Britain loves sport, but our approach to funding it is fundamentally flawed. We spend heavily on pitches, clubs and community programmes, yet much of that money vanishes into a black …
Financial Planning
Meet the hip young watch collectors blazing a fresh trail
Go to most watch collector hangouts and you’ll be faced with a gang of 50-something-year-old men who love nothing more than to obsess over rare references. I know that because …
The 68p lawsuit that threatened to upend the British bond market
In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority set out to modernise the bond market. A noble ambition. But as many seasoned City execs will tell you, noble ambitions from regulators don’t …
Ramify Partners with ROYC to Enrich its Private Markets Offer Under Its Own Brand
ROYC, the market-leading European B2B platform for sourcing, structuring, and distributing private-market investments, and Ramify, the next-generation private wealth management platform based in France, today announced a strategic collaboration enabling …
Reply Awarded a 2025 AWS Partner of the Year Award
Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] is pleased to announce it is a recipient of a 2025 Geography and Global AWS Partner Award, recognizing leaders around the globe that are playing key …
Coremont Secures $40M Strategic Investment from Funds Managed by Blue Owl to Accelerate Innovation in Portfolio Analytics
Coremont, a leading provider of real-time, multi-asset class portfolio management software and analytics, today announced a $40 million strategic growth investment from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), …
City watchdog to lift motor finance complaints pause earlier than expected
The City watchdog has lifted the cap on motor finance complaints following the landmark ruling from the Supreme Court over the summer. The Financial Conduct Authority said it would ditch …
HSBC: Taps KPMG veteran Brendan Nelson to chair banking giant
Europe’s biggest lender, HSBC, has named a new chair following its tumultuous recruitment programme after the departure of Sir Mark Tucker. HSBC tapped KPMG veteran Brendan Nelson, who has also served …
Whitehall was ‘shambolic’ in dealing with collapsed China spy case
Whitehall officials presided over “shambolic” proceedings in the prosecution of two alleged Chinese spies, a report has suggested, with both government officials and prosecutors coming under fire over the collapse …
Bank of England sounds alarm on leveraged hedge fund bond bets
The Bank of England has sounded the alarm on international hedge funds snapping up record levels of UK government debt, warning that their highly leveraged bets leave Britain increasingly exposed …