Standard Life’s Briggs warns ‘retirement adequacy is a genuine concern’, as £2bn Aegon deal unveiled April 15, 2026 The boss of one of the UK’s largest pension providers has spoken out on the state of the nation’s retirement financing on the day he unveiled a blockbuster industry takeover. Andy Briggs, chief executive of Standard Life, told City AM that “retirement adequacy is a genuine concern” and pointed to further potential dealmaking. He noted [...]
Moody’s Corporation Names Christina Kosmowski as CEO of Moody’s Analytics April 15, 2026 Kosmowski to lead $3.6B division delivering connected intelligence and AI platforms to financial institutions and enterprises worldwide, at the core of the company’s growth strategy.
CoStar Data Shows London Office Construction at Record High as NYC Sees Sharp Decline April 15, 2026 The gap between office construction volumes in London and New York City reached a record high in the second half of 2025, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415582253/en/ Over [...]
Wall Street banks’ $40bn haul overshadowed by economic threats April 15, 2026 Wall Street’s top banks are toasting a record revenue haul this week, but industry chiefs also struck a note of caution after bumper profits were driven by market volatility. JP Morgan led the pack with a net income of $16.5bn in the first-quarter of the year, up 13 per cent from the same period in [...]
BBC to cut 2,000 jobs ahead of Matt Brittin takeover April 15, 2026 The BBC is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs in its largest round of redundancies in 15 years, as the broadcaster accelerates cost-cutting plans ahead of a leadership change next month. Staff were briefed on the proposals at a company-wide meeting on Wednesday, with the cuts expected to affect roughly 10 per cent of [...]
Firms fuelling Britain’s fastest-growing businesses join forces at SCALE April 15, 2026 Organisations backing the UK’s most ambitious growth-stage companies will convene at SCALE EXPO & SUMMIT next week, at London’s Business Design Centre. Sky Media, City AM, Grant Thornton, Corporate Traveller, DPD, Innovate UK Business Connect, HiBob andMercer are among a powerful group of partners actively accelerating scaleup growth across capital, talent, operations, media and innovation. [...]
The rollercoaster ride for creditors chasing bankrupt theme park investor April 15, 2026 It was billed as Britain’s answer to Disneyland Paris. Unveiled in 2012, plans for the vast 900-acre theme park in Kent dazzled locals with boasts of building Europe’s largest indoor water park, a host of Mission Impossible-themed rollercoasters and the creation of 27,000 jobs. Hollywood giant Paramount ramped up the excitement, announcing it would be [...]
Aldi snaps up abandoned London psychiatric hospital to turn it into supermarket April 15, 2026 Aldi has snapped up an abandoned London psychiatric hospital, City AM can reveal, in the latest sign discount supermarkets are getting increasingly creative in their search to acquire land to expand their UK footprint. The German grocer, which has over 1,000 stores in the UK but hopes to increase this by as many as 500, [...]
Why Nationwide’s £7m boss was worth splashing the cash for April 15, 2026 Nationwide splashed the cash on it’s top boss, Debbie Crosbie, in this week’s column Samuel Norman asks if they got their monies worth. Nationwide has been proclaimed Britain’s best bank. The UK’s largest building society – which is, in fact, not a bank due its status as a mutual – has been handed the crown [...]
Q4 Inc. Acquires Virtua Research to Bring AI-Powered Consensus Management to IR Operations April 14, 2026 Acquisition adds analyst consensus data to Q4 platform—with Q4’s AI applied to help IR teams identify shifts and proactively manage market expectations