Clearbank, Allica, Atom: The fast-growing future of UK fintech April 19, 2025 Fintech has planted its flag firmly in the Square Mile. Industry giants Monzo and Starling have become household names, helping London to established itself as a leading global fintech hub. KPMG’s bi-annual fintech report showed UK fintech investment was at £7.9bn last year. And now young firms are growing faster than ever, promising to send a [...]
Teeth, tourism and hairlines: Is Turkey the future of British healthcare? April 19, 2025 As millions of Brits fly to Turkey for medical treatments each year, Amber Murray visits Istanbul to find an industry getting a lucrative makeover Everyone at the exit of Istanbul airport is well aware most people aren’t just arriving for a holiday. The process from plane to taxi to clinic is well streamlined: men holding [...]
Let’s be honest, the ever-rising minimum wage is hurting employment April 19, 2025 Rising from £3.60 to £12.21 in just 26 years, the ever-rising national minimum wage isn't actually helping workers, writes Matthew Lesh.
Don’t take entrepreneurs for granted – they won’t keep trying forever April 18, 2025 The UK's punishing business regime is at risk of taking its entrepreneurs for granted. They won't keep trying forever, writes Orlando Martins.
Dollar ‘disruptions’ could rattle global financial system April 17, 2025 A fragile dollar could wreak havoc on the global financial system unless US authorities intervene and provide a backstop, a new report has suggested. President Donald Trump’s full-blown trade war with China has sent markets around the world sliding while the dollar index on Thursday afternoon was 8.7 per cent below levels seen three months [...]
A game of chlorinated chicken: What is the price of a US-UK trade deal? April 17, 2025 An economic deal between the UK and the US could be just weeks away. The Trump administration has made sweeping promises of a “90 deals in 90 days” package of bespoke arrangements. While deals with India, Japan and South Korea are expected to be done first, the UK is understood to be not far behind [...]
Deliveroo shares tick up after growth beats market expectations April 17, 2025 Shares in food delivery firm Deliveroo rose by more than two per cent this morning after the company announced strong quarterly growth. Growth transaction value (GTV) – a measure of revenue – rose by nine per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, with order growth up seven per cent. International GTV also rose nine per [...]
Rentokil: Slow US growth continues to hold pest control giant back April 17, 2025 Pest control giant Rentokil has reported an uptick in revenue despite continued slow growth in North America. Organic revenue grew 3.3 per cent to $1.63bn (£1.23bn) in the three months to March 31, driven by growth in Europe and Asia. The Crawley-based company, which is listed in London and operates across 80 different countries, said revenue growth [...]
Workspace: Lettings activity surges but CEO warns on economic uncertainty April 17, 2025 Workspace lettings activity in Q4 was up around 15 per cent of the same quarter in the previous year, as the group competed for over £10m worth of new rentals
Man Group: Hedge fund racks up billions in performance losses April 17, 2025 Assets at hedge fund Man Group dropped by $5.6bn (£4.2bn) in the first two weeks of April as market volatility hit the asset manager’s strategies. While assets under management at Man Group jumped from $168.6bn (£127.6bn) to $172.6bn (£130.6bn) in the first three months of the year, they then fell sharply to $167bn (£126.4bn) in [...]