London needs more than Kevin Costner’s ‘build it and they will come’ approach
“If you build it, he will come,” whispers a ghostly voice in Kevin Costner’s 1989 film Field of Dreams. It’s a mostly-misquoted line that’s been used to drive scores of…
“If you build it, he will come,” whispers a ghostly voice in Kevin Costner’s 1989 film Field of Dreams. It’s a mostly-misquoted line that’s been used to drive scores of…
Who are the current owners of Aston Villa? Billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wesley Edens own Aston Villa via the holding company V Sports. Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris and American…
The weekend’s sunny weather gave pubs a “welcome boost” as revellers across the country soaked up the sunshine in beer gardens, industry figures have said. The hospitality sector has struggled…
A top London PR agency that counts Alastair Campbell as a senior consultant was forced to delay its staff bonuses after the Qatari government was late paying it millions of…
City bigwigs and politicians seem set on using private jets to get around. Should we be up in arms or is it vital for efficiency, asks Guy Taylor Private jet…
City grandees are talking up a potential rebound for the beleaguered London Stock Exchange this year as fast fashion giant Shein and computer firm Raspberry Pi reportedly plot bumper listings…
GLIL Infrastructure, the investment vehicle backed by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), has secured £475m in additional fundraising from its members as it looks to up spending on UK…
Telecom giants Vodafone and BT are set to report full year results this week amid a battle to arrest a slide in their share prices over the past year. Investors…
In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Gerrit Smit, manager of the Stonehage Fleming Global…
A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist has called major firms like HSBC and Standard Chartered “short-sighted” for lobbying the UK government to ease its planned clampdowns on China. A number…