Office cycle racks empty as e-bikes pile up – could the solution be obvious? October 12, 2026 Far from a cycling decline, unused bike parking at offices proves London's developers have solved the wrong problem, writes Stef Lehmann.
On this day in 1966: David Cameron is born October 9, 2026 As David Cameron turns 60, Eliot Wilson takes a look back at the life so far of the "chillaxed" Prime Minister.
Options Joins Day-One Distribution Network for EuroCTP October 8, 2026 Options Technology, the leading provider of market data, infrastructure, AI and security to the capital markets, today announced that it has joined the day-one distribution network for EuroCTP. The European Consolidated Tape Provider offers a unified view of market activity across European equities trading venues through a single consolidated data feed. The feed includes the [...]
Movado Group, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Sell Majority Interest in EBEL October 8, 2026 Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE: MOV) today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 95% interest in its EBEL brand for $66.5 million to a strategic buyer group led by Montres Journe SA (“Montres Journe”), a Geneva-based luxury watch manufacturer, with the participation of Chanel (“Chanel”), the luxury house, and Pierre [...]
Jeffrey Archer (1940-2026): A writer of fiction in all senses October 8, 2026 Following the death of novelist and former political Jeffrey Archer, Eliot Wilson looks back at a complicated life.
Swift Announces New Supervisory Board Members as It Continues to Reinforce the Cooperative and Accelerate Its Strategy October 8, 2026 New 15-member Supervisory Board brings together senior global financial, payments, securities, technology and public sector leaders The body will govern the global, industry-owned cooperative and accelerate Swift’s future business strategy in a dynamic business environment
One year to T+1: How should firms get ready for October 2027? October 7, 2026 With just a year to go before the final T+1 deadline, Andrew Douglas lays out what UK firms must accomplish to smoothly transition.
HSBC set to axe UK wealth jobs as AI takes hold October 7, 2026 HSBC is putting a raft of roles in its UK wealth division on the chopping block following a push to slash costs with artificial intelligence. Europe’s biggest lender is consulting on changes to its wealth management operations that would lead to a shake-up for hundreds of relationship managers and financial advisers across the UK. The [...]
Post Office former senior lawyer slammed over remote Tribunal request October 6, 2026 The Post Office’s former general counsel is “putting her own convenience” first by filing an application to appear remotely from Australia for a Tribunal hearing over alleged misconduct during the Horizon IT Scandal, the legal regulator counsel said. Jane MacLeod, the former Post Office general counsel from 2015 to 2019 and Nicholas Gould, a partner [...]
Reeves beats Kwarteng to ‘worst chancellor’ in new ranking October 6, 2026 Just months after her exit from Number 11, Rachel Reeves has been given the dubious honour of being voted “worst chancellor”, in a new survey. According to an AJ Bell survey, Reeves was the least popular of the last five chancellors, and even ranked below Kwasi Kwarteng, who held the role for just over a [...]