Warehouse REIT, the real estate investment trust, reported an increase in profit in the 2024 financial year as it finalised the reshaping of its portfolio. Operating profit for the year …
June 2024
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder released from prison after US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison and left the UK after reaching a plea deal with US authorities. Court papers filed by the US Justice Department show …
Augmentum Fintech backs new FX trading platform
One of Europe’s leading listed fintech funds has announced a multimillion-pound investment in London-based peer-to-bank FX trading platform Loopfx. Augmentum Fintech, which has also backed big fintech names like Tide, …
Saga sees strong travel demand but insurance headwinds remain
Strong demand for cruise holidays has helped Saga get off to a good start to the year, compensating for weakness in its insurance business. Saga, the UK’s specialist in products …
Bloom and Wild: How a secret CEO WhatsApp group helps boss deal with ‘isolation’ of the top job
Bloom & Wild boss on sacrifice, living the dream and his secret WhatsApp group The chief executive of Bloom & Wild turned to a secret WhatsApp group with fellow founders …
Is Keir Starmer ready to be unpopular?
Both Starmer and Sunak are pretending that only the other side’s plans will costs us more – neither is being honest about the true scale of the challenges Britain is …
Reform is needed to save the House of Lords from an abuse of patronage
With ‘gamblegate’ engulfing the Conservatives, City A.M. does not recommend betting on politics. But there’s one outcome of this election that’s a dead cert: a victorious Keir Starmer will swiftly appoint dozens …
The next government must unashamedly champion London
London’s productivity has flatlined since the financial crisis and the entire economy is suffering as a result. Changes to planning and tax raising powers could help change this, says Paul …
‘The Capital of Arab Culture’: Inside the $63.2bn revival of Diriyah
This article is a preview of a longer interview that will appear on the Inside Saudi website, www.insidesaudi.media. Diriyah, “The City Of Earth,” is the ancestral home of the …
On the whole, the economy is on the up – but only just
UK economy watchers had a busy week last week with a series of high-profile data releases to digest. May’s inflation figures were released on Wednesday just a day before the …