Emerging markets specialist Ashmore reported a decline in total adjusted net revenue of 22 per cent to £146.5m in its latest fiscal period. Net management fee income declined 19 per …
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Uber’s UK arm warns on profit amid rising costs
Uber has warned it may not remain profitable in the UK because of rising costs despite its revenue surging by more than £1bn during its latest financial year. The US …
UK retail sales rise as ONS admits data issues
British retail sales rose more than expected in July, boosted by good weather and the UEFA Women’s Euros 2025 tournament. However, extensive revisions to previous months’ data have revealed a …
M&A activity declines as investors opt for high-value deals
UK merger and acquisition (M&A) activity declined in the first half of the year, as investors sought strategic deals amid market volatility. The total deal value of UK M&A declined …
French Top 14 balances financial ambition with sensible watchdog
The return of Prem Rugby may be another few weeks away but action in one of Europe’s big three leagues begins this weekend. The French Top 14 is back on …
How do you lobby a party like Reform?
With one in five lobbyists heading to Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham today, it’s time to start framing your policy asks around helping the voters Nigel Farage appeals to, …
Bank of England ‘under pressure’ to slow bond sales amid market tumult
The Bank of England should slow its quantitative tightening programme and stop active sales of long-dated bonds entirely in the wake of this week’s bond rout that saw the cost …
Rayner’s lawyers: ‘We are being made scapegoats’
The law firm used by under-fire Angela Rayner for the purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove say that they have been made “scapegoats” and did not give the Deputy …
Starmer refuses to say he’ll sack Rayner if she broke ministerial code
Keir Starmer has refused to confirm that he would sack Angela Rayner as housing secretary – and deputy PM- even if the government’s ethics adviser finds that she has broken …
Premier League spending gap shows why rivals are plotting overseas games
It’s more than 10 years since Bernard Caiazzo, then the co-president of French club Saint-Etienne, called on Uefa to take steps to curb the rampant financial power of the Premier …