Andrew Bailey did not have a lot of luck when he came to the table as the new Governor of the Bank of England, stepping into the job about the …
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Can private equity push Labour to ditch its carried interest reforms?
As Rachel Reeves spoke with buyout bosses and venture capitalists in Leeds earlier this month, the mood was warm. Investors around the table laid out a boosterish pitch for private …
How the BBC’s fast-track prosecutions are sparking calls for reform
“This is tick-box justice and we should totally reform the system.” Penelope Gibbs, a former magistrate and director of campaign group Transform Justice, was referring to the Single Justice Procedure, …
Ukrainian venture capital group launches partnership to challenge sector ‘orthodoxy’
Ukrainian investment group Roosh has launched a partnership with Canadian startup builder Tiny Studio in a bid to challenge the “private equity orthodoxy” across Europe. Roosh, which is based in …
Lights Out! City to be plunged into darkness on Saturday to raise awareness for climate change
The City will be plunged into darkness on Saturday as some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks turn off their lights to raise awareness for climate change. From 8:30pm, the …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to mirror global rally, focus on BOE policy decision
Moving markets today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher, gold hits record high, New Zealand in recession; All eyes on Bank of England policy decision Major stock indexes in the …
Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure
Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises, writes Matthew Lesh Rachel Reeves spoke of a country wrecked …
Square Mile and Me: Ottiline Leyser on going from plant biologist to official City wine taster
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, it’s Dame Ottoline Leyser, CEO of UK Research and Innovation and newly appointed deputy gauger …
What if the OBR too optimistic about growth?
Chancellors preparing for Budgets fret over their fiscal headroom, but what matters in the long-term is the trend rate of growth. And if the OBR has it’s projections wrong, there …
London closes in on New York as world’s top financial centre with Square Mile set for rebound
The Lord Mayor of the City of London has welcomed a survey suggesting the capital isn’t out of the race to be the globe’s top financial centre just yet. The …