For many senior professionals, the decision to return to the classroom is not about starting over, but about staying ahead. That’s exactly how Domenica Di Lieto, CEO and Executive MBA …
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Exclusive: Arsenal close in on Visit Rwanda partnership extension
Arsenal are in advanced talks to extend their controversial £10m-a-year commercial partnership with Visit Rwanda, the tourism arm of the East African country. The current agreement, which sees Visit Rwanda …
Rachel Reeves plots stamp duty exemption for newly listed shares
There are growing hopes for a revival for London’s moribund IPO market after reports chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil a stamp duty exemption on shares of newly-listed companies. …
London AI startup Lupa raises $20m to modernise vet clinics
Lupa, a London-based startup building modern software for veterinary clinics, has raised $20m (£16.5m) in a Series A round led by European VC Singular, just five months after securing $4m …
Investment platform Freetrade looks to shake up the mutual funds market
Investment platform Freetrade has expanded its fund range, marking the first serious push by a UK neobroker into the mutual funds market, City AM can reveal. The platform is adding …
Thought Machine lands £45m funding round after losses widen
Thought Machine has sealed a £45m funding round after the London fintech reported widening losses. The funding was secured in July, according to fresh Companies House filings seen by City …
Fenchurch Street’s new skyscraper looks great. Will it ever get built?
The City of London Corporation has approved plans for another skyscraper in the Square Mile. Having had a look at the application, the building looks gorgeous and will surely make …
FTSE 100 Live: Shawbrook IPO, stamp duty holiday for shares
Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. After suffering one of the most dismal nine-month spells in decades, could there finally be hope of a fourth-quarter revival for the …
Capitulation clearing Russia and Putin’s path to LA 2028 Olympics
Vladimir Putin’s path to Los Angeles 2028 is being cleared, his war on Ukraine becoming normalised in the minds of the world’s sports administrators. Last week’s votes by the International …
Stop lecturing consumers on climate change, make them afraid
No one understands the 2°C climate change target, it’s time to reframe the debate around the real, tangible impact of climate change – like floods and wildfires, says Lewis Liu …