City chairman: Reports of London’s death have been greatly exaggerated February 16, 2026 Despite many claims to the contrary, what's happening in London today is not stagnation, but renaissance writes Chris Hayward.
Align Partners Issues Third Public Shareholder Letter and Submits Formal Shareholder Proposals to Coway February 14, 2026 Align Partners highlights Coway’s persistent undervaluation despite steady global growth, citing structural ROE decline as a key driver Align Partners urges the Board to address inefficient capital structure and strengthen shareholder return discipline; requests a formal response by March 13, 2026 The proposals call for stronger Board independence, enhanced Audit Committee oversight, and improved compensation transparency
Exclusive: RPC to lose Mike Ashley’s ‘rainmaker’ lawyer February 13, 2026 City law firm RPC is set to lose one of its highest-billing lawyers, who represents the retail titan Mike Ashley. Long-term partner Jeremy Drew will leave the firm after nearly 20 years in the solicitor’s retail and commercial department, which he also co-led. The star lawyer has been a long-term adviser to Mike Ashley, the [...]
Align Partners Issues Formal Shareholder Proposals to Gabia February 13, 2026 Align Partners Capital Management Inc. (“Align Partners”), a shareholder of Gabia, Inc. (“Gabia” or the “Company”), has submitted formal shareholder proposals for inclusion in the agenda of Gabia’s upcoming 27th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) and issued a call for strengthened governance practices to address the Company’s persistent undervaluation. Align Partners noted that, as shareholder proposals [...]
Prothena to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results on February 19, 2026 February 12, 2026 Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company with a robust pipeline of investigational therapeutics built on protein dysregulation expertise, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on Thursday, February 19, 2026, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The announcement will be followed by [...]
Topcon Secures Early Access to Xona’s Pulsar Satellite Navigation Service February 12, 2026 Topcon Positioning Systems has signed a commercial agreement with Xona to secure early-adopter access to Pulsar, Xona’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite navigation constellation. This agreement positions Topcon among Xona’s first commercial customers preparing to integrate Pulsar into future high-precision positioning workflows. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260212891607/en/ “The letter [...]
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.
Align Partners Issues Public Shareholder Letter and Submits Formal Shareholder Proposals to SoluM February 12, 2026 Align Partners Capital Management Inc. (“Align Partners”), a shareholder of SoluM Co., Ltd. (“SoluM” or the “Company”), has submitted formal shareholder proposals for inclusion in the agenda of SoluM’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) and issued its first public shareholder letter to the Company’s Board of Directors. Align Partners requested that SoluM’s Board and management [...]
Align Partners Issues Formal Shareholder Proposals to Dentium February 12, 2026 Align Partners Capital Management Inc. (“Align Partners”), a shareholder of Dentium Co., Ltd. (“Dentium” or the “Company”), has submitted formal shareholder proposals for inclusion in the agenda of Dentium’s upcoming 26th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), urging the Company to strengthen governance practices and improve capital allocation discipline. Align Partners noted that, given shareholder proposals will [...]
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.