The best that can be said for Rishi Sunak’s speech outside 10 Downing Street yesterday is that unlike his predecessor but two, Theresa May, the stage didn’t fall down. Standing …
May 2024
FCA approves London Stock Exchange launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. As approval …
Ed Warner: Why football clubs have a problem with season ticket holders
England’s top football clubs used to prize season ticket holders, but now they have to tread a fine line with fans between maximising atmosphere and revenue, writes Ed Warner. We …
Is the London Stock Exchange really the world’s bargain bucket?
There is a prevailing narrative that London is systematically undervalued as a market. Is that the case? Charlie Conchie takes a closer look Julia Hoggett was in a jovial mood …
Filth, violence and vermin – what life is really like at Wandsworth Prison
You have committed a crime and been sent to jail. What will your life as a prisoner look like? Thanks to the prison watchdog’s new report on Wandsworth Prison, released …
Could word games be the future of networking? Linkedin thinks so
Linkedin’s gaming push has raised some eyebrows, but capitalising on Gen Z’s crossword craze is a smart move, writes Anna Moloney New York, 1924: the height of the Roaring Twenties. …
Mark Kleinman: Czech is on way to sceptical Royal Mail investors
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles Royal Mail shareholders, Revolut’s …
Election 2024: Rishi Sunak stakes Downing Street future on ‘economic stability’
Rishi Sunak has staked his political future on the promise of “economic stability” and Britain’s security as he braved a Westminster downpour to call a general election on July 4. …
The Notebook: The Tories’ parting gift to the City? A puffed up FCA they failed to control
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Neil Bennett, global co-CEO of H/Advisors, writes about the FCA, Elon Musk what the City should expect from a Labour …
Square Mile and Me: Zurich Insurance chief of staff Nigel Emson
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Nigel Emson, chief of staff at Zurich Insurance, takes us through his career, from road …