The Works braces for boardroom battle as activist investor pushes for more control August 13, 2026 Discount retailer The Works has been engulfed in a boardroom drama as a notorious activist investor pushes to install a retired private equity partner as a director. The retailer, which sells toys and arts and crafts, warned on Thursday that the attempted coup could “create unnecessary distraction [and] risk derailing” the board’s growth strategy. Kelso, [...]
Championship club QPR selling stadium naming rights… on LinkedIn August 13, 2026 Championship club Queens Park Rangers are selling the naming rights to their Loftus Road stands on LinkedIn. The second tier club, based in the capital, says they’re offering “an exciting opportunity” to sponsor QPR, stating that a “company-branded stand would become part of the visual backdrop of QPR matches”. Loftus Road’s four stands all currently [...]
Disney+ snaps up Gary Neville’s The Overlap and new Wayne Rooney hosted show August 13, 2026 Gary Neville’s The Overlap media empire has struck a deal to stream his Stick To Football and a new show co-hosted by Wayne Rooney and Mark Goldbridge on Disney+. The agreement will see Disney+ carry 40 episodes of Stick To Football – the popular football discussion hosted by Neville alongside fellow ex-pros Jamie Carragher, Jill [...]
Interactive Brokers Adds Access to the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Offering Access to One of Europe’s Strongest-Performing Markets of 2025 August 13, 2026 Eligible clients can now trade Romanian stocks on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, alongside products from over 170 global markets, on one platform
Fielden: Crafting a modern whisky brand August 13, 2026 This month’s issue of Whisky Business, City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky, takes a look at a new English whisky brand, Fielden Spend five minutes online looking for confirming evidence, and you’ll find plenty of commentary arguing that consumers the world over are drinking and spending less on alcohol. However, the underlying, real-world data [...]
Corgi Cafe: My day at London’s 24/7 hub for tech bros August 13, 2026 San Francisco startup Corgi is offering hustling Londoners a place to grind 24/7. Anna Moloney dares to go inside.
Brightfin Helps Federal Agencies Plan IT Finances Faster and Cut Telecom Costs Through Knox’s FedRAMP Platform August 12, 2026 Partnership gives government organizations a compliant path to faster financial planning, more strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, and lower IT and telecom costs
LegadoSign Selected by Aberdeen Adviser to Power Secure Digital Onboarding at Scale August 12, 2026 Delivered through FNZ, LegadoSign will support thousands of customer signatures each month across Aberdeen Adviser’s individual customer onboarding journeys
Conga Announces Netflix Documentary Star and Survival Expert Chris Lemons as Its Featured Speaker at Conga Connection 2026 August 12, 2026 The Annual Event Comes to Amsterdam This October, Bringing Together European Revenue, Commercial, and Operations Leaders to Accelerate What Matters
When the City unites: Why this year’s City Giving Day matters more than ever August 12, 2026 At City AM, I spend my days steeped in the news of the Square Mile. All too often, those headlines are dominated by difficult themes – economic uncertainty, geopolitics, shifting regulatory landscapes and market volatility. It can sometimes feel as though division and unpredictability are the only stories we tackle. However, I also know firsthand [...]