House prices jump as property market ‘treads water in rough conditions’ June 17, 2026 House prices jumped by 0.7 per cent in April, in signs that the property market is “trading water in rough conditions” as the Iran war spikes mortgage rates. The average UK house price rose to £270,000 from March to April, marking 3.8 per cent year-on-year growth, according to new government statistics. But property experts have [...]
Saba ramps up demands for Workspace break-up June 17, 2026 Notorious activist investor Saba has dialled up its efforts to force a London-listed property trust to sell off its portfolio of offices, warning the firm’s revamped strategy was fraught with “considerable execution risk”. In an excoriating open letter, the New York-based hedge fund, which is run by pugnacious founder Boaz Weinstein, called on flexible office [...]
Optimum Asset Management’s Investor Summit in Portofino brings together Mike Pompeo, Matteo Renzi and leaders across government, finance and industry to discuss the future of the global economy and geopolitics June 16, 2026 Mike Pompeo addressed geopolitical risks including China, Iran, Ukraine and Europe-US security cooperation. Matteo Renzi, Edoardo Rixi and senior government representatives joined discussions on European competitiveness, infrastructure and energy. The summit convened institutional investors, entrepreneurs and financial market professionals to discuss the future of the global economy.
Fuse boss attacks planning rules as a ‘self-imposed bottleneck for growth’ June 16, 2026 Alan Chang believes Britain’s energy crisis is largely self-inflicted. The founder of Fuse Energy, the $5bn (£3.72bn) energy supplier and infrastructure developer, argues that the UK already has the ingredients needed to drive investment in the sector. What it lacks, he says, is a planning system capable of turning that potential into projects. “There is [...]
Investors ‘reluctant’ to splash cash on UK banks amid crisis in Number 10 June 15, 2026 UK banks’ stock prices are being slapped with a political risk premium, City analysts have warned, as turmoil in Downing Street threatens to rock the sector. The FTSE 350 bank index has had a choppy start to the year with financial stocks facing a hammering from the Iran war as investors trimmed their equities exposure. [...]
House price slump blamed on World Cup and heatwave June 15, 2026 House prices made a surprise drop in June because Brits are too busy watching the World Cup to move home, Rightmove has said. The average UK house price dropped by 0.6 per cent to £376,191 this month, according to the property portal, marking the biggest June fall in 14 years. Rightmove said this “unusual” slump [...]
Xsolla to Meet With Mobile Game Developers and Publishers at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026 June 11, 2026 Company to Highlight Direct-to-Consumer Web Shop Solutions and Global Payments Infrastructure at Europe's Premier Mobile Gaming Conference
Hypha Emerges From Stealth, Announces a $50M Seed Round June 11, 2026 Backed by banks, private credit, private equity and real estate insiders, Hypha is turning fragmented investment data into structured intelligence
Harley Street Health District Releases First Annual Impact Report June 11, 2026 New report demonstrates annual market value of Harley Street Health District is £1.85 billion, approximately £143 million growth in 12 months Estimated annual contribution to the UK economy is £810 million, predicted to reach £911 million in the next year Investment in HealthTech property in the District last year totalled £42.4 million from The Howard de Walden Estate
Never forget the undeniable moral case for capitalism June 11, 2026 Critics of capitalism describe it as immoral. In pointing to subjective (and sometimes objective) examples of unethical or harmful behaviour they conclude that capitalism is the enabling or even necessary force. Others, in so far as they stop to think about it, may conclude that the free-market system is amoral; that it is utterly indifferent [...]