FIfa admits it will have to rewrite football’s transfer rules October 14, 2024 The European Court of Justice ruled this month that Fifa’s existing regulations do not comply with EU law.
DP World: P&O Ferries owner unveils £1bn London Gateway investment following row October 14, 2024 DP World had threatened to cancel the announcement after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh described its subsidiary as a "cowboy operator."
Easyjet flies in executive from European rail freight giant as its new CFO October 14, 2024 Budget giant Easyjet has unveiled an executive from the rail firm Lineas as its new chief financial officer.
Helical reveals progress on London properties and new debt facility October 14, 2024 London-listed property development firm Helical said it has made “good progress” on a number of targets it set earlier this year, in a trading update ahead of its half year results. In the six months ending 11 October, Helical started work on a “carbon friendly” office next to City Thameslink station, and is repairing its Brettenham House in [...]
Khan says London is open for business as tech firms confirm expansion plans October 14, 2024 Three tech firms Mphasis, Constant Contact and Moonpay, are set to expand, invest and launch in London in the coming months, mayor Sadiq Khan has announced. The Indian IT giant, US-based marketing firm and Miami-headquartered fintech have all unveiled upcoming plans to boost their presence in the UK capital. Mphasis opened a new London office [...]
Scale-ups: How to turn big ideas into big business October 14, 2024 The UK is a global leader in start-ups, but too many are running up against a brick wall when they seek the support, skills and the finance they need to scale up, says Rain Newton Smith With the government’s UK Investment Summit today, the big question for many is how we can actually make that [...]
UK business confidence stands at nine-year high – but signs of unease emerge October 14, 2024 UK business confidence has hit a nine-year high in 2024, according to a closely-watched survey, although firms' economic optimism dipped ahead of expected tax hikes in the Budget.
Violence against girls and women in the City is all of our business October 14, 2024 Last year, over one million violent crimes against women and girls were recorded in England and Wales: 20 per cent of all police recorded crime. Shocking as they are, these stats are just the tip of the iceberg as we know over 75 per cent of domestic abuse crime goes unreported. The national rise in [...]
Alex Salmond obituary: The Scottish firebrand who shook up British politics October 14, 2024 Alex Salmond was the dominant figure in Scottish politics of the past three decades. He led the Scottish National Party for 20 years, was the first pro-independence First Minister of Scotland and brought about a referendum on the Union which ended his front-line career but put to bed any lingering notion that a separate Scotland was unimaginable.
Being ‘the grown ups in the room’ won’t cut it with investors October 14, 2024 At today’s International Investment Summit, ministers must recognise that businesses want concrete assurances about the kind of returns they can expect, says Eliot Wilson Today is the government’s long-anticipated International Investment Summit, which will bring together potential investors from abroad and within the United Kingdom and is intended to show, in the business and trade [...]