The City’s first Pepys Day commemorates a great Londoner and a resilient capital September 2, 2024 Samuel Pepys fundamentally shaped how we think about the City, let's celebrate him this Pepys day, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli.
Canary Wharf owners look to sell stake in shopping malls as office portfolio struggles September 1, 2024 Canary Wharf's owners are reportedly in talks with third parties to sell a stake in its four underground shopping centres as the banking district's office portfolio struggles with working from home trends.
Oasis ticket-selling websites hit with outage issues August 31, 2024 Oasis fans face a struggle to secure general sale tickets for the band’s comeback tour as booking websites experienced outages.
Naked Wines boss ‘excited about the future’ as the company goes ‘back to basics’ August 30, 2024 Over the last year, Naked Wines has undergone a painful restructuring process, with measures to reduce costs, stock, and advertising spending in what it called a “pivot to profit.” In December 2023, the company warned that it might not be able to pay its debts if it didn’t manage to make a turnaround work. Now, [...]
Why we bought a decommissioned nuclear power station August 30, 2024 Seventy years since a Brit first split the atom, it’s time to re-energise our nuclear industry and reclaim leadership in the technology of the future, says Lord Grade Down an unassuming country lane in Gloucestershire, out of the market town of Berkeley and toward the Severn Estuary, lies the site where Britain’s next nuclear power [...]
Strange dreams: Lessons from the life of Paul Simon August 29, 2024 An essay on what I have absorbed over a lifetime listening to Paul Simon What do you need to make a musical career? I’d say it comes down to one thing: a talent for immediacy. If you don’t have it, the chances are you’ll lose out to someone who does. I remember when I first [...]
PRS REIT faces investor rebellion to topple chair August 29, 2024 Investment trust PRS REIT is facing a significant shareholder rebellion, which is attempting to oust its chair and change the direction of the property investor. Investors including Waverton Investment Management and CCLA Investment Management, representing 17.3 per cent of shareholders, have requested an extraordinary general meeting to vote on a slew of measures. These include [...]
Octopus Group founder: Financial services is still the least trusted industry in the world August 29, 2024 Every week, Charlie Conchie sits down with the biggest movers and shakers in financial services, tech and fintech. This week, it's Octopus Group co-founder and CEO Simon Rogerson
Cricket needs more like Flintoff so smaller nations must get financial support August 29, 2024 Andrew Flintoff’s Field of Dreams On Tour, the decline of Test cricket and whether a mooted hardship fund distributed by the ICC might just keep the red-ball game alive. You know when a broadcaster thinks it has a hit on its hands because it releases a series one episode at a time rather than in [...]
Spread power with words: Asian Dub Foundation interview August 29, 2024 In the wake of the riots, the Asian Dub Foundation shows us the political power of music. Guitarist Steve Chandra Savale speaks to Lucy Kenningham