FTSE 100 reshuffle: Burberry and Easyjet set to be downgraded August 23, 2024 FTSE 100 constituents Burberry and Easyjet are expected to be eliminated from London’s main market next month during a reshuffle. The main market’s quarterly rebalance is due on 20 September, with the review being based on prices at close on 3 September. Easyjet managed to claw back into the FTSE 100 in March, but the [...]
Hiscox appoints interim chair following Jonathan Bloomer yacht tragedy August 23, 2024 Insurer Hiscox has appointed an interim chair following the death of Jonathan Bloomer earlier this week alongside tech giant Mike Lynch.
Serco: FTSE 250 firm bags new contract for US Space Force Pituffik base in Greenland August 22, 2024 British outsourcing giant Serco has won a $320m (£250m) contract to manage the electrical modernisation of the US Space Force’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. The contract, which began this month, will last four years. Serco will modernise the base’s backup electrical plant, enhancing the capacity and stability of the base’s electrical network. Pituffik Space [...]
London insurance sector braces for Atlantic hurricane season August 21, 2024 As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak, the London insurance market is preparing for the fallout.
Sicily yacht sinking: Five bodies found inside Bayesian wreck August 21, 2024 Five bodies have been found on day three of a search for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht on Monday off the coast of Sicily.
FCA fires another warning shot at insurers over consumer failings August 21, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fired a warning shot at the insurance industry today amid concerns firms are flouting its stringent consumer duty rules and failing to deliver value for customers.
The pockets of London propping up the prime commercial property market August 20, 2024 The commercial prime market is, for want of a better word, doing OK. In the City, leasing increased by one per cent over its long-term average in the second quarter, while overall demand was 12 per cent below its long-term average. For a sector pummelled by downsizing amid changes to weekly working patterns, it’s not [...]
Typhoo Tea: Loss widens after trespassers cause ‘extensive damage’ to factory August 20, 2024 Typhoo Tea made a loss of almost £40m during its latest financial year after trespassers caused “extensive damage” to its Merseyside factory. The company, which recently relocated its registered office from Birkenhead, Merseyside, to Bristol, incurred one-off costs of more than £20m after its Moreton factory was broken into and occupied for several days during [...]
Mike Lynch and other missing yacht passengers feared dead August 20, 2024 The Italian coastguard has started its second day of searching for survivors of a sunken superyacht off the coast of Sicily, including the tech media mogul Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer
Founders can’t escape the growing pains, but loving what you do makes it easier August 19, 2024 The reality is that the start-up ecosystem — whether it be in tech, hospitality, or retail — has never been easy.