According to reports, Thames Water’s backers are devising backup plans for a renewed injection of cash in a bid to prevent the firm from being effectively renationalised. The UK’s biggest …
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Nationwide to complete £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money after FCA and PRA approval
Nationwide is to complete its £2.9bn takeover of rival Virgin Money next month after the deal was given the green light by the UK’s financial regulators. The banks said in …
British and Irish Lions will maul Wallabies on 2025 tour
At this stage, 317 days out from the first Test in Brisbane, it’s difficult to see any other result than a 3-0 series mauling of the Wallabies when the British …
Innovate UK cuts prove women are still being told entrepreneurship isn’t for them
As half the promised number of female founders are awarded funding from Innovate UK, women are still facing too many barriers in tech, says Camilla de Coverly Veale Heist movies …
UK-EU trade has ‘flatlined’ but hopes for ‘reset’, MPs told
UK trade with the European Union (EU) has “essentially flatlined”, MPs were told, but the new government hopes to “reset our relationship” with the neighbouring bloc. Business minister Douglas Alexander …
GB Energy: Bill criticised as ‘blank cheque’ as MPs debated flagship policy
The government’s Great British Energy bill has been criticised as a “blank cheque” and for having “barely anything in it” as MPs debated the flagship policy in the Commons. Energy …
The City needs a shake-up for Britain to attract the £1trillion it needs, warns Sir Nigel Wilson
The UK must unlock a wave of cash from domestic pension funds and revamp the structure of its capital markets to attract the £1 trillion of investment needed to achieve …
The Notebook: Investing in what you know has lost its relevance in 2024
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Interactive Investor’s Richard Hunter takes the pen, with the latest insight in all things investment Investing in a globalised world …
Bad data holding back lending to UK’s small businesses, fintech chief warns
High street banks are keen to lend more to small businesses but are being held back by poor data sharing, the head of a government-backed fintech hub has said. Charlotte …
NFL: Chiefs three-peat, private equity and Louis Rees-Zammit
The NFL returns this weekend as the American football season gets ready to dominate our London late evenings. With just 157 days until Super Bowl LIX – this season held …