Alleged leaks and media ties: Trial against former SFO staff put on 24-hour hold October 7, 2024 Former senior employees of the Serious Fraud Office, set to face a seven week civil trial over the fallout over a probe into ENRC, has since been put on a 24-hour hold
EFL calls for businesses as it kicks off innovation programme October 7, 2024 The English Football League (EFL) is calling for businesses to join its first innovation programme and develop their products by working with its 72 professional clubs. The EFL Innovation Lab is a partnership with corporate innovation specialist L Marks aimed at “suppliers, start-ups and scale-ups” and targeted at four key areas of business. They are [...]
London City Airport back in the black after losing almost £100m October 7, 2024 London City Airport returned to the black for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic as passenger numbers continued to recover. The hub has reported a pre-tax profit of £6.6m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House, having made a loss of £1.1m in the prior 12 months. London City Airport had last [...]
Applied Nutrition confirms plans to list this month October 7, 2024 It will be targeted at institutional investors in the UK as well as retail investors through the Retail Book platform. Following its IPO, the firm is targeting a free float of at least 25 per cent
Is Rachel Reeves about to force pension funds to back Britain? October 7, 2024 The prospect of Rachel Reeves forcing pension funds to back British stocks is being discussed as a more serious possibility, writes Charlie Conchie As the City grandees Nicholas Lyons and Peter Harrison gathered a room of executives for a workshop at the London Stock Exchange last month, a familiar gripe was on the agenda. The [...]
Leading with insight: Geradin Partners corners trend in competition law October 7, 2024 When trying to "shake things up" in the competition legal market, who better than someone who spent over seven years as a legal director for the regulator
Growth set to return but fears persist ahead of budget October 7, 2024 City economists expect figures published on Friday to confirm that the UK grew 0.2 per cent in August, having been stagnant for the two months prior.
Scotland and the City are leading the way to net zero October 7, 2024 Scotland is a natural home for green finance and working together with the City, we can achieve our net zero ambitions, says Chris Hayward With COP29 just over a month away, attention is turning back to the progress the UK has made towards its net zero targets. The City of London has been at the [...]
Ex-Google boss to join Starmer at International Investment Summit October 6, 2024 The former boss of Google is set to join Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his inaugural International Investment Summit, aimed at flaunting the UK as “open for business” and primed for investment. Scheduled for 14 October, the event will bring together 300 global business leaders to hear how the government plans to attract future investment [...]
Seedlip revolutionised alcohol free drinking. Now its founder has a new product: We tried it first October 6, 2024 Ben Branson birthed the alcohol free spirits scene when he launched Seedlip nearly ten years ago. Five years after selling his majority share, he’s ready to change the face of drinking. Again. He talks to Adam Bloodworth Through the launch of Seedlip, Ben Branson established a reputation as the founding father of the alcohol free [...]