Tax the robots to fix our jobs crisis June 24, 2026 Starmer leaves parliament with a jobs crisis in his wake. I urge his successor to tax tech rather than humans, writes James Reed.
MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Market Classification Review June 23, 2026 MSCI released the results of the MSCI 2026 Market Classification Review. Key takeaways from this year’s review include: Reclassification of Bulgaria from Standalone to Frontier Market status Assessment of shareholder transparency and coordinated trading concerns in the Indonesian and Turkish equity markets, acknowledging the announced steps undertaken by both markets to address these matters and [...]
Back Braddock to deliver knockout blow in Irish Derby June 23, 2026 ACROSS the water, there’s Classic action as the Irish Derby (4.35pm) takes centre stage at the Curragh on Sunday. The field has narrowed to just 11 runners following the confirmation stage, but it still looks a deep renewal with several of the protagonists from the Epsom equivalent backing up. One of those is Benvenuto Cellini, [...]
True Expands Financial Services Footprint with Jeremy Zeman as Head of Consumer & Commercial Banking June 23, 2026 True, the premier global executive talent platform powered by data, AI, and deep sector expertise, announced the appointment of Chicago-based industry veteran Jeremy Zeman as Managing Director and Head of the newly launched Consumer and Commercial Banking Practice. The launch marks a significant expansion of True’s financial services capabilities, one the firm has been building [...]
Cloudflare and beehiiv Introduce AI Crawl Controls to Help Independent Publishers Navigate the AI Era June 23, 2026 New integration embeds Cloudflare’s AI Crawl Control technology into beehiiv, allowing newsletter operators to seamlessly manage bot traffic, optimize for AI search discovery and protect their content archive
White Oak Global Advisors Expands Commitment to UK SME Financing with New Senior-Secured Private Credit Strategy June 23, 2026 White Oak UK (“WOUK”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors (“White Oak”), today announced its plans to launch a new private credit strategy designed to support UK reindustrialisation by providing financing for manufacturing modernisation, industrial capacity, capital equipment, infrastructure and supply chain resilience. The strategy builds on WOUK’s 40-year track record financing SMEs and [...]
FICO and Chelsea Foundation Partner to Champion Financial Literacy in the UK June 23, 2026 Joint initiative empowers the next generation with the knowledge and skills to achieve lasting financial wellbeing and independence
Over a Quarter of UK Employees Admit to Using AI to Generate or Manipulate Expense Receipts to Top Up Their Salary June 23, 2026 New research from Emburse highlights growing financial strain on employees is leading to fraudulent expense claims
Royal Mail boss pay soars to £7m despite profit slip June 23, 2026 The boss of Royal Mail’s owner has seen his pay packet almost triple to £7m in the same year that profit at the firm fell by almost a fifth. Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of International Distribution Services (IDS), saw his total pay packet jump from £2.1m last year to £6.9m in the year to March. [...]
ustwo and University of Bristol Launch PRISM, a New Open-Source Tool That Helps Developers Understand the Carbon Impact of AI Usage During Development June 23, 2026 New plug-in gives developers real-time estimates of AI-related emissions directly inside their coding environment, helping teams make more informed decisions about AI usage