middle Market CLOs May 27, 2026 KBRA releases research that examines the evolution of European middle market collateralised loan obligations (CLO) and the role they may play in the financing, distribution, and management of private credit portfolios across Europe as the market matures. Key Takeaways The European middle market CLO sector remains at an early stage of development, with only a [...]
Motive Unveils the Future of Physical Operations at Vision 26: A New Era of Integrated Hardware and AI Innovations May 27, 2026 New products shift the operational burden from people to technology, automating the ‘busy work’ so teams can prioritise the strategic safety, productivity and profitability of their fleet.
Inside the radical festival uniting the left and right May 27, 2026 How The Light Gets In – the philosophy festival which returns to London this September – is the best of the 2026 festivals, and offers an unrivalled opportunity for human connection ★★★★★ Picture the scene: Jeremy Corbyn and Reform UK’s head of policy are kicking back together in a field in Wales. Admittedly, they aren’t [...]
Hollywood Bowl boss: ‘Incredibly painful’ tax hikes make it harder to hire May 27, 2026 The boss of Hollywood Bowl has hit out at Labour’s “incredibly painful” hikes to national insurance and the minimum wage for making it harder to employ workers. Stephen Burns, chief executive of the UK’s largest tenpin bowling operator, told City AM that Labour policy has made it “significantly more expensive to employ somebody than it [...]
Confidence in project delivery nearly doubles among UK business leaders May 27, 2026 Leadership quality now seen as biggest driver of success - APM research shows
Software Improvement Group Recognized as a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Technical Debt Management Tools May 27, 2026 Software Improvement Group (SIG), the global software consultancy behind the Sigrid® software portfolio governance platform, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Technical Debt Management Tools. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260526960241/en/ The Gartner report highlights the growing importance of technical [...]