“Why has no one done this before?” Janan Leo asked herself back in 2007 when she invented the foldable shoe with the debut of her women’s footwear business, Cocorose London. …
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Pension giant Phoenix reportedly plotting multibillion-pound fund in boost for Hunt’s Mansion House Reforms
Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, is reportedly planning to launch a new multibillion-pound fund to invest in high-growth companies and boost pension returns. The Telegraph …
‘All the DJs have left Berlin!’ Riaz Phillips interviews Mickey Down
Food writer and author Riaz Phillips interviews his old flatmate and fellow Oxford University alumnus Mickey Down, the co-creator of hit TV show Industry, at the hip West African restaurant Akoko. The …
Santander UK to quit lending standards body ‘over risk of regulatory confusion’
Santander UK is reportedly terminating its membership of a major lending standards body to avoid confusion over the duplication of voluntary and regulatory industry standards. The UK arm of Spain’s …
Trading house Vitol reports another bumper year of profit on higher gas trading volumes
Continued energy market turmoil has seen Vitol, the world’s largest commodity trading group, post another set of strong annual results. The private firm said today it brought in $13bn (£10.2bn) …
Former St James’s Place boss denied £450k bonus after tumultuous 2023
The board of wealth manager St James’s Place has cancelled a £456,700 bonus meant for its former chief executive for 2023 after his final few months in the role saw …
London-listed veterinary services firm CVS hit by cyber attack. Here’s everything we know so far
London-listed veterinary services company CVS Group says it “detected and intercepted” a cyber attack on its IT systems. The company told markets this morning that the incident involved “unauthorised external …
Heathrow sale still grounded after Aussie investor Macquarie pulls out
The sale of Heathrow Airport is at risk of collapse after major Australian investor Macquarie pulled out of negotiations for the remaining 35 per cent of the airport on the …
Bitcoin’s Price Is At A Crossroad
The approval of the Bitcoin ETF triggered a crypto market surge that pushed Bitcoin to new highs. Amidst the rally, manias have emerged, including the explosion of memecoins. However, over …
Explainer-in-brief: The pigheadedness of keeping a pet micro-pig
Remember micro pigs? In 2009 The Guardian ran a non-ironic article titled “which miniature animals make good pets” and earnestly advised purchasing not one pygmy goat, but two (lest the first …