Everest Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition November 20, 2025 Elias Habayeb Appointed Executive Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding Mark Kociancic
UK founders slam Labour as “anti-business” November 20, 2025 UK founders are increasingly losing confidence in Labour’s approach to businesses, as they brace for potential tax rises in the upcoming Autumn Budget. According to the latest survey from entrepreneur network Helm – whose members oversee more than £8bn in annual revenue – over 60 per cent of founders hailed the government as “anti-business” with [...]
OCC Enhances Operational Efficiency with AWS GenAI Solutions November 20, 2025 Generative AI implementation improves software development operations while maintaining rigorous security standards
Investec looks to mid-market businesses in growth push November 20, 2025 International banking giant Investec is preparing to scale its core business by increasing its services to mid-market companies. The FTSE 250 stalwart called the market space “underserved”, with many mid-cap businesses failing to have their need for revenue growth met by corporate banks who often don’t offer a personalised service and may be more risk [...]
Why tribes are everything in sport, but growing them is no easy task November 20, 2025 Tribalism is key to fandom in sport but the challenge is commercialising and gorwing them, writes Ed Warner. To the Kia Oval for an exercise in tribe creation. Conscious that in most enterprises the whole is stronger than the sum of its parts, I have been working with the help of chairs across Britain’s sporting [...]
Banking chief warns Reeves against ‘quick fixes’ in Budget November 20, 2025 The boss of Britain’s trade association for financial services has warned Rachel Reeves against hiking taxes on banks at next week’s Budget. David Postings, chief executive of UK Finance, said London’s banking sector risked becoming less competitive with European peers if it were to face additional taxes. Speaking at a dinner for City execs at [...]
Unpopular opinion: Banks are taxed enough already November 20, 2025 Is Angela Rayner influencing the Budget from beyond the political grave? The former deputy PM and housing secretary was famously in favour of increasing the additional tax burden faced by banks. Ahead of this year’s Spring Statement, Rayner was riding high. With a confidence that turned out to be misplaced, she inserted herself into debates [...]
Mark Kleinman: Can Osborne usher in a golden era for HSBC? November 20, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Can Osborne usher in a golden era for HSBC? George Osborne’s words to his Chinese audience were clear: “Through the ups and downs, let’s stick together. Let’s stick together to grow our economies. Let’s stick together to make [...]
Marquee Brands Broadens Global Portfolio with Strategic Acquisition of Stance November 19, 2025 Marquee’s 19th Brand Signals a Bold Expansion into Lifestyle and Performance
AIG dropped John Neal’s appointment after ‘alleged workplace relationship’ November 19, 2025 The former chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, John Neal, had his offer from AIG pulled after alleged inappropriate workplace relationship came to light. Neal was in a leadership position at Lloyd’s for over six years, having joined from QBE, where he was the group CEO for over five years. He was set to join Aon as [...]