North Sea oil and gas sector jeopardised by windfall tax warns Investec June 5, 2022 The windfall tax could accelerate the decline of the UK's oil and gas sector and increase the country's dependence on overseas suppliers, argued Investec.
Metaversal growing pains – the sky is just the beginning June 5, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher says the 50,000ft view of the prevailing trend suggests the sky is just the beginning for the metaverse.
Jubilee 2022: what’s changed for savers since 1952? June 1, 2022 It’s 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. How have some of our key financial metrics – from longevity to inflation, interest rates to investment returns – moved over the decades? The seven-decade reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen transformations in many aspects of our lives. That includes sweeping changes to the [...]
Binance Labs closes $500m investment boost for blockchain, Web3, ‘value-building’ tech June 1, 2022 Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of crypto exchange Binance, has closed its new $500 million investment fund.
GSK’s split healthcare division Haleon to list on London’s main market in July June 1, 2022 British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has successfully split from its consumer healthcare division, which will list separately on the London Stock Exchange this summer. The division, now known as Haleon, will enter London’s main market on 18 July, GSK confirmed in a regulatory update today, as it awaits a response on its application to the [...]
London’s many strengths can be bound together and renewed by public transport June 1, 2022 The opening last week of the Elizabeth Line, Britain’s latest engineering marvel, prompted reflections on how much there is to gain from better physical connections into and between London’s two biggest financial hubs – Canary Wharf and the Square Mile. The Square Mile is home to London’s insurance market, preeminent in the world and writing [...]
The City View: Boris on his last legs? May 31, 2022 On today’s final episode of The City View, Andy Silvester talks to City A.M.’s Opinion and Features Editor Sascha O’Sullivan. They ask whether Boris Johnson is harming the Tory party’s chances of reelection, and if Starmer is the right man for the job as Labour leader. And in the business news: TUI has cancelled nearly [...]
Cudos signs up to polo spectacular as Web3 comes to Fulham May 31, 2022 ONE OF London’s hottest summer social tickets will this year come with a side of decentralised finance, after cloud network Cudos announced it had signed up to sponsor International Day at Chestertons Polo in the Park. The three-day polo spectacular held at Hurlingham Park has become a fixture in London’s social calendar, representing the largest [...]
Closing the gap: gender lens investing and the future of finance May 31, 2022 Public perception of gender equality issues runs in a repetitive cycle. We’ve all seen it. A scandal breaks out, or a study discovers yet another damaging disparity. Think pieces are written, hands are wrung, and companies promise to do better. Then the public’s attention moves on until another cycle starts. Actual change comes very slowly, [...]
UK unveils long-awaited corporate reporting and audit reforms May 31, 2022 The UK has unveiled its long-awaited audit regime overhaul, with the government announcing a new regulator to ensure oversight of the largest private companies. The Financial Reporting Council will be replaced by the new Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA), funded by a new levy on industry, which will have oversight of unlisted companies with [...]