With London in dire need of a listings revival, the entrepreneurial spirit facilitated by AIM could deliver, writes Keith Boyfield The AIM market, along with its big brother, the London …
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Give councils more tax flexibility amid financial strain, ministers urged
Councils should be given more free rein to raise local taxes to shore up ailing finances and then “suffer the consequences” at the ballot box, MPs have heard. Ministers were …
Government is ‘interfering’ with regulators and appointing ‘allies’ to top jobs, Lords claim
The government is interfering with the work of independent regulators and ministers are pushing to appoint “political allies” to top jobs, a group of peers has claimed. In a report …
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Town hall
Offender: Town hall Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking …
The Guernsey stock market looking to crash LSEG’s private party
Each week Charlie Conchie interviews bosses in the world of finance and tech. This week he sits down with Cees Vermaas, the founder of Guernsey-based stock market The International Stock …
Why does Britain suck at building major infrastructure?
Poorly defined objectives, an overzealous planning system and a disjointed supply chains are all reasons why the UK lags behind its peers on building major infrastructure, a report has found. …
Labour’s plans for workers’ rights must ‘strike balance’, experts warn
Labour’s plans to beef up workers’ rights must “strike a balance” between the needs of firms and staff, bosses and experts have told City A.M. Organisations including BusinessLDN and the …
Sports tech: Why super Speedo is making a splash yet again
Speedo is no stranger to revolutionary tech. But 15 years on since the ban of a race suit they produced that was deemed “technical doping”, they’re back with a new …
Bank urged to ‘release brake pedal’ as starting salary inflation drops to 34-month low
Starting salary inflation fell to a 34-month low in January, according to a new report, as evidence stacks up that the Bank of England’s rate hikes are contributing to increasing …
Baker Tilly International breaks through the $5bn barrier
Consultancy giant Baker Tilly International reported double-digit growth in revenue over 2023, with advisory being the fastest growing line. The firm saw its global turnover jump 11 per cent to …