Morningstar Launches Direct AI, an Agentic Platform Built on Independent Insights October 7, 2026 The transformed Morningstar Direct experience includes an all-new interface and purpose-built agents that are designed to help clients answer complex, high-value questions and reach decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
One year to T+1: How should firms get ready for October 2027? October 7, 2026 With just a year to go before the final T+1 deadline, Andrew Douglas lays out what UK firms must accomplish to smoothly transition.
Former Whitbread bosses mastermind takeover of Beefeater restaurants October 7, 2026 Former senior managers at Whitbread have advised on a deal to buy back nearly 60 restaurants from the group, after it wound up its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains last month. Common Table Group, a British hospitality firm, has agreed to buy 57 restaurant sites and one Premier Inn hotel from the FTSE 100 hotels [...]
Stages of tax grief: Is it time for bankers to bargain? October 7, 2026 Banks are in the firing line at the Budget and in a meeting with bosses on Tuesday chancellor John Healey played coy on any increased rates. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at what trade-off could be made. Also on the cards, fresh data shows fintechs are lurching ahead of the incumbents on customer [...]
KBRA Releases Research – Opal Group European Private Credit & ABF Summit Recap October 6, 2026 KBRA releases its recap of Opal Group’s European Private Credit & ABF Summit, held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 5 October 2026. The conference brought together market participants to discuss the performance and outlook for European private credit, the continued expansion of asset-based finance (ABF), and the growing use of fund finance, [...]
Badenoch to offer tax cuts as Tories pitch ‘credible alternative’ to Labour October 6, 2026 Expectations are growing that Kemi Badenoch will announce “multiple” tax cuts in her flagship speech at the Conservative Party conference, with announcements on national insurance and inheritance tax set to take centre stage. The Tory leader is looking to boost her support base among Britain’s middle classes as she warned that an early election would [...]
Degreed Agents Enable Every Leader to Upskill Their Organization with Ease October 6, 2026 Degreed was born with the mission to help everyone get credit for all of their learning and skills. Today, the company announces the latest phase of that journey with the release of Degreed agents, a connected system of AI agents that lets leaders and L&D teams automate personalized learning and skill building. Leaders set the [...]
TITAN Forward 2029 Strategy Gains Further Momentum with Investment-Grade Rating October 6, 2026 S&P Global Ratings Upgrades TITAN to BBB- with Stable Outlook
Allegion Acquires Overly Door Company October 5, 2026 Acquisition Strengthens Non-Residential Portfolio with High-Security Door Solutions
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Anchor ABS 2026-1 PLC October 5, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to seven classes of notes to be issued by Anchor ABS 2026-1 PLC (Anchor 2026-1), a UK consumer loan ABS backed by a static pool of unsecured, fixed rate, fully amortising personal loans originated by Admiral Financial Services Limited (AFSL). Initial credit enhancement is provided through subordination of junior [...]