UK businesses shrug off Budget tax fears in push for growth November 5, 2025 UK businesses enjoyed a boost in activity in October due to improved demand for good, a leading survey has indicated, in signs that the momentum in growth was growing ahead of the Budget. S&P Global’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) has offered the Chancellor and the Bank of England some positive relief ahead of crucial policy [...]
Chancellor urged to back long-term prosperity in upcoming Budget November 5, 2025 A leading UK wealth manager has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ to back wealthy individuals focused on building wealth and increasing UK investment in the November Budget. Rathbones has called on the government to offer support to wealthier Brits in this month’s Budget in order to drive long-term, sustainable investment and end the cycle of weak [...]
Morningstar and PitchBook to Launch Comprehensive Index Suite for Evergreen Private Market Funds November 5, 2025 New indexes deliver a full-service solution—integrating ratings, research, and private market data—to bring transparency and structure to a complex and fast-growing segment of the private markets.
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IGI Announces New 5 Million Common Share Repurchase Authorization November 5, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new repurchase authorization of up 5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. This new common share repurchase authorization replaces the previous 7.5 million authorization which has been exhausted. Repurchases, which are [...]
Full steam ahead for Trainline as it raises its end of year guidance November 5, 2025 London listed ticketing app Trainline has seen its shares rocket after the firm raised its pre-tax profit guidance. Total revenue inched up 2 per cent year by year to £23m from £229m in the first half of the year. Free cash flow hit £79m, while basic earnings per share increased by 54 per cent to [...]
Cut interest rates by 25 basis points, Shadow MPC says November 5, 2025 Top economists on City AM’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have called for interest rates to be cut to 3.75 per cent in a narrow 5-4 vote. Economists from academia, business and City giants have said that the UK’s weakening demand and easing price pressures suggested the Bank of England should look to cut interest [...]
Here’s a low-cost plan to stop young entrepreneurs leaving Britain November 5, 2025 Rachel Reeves is looking for growth on a tight budget. She must focus on creating the conditions that help Britain’s young founders start, survive and scale, while also addressing the root causes driving Britain’s entrepreneur exodus, argues Sean Kohli Rachel Reeves will be getting no shortage of advice ahead of November’s Budget. The snowballing fiscal [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Wetherspoons boss’ Budget warning; M&S takes cyber hit November 5, 2025 Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. If you need a clear sign that there is an AI bubble, look no further. American tech stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after a hedge fund manager famed for predicting the Global Financial Crisis revealed he had taken out a billion-dollar bet against some of the world’s [...]
Left and rightwing think tanks join to call for ‘pro-growth’ tax reform November 5, 2025 Several think tanks from across the political divide have joined forces to call for sweeping tax reforms in a report that seeks to prioritise productivity growth and fairness in the wider system. Economists and policy officials from the left-leaning IPPR, the right-leaning Centre for Policy Studies and the likes of the Adam Smith Institute and [...]