The chief executive of challenger stock exchange Aquis has said the UK is in store for a “tidal wave of international investment” following Labour’s election victory. Alasdair Haynes, who founded …
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S&U: Motor finance lender urges Labour to change ‘restrictive’ regulation after profit warning
Specialist lender S&U has urged the new Labour government to change the UK’s “restrictive and constantly changing” regulatory regime after warning that actions by the City watchdog would have a …
Samarkand: E-commerce firm shifts focus to UK amid China struggles
E-commerce group Samarkand, which focuses on connecting Western brands with Chinese customers, has struggled to weather Beijing’s slowdown and said it will change its primary focus to the UK. Revenue …
Meet the Fund Managers: Pantheon International co-lead manager talks mistakes and defends private equity
Meet the Fund Managers is a weekly series, both in video and print, where City A.M. investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. In …
London Stansted records busiest ever July as security now takes under 15 minutes
London Stansted Airport has recorded its busiest ever July as travel demand booms in the peak summer months. Some 2.9m passengers passed through the hub’s terminal over the period, an …
FTSE 100: London stocks erase losses from last week’s selloff
UK stocks have reversed their losses from last week’s massive global selloff, with just eight of the FTSE 100’s components falling in early trading on Monday. The blue-chip index climbed …
Meet the zero-emission parcel delivery start-up on a mission to change the industry
Jennifer Sieg meets Murvah Iqbal, founder of sustainable parcel delivery start-up Hived, to discuss what she sees as the future for the UK’s parcel delivery industry. How often do you …
Sainsbury’s: Business rates ‘nothing more than an unfair tax on shops’
Sainsbury’s has urged the government to cut business rates and warned that failure to act could lead to over 17,000 shop closures over the next decade. It has called for …
Team Internet: Revenue soars after £33m takeover of online marketing firm Shinez
Web services firm Team Internet has seen its sales surge after it acquired an online marketing firm earlier this year. The London-listed firm, which is headquartered in the City, saw …
Stelrad: Radiator supplier’s revenue dips as demand cools
Stelrad has reported a drop in revenue as it grappled with a “continued reduction” in demand throughout the first half of the year. The London-listed radiator supplier brought in £143.1m …