Financial advisers feel the effects of Reeves’ final tax raid as Healey’s Budget looms October 26, 2026 Financial advisers are feeling the effects of Rachel Reeves’ final Budget, as families brace for billions of pounds of tax rises regardless of what chancellor John Healey announces at the despatch box later this week. From April next year, the sweeping shake up to the tax system announced by Reeves in 2025 will come into [...]
The Big Bang transformed the City of London – 40 years on, can it happen again? October 26, 2026 The City of London was changed forever by a sweeping package of deregulation in 1986, known as the Big Bang. Forty years on – and facing existential threats – can the Square Mile reinvent itself again? When Alasdair Haynes left work as a young options trader on Friday 24th October 1986, he didn’t know what [...]
Rolls-Royce, Babcock shares jump on Healey’s defence borrowing plan October 26, 2026 Defence stocks were handed a boost on Monday morning following reports that Chancellor John Healey was set to borrow billions to invest in the military at the forthcoming Budget. Rolls-Royce was up nearly two per cent in early trading to 1,184.40p, while Melrose was up 1.4 per cent. Both are key players in aerospace and [...]
Healey to unveil billions in defence spending as Tories demand he resign October 25, 2026 John Healey is set to announce billions of pounds in new defence investment in Wednesday’s Budget as the Conservatives demand he resign unless he commits to spending three per cent of GDP on the military by 2030. The chancellor is expected to channel additional funding through the National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank, backing [...]
Healey’s first Budget calls for restraint October 23, 2026 With fiscal headroom under pressure, expect targeted support and modest tax rises in the Autumn Budget, leaving bigger decisions for next year, writes Philip Shaw. John Healey’s first Budget on 28 October will test how the Government reconciles its ambitions with financial reality. Although the UK economy is on course to grow this year, the [...]
Autumn Budget 2026: What does the bond market want from Healey? October 23, 2026 John Healey is not expected to rock the boat in his maiden Budget next week. Looking at the combustible bond market, that’s probably just as well, writes Ali Lyon. John Healey is, the well-worn cliche goes, walking a tightrope. Boxed in from three directions, the Chancellor could certainly have hoped for an easier backdrop in [...]
Retail sales fall faster than expected ahead of Budget October 23, 2026 Retail sales fell at a faster pace than expected in September, new figures have shown, as consumer confidence suffered a major drop ahead of the Budget. Total sales at retailers fell 0.4 per cent in September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a bigger drop than the 0.1 per cent forecast by City [...]
Bayern Munich valued at £3.1bn as German energy giant buys stake in Harry Kane’s club October 22, 2026 German football giants Bayern Munich have been valued at £3.1bn after taking minority investment from long-standing sponsor Viessmann Generations Group. Viessmann Generations Group has acquired 6.7 per cent of Bayern Munich AG, the commercial entity that houses the professional club and all its business operations, in a transaction local media reported as being worth €250m [...]
Smarsh Expands Solutions for AI, Cyber, and Third-Party Risk October 22, 2026 Expanded capabilities give lean compliance and risk teams greater visibility, more efficient workflows, and stronger records of oversight
Budget 2026: Sainsbury’s boss urges Labour to tackle Neets crisis October 22, 2026 The boss of Sainsbury’s has urged the government to tackle the UK’s youth unemployment crisis, as he hit out at previous hikes to the cost of hiring workers. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the UK’s second-largest grocer, said John Healey must “focus on doing the right thing for young people” at next week’s Budget. In [...]