The Debate: Should the City drop its ban on tower logos? September 16, 2026 A 1911 ruling by the City of London Corporation means businesses are still unable to adorn their skyscrapers with logos. Should this change?
Alkermes Announces Appointment of Anne C. Whitaker to Board of Directors September 16, 2026 Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) today announced the appointment of a new independent director, Anne C. Whitaker, to the company’s Board of Directors (the Board). Ms. Whitaker is a seasoned biopharmaceutical executive and experienced board director who brings deep commercial and operational expertise, as well as a proven track record of driving growth and transformation across [...]
The NEET crisis is a failure of the state, not the individual September 16, 2026 The first step in solving the NEET crisis is honesty about why so many young people are now trapped in the benefits system.
Did call centres cause Brexit? September 16, 2026 Over a generation, millions of ordinary interactions with government, utility providers, financial institutions and corporate giants became remote, standardised and procedural. Each individual change was introduced in the name of operational efficiency. But accumulated across a lifetime, they altered something more fundamental: our sense that an individual can make things happen, says Lucy Harris Did [...]
Global Crises Expose the Limits of Traditional Market Intelligence as Veridion Raises $20 Million to Expand Real-time Map of the World’s Businesses September 16, 2026 Series A investment will accelerate the development of Veridion's AI-powered digital replica of the world's 640 million businesses, helping market intelligence providers, financial institutions, insurers, and procurement teams understand commercial change as it happens
BGC Group raises record amounts at charity day amidst decline in corporate giving September 16, 2026 BGC Group raised a record $16m globally for its annual BGC Charity Day last week, bringing the firm’s total to $250m over the fundraiser’s 22-year history. Established in memory of the 658 colleagues at Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group’s former parent company, who lost their lives on 9/11, the day invites global entertainment and sport celebrities [...]
PwC’s UK business grows but Iran conflict hits wider group September 16, 2026 Big Four giant PwC reported steady financial growth in its UK business, with revenue and profit per partner both increasing slightly from the previous year, despite group revenue slipping due to the Middle East conflict. For the year ended 30 June 2026, PwC’s UK business’s revenue grew to £4.365bn, up two per cent on the previous year. While [...]
Cambridge Associates Opens Italian Office and Expands European Leadership September 16, 2026 Global investment firm Cambridge Associates (CA) today announced the opening of a new office in Milan and the appointment of two senior hires in Europe. The move reflects the firm’s ongoing commitment to providing bespoke services to current and future institutional and family office investors across the region. Raphael Heynold has joined the Client Solutions [...]
Rayner urged to resolve ‘unwelcome’ Tower of London heritage row September 16, 2026 Angela Rayner has been urged to resolve an “unwelcome” heritage row which could place curbs on skyscrapers in the Square Mile to protect views of the Tower of London. The housing secretary has been told that the planning dispute, which was revived by a housing minister in June, risks stalling critical investment in office space [...]
Economists may have ignored the biggest reason for our productivity decline September 16, 2026 Productivity in the West has slowed dramatically since the late 2000s, but there is no consensus as to why.