City of London urges action on Swiss border as EES holds up business travellers April 17, 2026 City of London officials are pressing Switzerland to allow UK travellers to use automated passport gates to end the long airport queues that have become a regular gripe for business travellers. The new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), which covers the Schengen area, rolled out last week, and it has resulted in lengthy queues at airports [...]
Square Mile authority tries to strip Andrew of City freedom April 16, 2026 A group of senior City of London officials have invited Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to relinquish his Freedom of the City, six months after the Royal Family stripped him of his royal titles. A spokesperson for the City of London said that members of the Square Mile’s local authority confirmed on Thursday had written to the former [...]
Northern Data Group International Day at Chestertons Polo in the Park April 16, 2026 Why International Day at Chestertons Polo in the Park is London’s Best Group Day Out This Summer Friday 5th June 2026 | Hurlingham Park, London Chestertons Polo in the Park has firmly established itself as one of the kick-starters of London’s summer calendar, and on Friday 5th June, the event’s International Day marks the beginning [...]
Alkermes to Present Additional Data From Vibrance-1 Phase 2 Study of Alixorexton in Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1 at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2026 Annual Meeting April 16, 2026 — Alixorexton Data From Seven-Week Open-Label Extension Period Demonstrated Sustained Improvements in Patient-Reported Disease Severity, Cognitive Functioning and Fatigue— — Alixorexton Was Generally Well Tolerated at All Doses Tested — — Phase 3 Brilliance NT1 Study of Alixorexton in Patients With Narcolepsy Type 1 Is Ongoing —
83% of UK CFOs Say Spend Management Is More Manual Than It Should Be April 16, 2026 84% of UK CFOs say their organisation has been too slow to modernise payments 91% say they are concerned competitors are ahead on payment automation while a confident few are already setting the pace Card-led payments are widely seen as a competitive advantage say 81%
Regulator struggles to tackle harassment and bullying at City law firms April 16, 2026 It won’t come as a shock to you that City law firms have long struggled with cultures of bullying and harassment, and the regulator is kept out of the loop, argues senior reporter Maria Ward-Brennan. The high-pressure demands placed on lawyers at City law firms have long bred cultures of bullying and harassment. In a [...]
Standard Life’s Briggs warns ‘retirement adequacy is a genuine concern’, as £2bn Aegon deal unveiled April 15, 2026 The boss of one of the UK’s largest pension providers has spoken out on the state of the nation’s retirement financing on the day he unveiled a blockbuster industry takeover. Andy Briggs, chief executive of Standard Life, told City AM that “retirement adequacy is a genuine concern” and pointed to further potential dealmaking. He noted [...]
Moody’s Corporation Names Christina Kosmowski as CEO of Moody’s Analytics April 15, 2026 Kosmowski to lead $3.6B division delivering connected intelligence and AI platforms to financial institutions and enterprises worldwide, at the core of the company’s growth strategy.
CoStar Data Shows London Office Construction at Record High as NYC Sees Sharp Decline April 15, 2026 The gap between office construction volumes in London and New York City reached a record high in the second half of 2025, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415582253/en/ Over [...]
Wall Street banks’ $40bn haul overshadowed by economic threats April 15, 2026 Wall Street’s top banks are toasting a record revenue haul this week, but industry chiefs also struck a note of caution after bumper profits were driven by market volatility. JP Morgan led the pack with a net income of $16.5bn in the first-quarter of the year, up 13 per cent from the same period in [...]