Global uncertainty: Political and digital risks reshape corporate priorities October 1, 2025 A surge in political risk and tensions has resulted in geopolitical volatility entering Aon’s top ten global business concerns for the first time. Aon’s ‘Global Risk Management Survey’, based on nearly 3,000 risk managers, C-suite leaders, and executives, revealed the most pressing risks for business decision-makers. The top ten list of risks facing businesses in [...]
Surrey close £60m Oval Invincibles deal with Reliance after eight months October 1, 2025 Surrey have finally exchanged contracts with Reliance Industries over the shareholders’ agreement governing their new partnership in the Oval-based Hundred team after almost eight months of negotiations. The Mumbai Indians owners agreed to pay £60m for 49 per cent of the franchise in February, but talks over the finer details of the deal have been [...]
eBay launches £3m AI programme for UK SMEs October 1, 2025 E-commerce giant eBay has unveiled a major initiative aimed at helping UK small businesses harness the power of AI and compete with larger enterprises. The company’s new programme, ‘AI activate’, is a £3m investment that will provide up to 10,000 small enterprises with fully funded access to OpenAI-powered tools and tailored training to boost productivity [...]
Why Big Tech’s rap sheet matters more than its product pipeline October 1, 2025 Big Tech has shifted from a focus on genuine innovation to a model of value extraction, where massive fines for manipulative and monopolistic practices are now treated as a routine cost of doing business, says Paul Armstrong Amazon’s $2.5bn fine for dark patterns and Google’s courtroom escape from monopoly charges reveal how much the industry [...]
What happened to high heels? The new face of female corporate fashion September 30, 2025 There’s been a quiet revolution in corporate fashion, with the post-Covid workforce ditching stilettos for sneakers. For the Autumn edition of City AM The Magazine, Dr Eliza Filby surveys the footwear landscape Back in the 1990s, the image of a corporate woman rushing to the office with trainers hastily slipped over tights – formal footwear [...]
New City of London ‘showpiece’ skyscraper approved September 30, 2025 A 34-storey skyscraper set to dominate the City skyline has been approved by Square Mile officials, in a major boost to the area’s high-grade office capacity and local economy. A proposal to redevelop a tower block at 130 Fenchurch Street into a “showpiece office building” was approved unanimously by the City of London Corporation’s planning [...]
Losses widen at Haven rival Parkdean amid ‘challenging backdrop’ September 29, 2025 Holiday park operator Parkdean lost almost £150m during its latest financial year despite its revenue increasing over the same period, it has been confirmed. The business, which is a direct rival of Haven and is headquartered near Newcastle upon Tyne, has reported a pre-tax loss of £147.7m for 2024. The latest total comes after it [...]
The world believes in Britain, the government must too September 29, 2025 Business leaders remain laser-focused on delivering growth, now the Chancellor must create the conditions for them to do so, says Chris Hayward As the Chancellor prepares to address the Labour Party Conference, her desk in Number 11 Downing Street is doubtless already buckling under the weight of submissions featuring friendly advice about how to shape [...]
Government pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to get Britain building September 27, 2025 The construction of three new towns will begin before the next election, the Housing Secretary will pledge at Labour’s party conference. The Government will “do whatever it takes to get Britain building”, Steve Reed is expected to tell Labour members on the opening day of the party’s annual gathering in Liverpool. Work on 12 new [...]
Women’s sport leagues, not teams, are the new investment frontier September 27, 2025 Much like England’s women’s rugby team, women’s sport is on a winning streak. Record-breaking crowds at this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, Hundred attendance milestones, and rising broadcast deals in basketball all point to the same shift: the commercial gap with men’s sport is closing, fast. For years, many investors dismissed women’s leagues as worthy [...]