Grant Thornton takes on Big Four giants with new £40K salary for London grads September 29, 2026 Grant Thornton has raised its London graduate starting salary to £40,000 and introduced “milestone bonuses” into the pay structure as part of the firm’s ambition for significant growth. The private equity-backed firm has overhauled its early careers programme, first reported by City AM in April, and will offer ‘market-leading’ starting salaries to London juniors of £40,000 from [...]
Expensify Launches Native Integration with DualEntry, the AI-Native ERP Built for Mid-Market Companies September 28, 2026 The new two-way integration syncs expenses, corporate card spend, and reimbursements directly into DualEntry
Drama in the City as Lord Mayor frontrunner pulls out over ‘criminal proceedings’ facing close associate September 28, 2026 The frontrunner to become the next Lord Mayor of the City of London has abruptly withdrawn his candidacy after a close business associate was hit with criminal proceedings, City AM understands. Tim Hailes, a former JP Morgan banker who became a City alderman in 2013, took the decision to step aside late last night in [...]
Smurfit Westrock Announces Agreement to Acquire CMPC’s Chilean Containerboard and Corrugated Business September 23, 2026 Transaction Highlights Establishes leading market position in Chile with a world-class, well-invested asset base Further strengthens Smurfit Westrock’s integration and southern Latam operations 1 recycled containerboard mill (with a network of fiber collection centers), 3 corrugated plants and 1 molded tray facility Strong synergistic and operational benefits expected Consideration of $420 million represents a post-synergy transaction multiple of less than 6 times Adjusted EBITDA Significant step on the path to Smurfit Westrock Latam 2030 targets
Smartstream unveils new version of Smart Reconciliations Premium – agentic AI reconciliations with GRIT – Governance, ROI, Integration and Trust September 23, 2026 Key Facts Smart Reconciliations Premium delivers approximately 25% lower total cost of ownership and 50% more throughput. Smart Agents now investigate, resolve and progress exceptions autonomously, addressing the most time-consuming task, break investigation. Every agent action is logged, explainable and subject to human accountability. Eight reconciliation domains, from securities and cash to OTC derivatives and digital assets run on one real-time engine, connected through outbound APIs and the Model Context Protocol, with deployment measured in weeks rather than months.
Four out of five top firms have never had a female chief executive, report finds September 23, 2026 Four out of five companies across the FTSE 100 and S&P 100 have never had a female chief executive, as boards fail to promote them into positions of power earlier in their career, a new report has found. Across the two nations, 80 per cent of firms have never had a women lead the company, [...]
Bureau Veritas Confirms LEAP | 28 Ambition, Upgrades Total Revenue Growth to Double-Digit in 2027 – 20281 and Targets EUR1 Billion Revenue in AI-Driven Markets and Services by 2030 September 22, 2026 Bureau Veritas (BOURSE:BVI): CAPITAL MARKETS DAY 2026 Today, Bureau Veritas hosts its Capital Markets Day. The Company will present an update on the progress of its LEAP | 28 strategy, building on three years of successful execution. › 2024-2026 achievements: Proven track record: mid-to-high single-digit organic revenue growth (7-8%) delivered across 2023–2026e2, with 115 basis [...]
Germany’s politics have become unsustainable September 22, 2026 German Chancellor Merz and the CDU face a severe political crisis following disastrous state election results and plunging approval ratings, says Helen Thomas “It was a disaster” said German Chancellor Merz after the results of two key German elections. If anything, that was an understatement. The CDU suffered the humiliation of falling below the five [...]
Alkermes Announces Positive Phase 1b Results Demonstrating Clinical Proof-of-Concept for ALKS 7290 in Adults With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) September 21, 2026 — ALKS 7290 is the First Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist to Demonstrate Clinically Meaningful Improvements in ADHD Symptoms in Adults — — ALKS 7290 Was Generally Well Tolerated at All Doses Tested in Healthy Volunteers and Adults With ADHD — — Phase 2 Study of ALKS 7290 in Adults With ADHD is Enrolling, Data Expected in 2027 —
US law firms outpace London rivals in race for larger City offices September 18, 2026 American law firms with offices in London are taking up more space than their homegrown rivals as they push to aggressively expand. Since 2020, more than 70 per cent of the 22 legal firms relocating office in London took up more space as they expanded headcount, with 14 of those US companies, according to new [...]