Britain’s EU summit is Starmer’s chance to prove he champions the City July 18, 2024 Britain's EU summit is a welcome step, but the City and its industries must be at the forefront, writes Michael Cole-Fontayn.
KPMG: UK private equity investment drops but M&A market looks set to recover July 17, 2024 UK private equity investment dipped 20 per cent in the first half of 2024, falling to only 656 deals completed throughout the last six months, City A.M. can reveal.
City accountancy firms KMPG, PwC, EY and Forvis Mazars react to audit watchdog overhaul July 17, 2024 All "welcomes" from the sector that it set to see its audit watchdog overhauled and reformed into a new regulator, which will have additional powers at its realm
King’s Speech: Long-awaited audit overhaul green-lit as FRC scrapped for new regulator July 17, 2024 It is full steam ahead on the creation of the new audit watchdog as the new Labour government has unshelved the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill
King’s Speech: Labour to legislate OBR fiscal lock to boost ‘market credibility’ July 17, 2024 Labour will legislate for a fiscal lock to require the OBR to provide an independent assessment of any major tax and spending plans.
The Notebook: Can Labour reform public services? The early signs are encouraging July 17, 2024 Today’s King’s Speech is when Labour’s airy rhetoric of change hits the hard reality of legislative grind, writes Neil Bennett.
‘We have to rethink the narrative’: Mariana Mazzucato on how Labour should address an era of crisis July 17, 2024 Still, Keir Starmer was elected on a platform of change and, as Milton Friedman once said, "only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change." For Friedman, a government's response depended on the ideas that are "lying around".
Top creative agency calls on Havas London to be stripped of B Corp status July 17, 2024 Advertising giant Havas London must be stripped of its B Corp status if its sister agency continues to work on its global contract with Shell, the founder of another B Corp accredited agency has said.
Gucci box of cash and diamond Rolex watches seized as London crime group with ‘tentacles’ everywhere dismantled July 16, 2024 Further probing into the group's activities led to identifying other gang members, now under separate police investigations.
Microsoft hires from Inflection AI now under microscope from competition watchdog July 16, 2024 The CMA has set an 11 September deadline to decide whether the case will progress to a phase two investigation.