Expensify and Xero Enhance Partnership to Support Small Businesses February 12, 2026 The new partnership offers customers Xero for free for six months and six months of Expensify for 50% off.
Close Brothers MD: I started my career working for Gordon Ramsay February 12, 2026 Chiara Caldwell, managing director at Close Brothers, tells us how she went from fine dining to banking in Square Mile and Me.
North Highland Named in Financial Times 2026 UK Leading Management Consultants Report February 12, 2026 Firm recognised for sixth consecutive year by clients and peers with rankings across 10 industries and capabilities
GDP: UK faces ‘most dismal decade for growth in 100 years’ February 12, 2026 The UK economy had a minor expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025 coming a touch below expectations as an expected boost from the services sector failed to come to fruition. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the economy expanded a sluggish 0.1 per cent in three months to December 2025. [...]
AB InBev Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results February 12, 2026 Underlying EPS increased by 6% with continued margin expansion and free cash flow generation of 11.3 billion USD
Reform UK’s rise: Will City law firms shift their support? February 12, 2026 Businesses, including law firms, snuggled up to Labour in 2024 but with Reform UK on the agenda, will firms shift their focus before the next election? Unlike in the US, business lobbying of British political parties and the UK government is kept somewhat behind closed doors, but it remains a powerful tool. For professional services, [...]
Whisky Business: How to build a whisky hotel in Edinburgh February 12, 2026 Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. In the hyper-competitive landscape of Edinburgh’s five-star hospitality sector, buying 100 bottles of Scotch whisky and calling a hotel a ‘whisky hotel’ no longer cuts it. Investors and guests alike are increasingly seeking a “sense of place” where customers can enjoy a whisky experience. [...]
IFF Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results February 11, 2026 Delivered solid top and bottom-line performance & advanced strategic priorities in 2025 Launched sale process for the Food Ingredients segment Continuing to drive financial performance in 2026
Truespeed and Freedom Fibre Announce Strategic Combination February 11, 2026 Truespeed Communications and Freedom Fibre announce they have signed an agreement to combine their businesses, creating a scaled, capital-efficient full fibre platform. The combined entity will play a leading role in the ongoing consolidation of the UK alternative network (“altnet”) sector. This merger brings together two highly complementary, effectively unlevered, businesses with a combined footprint [...]
Landlords ‘underestimated’ scale of business rates overhaul February 11, 2026 The architect of Labour’s business rates overhaul has blamed the political backlash to the controversial policy on landlords and industry chiefs not fully understanding that a pandemic-related subsidy was coming to an end. Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson told MPs that business owners were taken off-guard by the scale of their tax rise because they weren’t [...]