Xpansiv and Verdane Announce Strategic Partnership and Capital Raise to Advance Global Acquisitions and Product Expansion September 22, 2026 Growth investment supports Xpansiv’s M&A strategy, international expansion, and product development
The boardroom has a crisis communications blind spot September 22, 2026 Communication is the bedrock of effective crisis management. It is the golden thread which should run throughout: shaping how events and decisions are understood, and fundamental to whether trust is maintained or lost, says Katherine Sykes We live in a world of global instability and complex interdependency, facing interconnected threats. Poly- and perma-crisis now define a [...]
Finance chiefs lobby Healey to protect City from fresh tax grab September 22, 2026 City chiefs have warned against a tax grab on financial services and called on ministers to simplify Britain’s “byzantine” tax system, as fears mount that the Chancellor will use his maiden budget next month to launch another raid on the private sector. The Square Mile’s top industry body, TheCityUK, which counts the UK’s biggest banks [...]
Tech the only bright spot as job security fears climb to highest level since 2023 September 21, 2026 Job security for British workers has fallen to a three-and-a-half year low across all sectors other than IT and telecoms, according to new data from S&P Global’s UK consumer index. The findings, based on a panel of 1,500 UK households, show the level of job insecurity was at its highest since February 2023 as consumers continue to [...]
Pierre Le Manh to Step Down as PMI President and CEO September 21, 2026 Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading authority in project management, today announced that Pierre Le Manh has decided to step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 30, 2026. Johannes Heinlein, Chief Growth Officer, has been appointed Interim President & Chief Executive Officer of PMI, also effective September 30, 2026. Pierre Le Manh [...]
Serbian Biotech Startup Takes Its Journey from Belgrade to Cambridge with Documentary on Longevity Science September 21, 2026 BioEridan, a Serbian biotechnology company backed by Telekom Srbija Group’s TS Ventures Fund, has premiered a documentary charting its journey from an early scientific project in Belgrade to an emerging biotechnology venture focused on longevity research
Alkermes Announces Positive Phase 1b Results Demonstrating Clinical Proof-of-Concept for ALKS 7290 in Adults With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) September 21, 2026 — ALKS 7290 is the First Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist to Demonstrate Clinically Meaningful Improvements in ADHD Symptoms in Adults — — ALKS 7290 Was Generally Well Tolerated at All Doses Tested in Healthy Volunteers and Adults With ADHD — — Phase 2 Study of ALKS 7290 in Adults With ADHD is Enrolling, Data Expected in 2027 —
UK Consumers Rein In Credit Card Spending in July but Balances Hit Record High for Second Month September 21, 2026 FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for July 2026 underlines need for vigilance by risk teams as affordability rules of new BNPL regulations could shift more spending onto cards
Lloyd’s backs £40m transactional risk MGA targeting private capital September 21, 2026 Syndicates in the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance market, Lloyd’s of London, have agreed to provide up to £40m of risk capital per policy to back a new managing general agent in the City focused on the private capital sector. Alpha TR, a speciality insurance managing general agent (MGA), launched on Monday as a Lloyd’s [...]
Scotch is missing its Can-Do spirit September 21, 2026 Last Saturday’s FT covered the industry’s current woes in depth. ‘Scotch whisky’s hangover’ is a sobering read, and yet other spirits are suffering as much, if not more. The one category bucking the trend is spirit-based RTDs, a category that Scotch has been slow to enter. Ron Emler investigates for City AM’s Whisky Business. A [...]