Fifa crisis: Is it possible to defend Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan? August 6, 2026 Crafting a defence of Infantino isn’t easy, but it is possible to assemble both a behavioural excuse and a commercial justification for the Fifa president’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. One newspaper evocatively likened Gianni Infantino to Icarus at the weekend after his proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup melted [...]
Is it ever ok to wear shorts to the office? August 6, 2026 During a long, hot summer in the capital, an age- old debate has reared its head: should men ever wear shorts to the office? James Ford explains why it is never, ever ok. No. It isn’t. Not even in a heatwave. End of. Full stop. At the risk of incurring my editor’s ire, I’m tempted [...]
Astrazeneca and Jaguar Land Rover given power to endorse talented migrants for visas August 6, 2026 A select group of private companies including Astrazeneca and Jaguar Land Rover will be able to endorse migrants to enter the UK on a skilled talent visa for the first time. The list of over 100 companies, which also includes GSK, Arm and a range of large companies and research start-ups, will now be able [...]
Allegion to Attend 2026 Mizuho Industrials & Chemicals Conference August 5, 2026 Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Wagnes will discuss the company’s long-term strategy at the 2026 Mizuho Industrials & Chemicals Conference on Wednesday, August 12. The conference will be held at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. About Allegion At Allegion (NYSE: ALLE), we design and manufacture innovative [...]
TA Portfolio Company Gong cha to Be Acquired by Bain Capital August 5, 2026 TA Associates (“TA”), a leading global private equity firm, today announced that Bain Capital Private Equity, LP. (“Bain Capital”) has entered into an agreement to acquire Gong cha, one of the world’s fastest-growing global tea brands. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805769603/en/ Since TA’s investment in 2019, Gong cha has [...]
TikTok loses court battle over £12.7m child privacy fine August 5, 2026 TikTok has lost an appeal against a £12.7m fine from the UK’s data protection regulator for illegally processing the data of over 1.4m children under the age of 13. The watchdog hit TikTok with the penalty in April 2023 for breaching the UK’s data protection law, the GDPR, for unlawfully processing the data of children [...]
Interactive Brokers Adds Brazilian Futures through Brazil’s B3 Exchange August 5, 2026 Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global broker, today announced that eligible clients outside of Brazil can now trade Brazilian futures in addition to equities through the B3 exchange. Interactive Brokers was the first broker to provide international investors with streamlined, low-cost access to B3. Offering Brazilian futures and equities alongside products across more than [...]
Exclusive: Sydney Opera House and Gherkin designer Arup loses finance chief August 5, 2026 The design company behind the Sydney Opera House and Gherkin has been left without a finance chief after the former executive in the role quietly left the business, City AM has learned. Robert Boardman, who spent nearly seven years as chief financial officer at the blue-chip engineering, design, and professional services consultancy, resigned as a [...]
Leeds NHS Innovation to Accelerate Global Adoption of AI-enabled Pathology for Cancer Diagnostics Through Epredia Partnership August 5, 2026 A pioneering pathology technology developed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is set for international deployment after securing a commercial agreement with Epredia, a global leader in precision cancer diagnostics solutions. NHS is the UK’s National Health Service. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805546533/en/ The technology, known as TANGO, is [...]
Top AmLaw Firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Unifies Global Financial Operations with Elite’s 3E in Six Months August 5, 2026 Six-month go-live highlights Elite’s ability to deliver complex law firm operations and integrations at speed