The Bowls Club is the best summer event in the City June 25, 2025 If ramming the car full with tents and wellies and trekking the countryside sounds like too much hard work, stay in the City this summer for a dose of festival spirit – the new Bowls Club in Finsbury Square feels like the City’s own little music festival. There’s a live DJ every night, and some [...]
Net zero levy cuts are just tinkering at the edges June 25, 2025 The Industrial Strategy contains bold ambitions for cutting energy prices. Yet, for all the glossy presentation, the underlying thinking remains the same: a conviction that Whitehall can shape markets more effectively than the market itself, says Emmanuel Igwe We have learned through history that real progress emerges not from the bureaucratic designs of government but [...]
Industrial strategy shows Labour has a long-term plan for growth June 25, 2025 One year into office, the Labour government faces a challenging economic landscape, but its new industrial strategy signals a serious, long-term commitment to addressing the UK’s productivity issues and unlocking economic growth through stronger partnerships with the private sector, says Claire Ainsley Next week will be one year of the Labour government, and it just [...]
To lead under pressure, you need to train with pressure June 25, 2025 In high-stakes business leadership, pressure is inevitable and can distort judgement, but like elite athletes and military professionals, leaders must train under pressure to perform effectively when it matters most, says George Hutchinson The corporate world, like politics, is full of examples of leaders whose response to an event leaves an impression of incompetence, indifference, [...]
Amazing AI becomes latest Aquis-listed firm to adopt Bitcoin reserve policy June 24, 2025 Amazing AI has seen its stock rocket after the fintech firm became the latest Aquis-listed business to adopt a Bitcoin treasury policy. The US firm, which offers consumer loans, said it will “strategically allocate” capital generated from its business operations and future fundraisings, with the aim of maintaining a treasury consisting of both traditional cash [...]
Cambridge science has global ambitions and London is our departure lounge June 24, 2025 Cambridge is seizing a unique moment to amplify the global impact of its world-leading research by opening a new office in London’s tech hub, aiming to build stronger connections, embrace entrepreneurial risk, and better integrate academia with investors, says Jim Glasheen From discovering Newton’s law of gravity, to laying the foundation for computing, to unlocking [...]
The City is distracted. Climate crisis inaction will cost us everything June 23, 2025 The City can't afford to make the climate crisis a tomorrow problem, writes City of London Corporation policy chairman Chris Hayward.
UK a ‘standout’ destination for deals despite economic uncertainty June 22, 2025 The UK remains a “standout” destination for dealmaking among European peers despite wider economic uncertainty, new data shows. Global law firm White & Case LLP’s M&A Explorer found the UK was the top destination for mergers and acquisitions in Europe in the first six months of the year. Some 1,207 transactions worth a total of $118.6bn [...]
Smarter Web Company becomes tech unicorn after stock surges six-fold in two weeks June 20, 2025 Smarter Web Company has become the UK’s latest tech unicorn, achieving a valuation of more than £1bn after its stock saw a six-fold increase in just two weeks. The web design and online marketing company saw its stock climb 18.3 per cent by the end of the day’s trading session on Friday to 500p, ending [...]
Upper Tax Tribunal dismisses JP Morgan Chase Bank VAT appeal June 20, 2025 Upper Tribunal judges have kicked out US banking giant JP Morgan Chase's appeal against HMRC's position on taxing intra-group services.