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Two years to go: Your journey to UK T+1 must start now

Two years to go: Your journey to UK T+1 must start now

The countdown is on to T 1. Here’s everything your firm needs to know to get prepared, writes Andrew Douglas Saturday marked exactly two years...

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Andrew Douglas

Don’t raise a glass to Starmer’s plan for pubs

Don’t raise a glass to Starmer’s plan for pubs

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Labour Party leader, Sir Keir Starmer, pulls a pint of beer at the Tower Hill Brewdog pub on July 6, 2020 in London,...

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Eliot Wilson

IMF annual meeting is high-stakes for the UK economy

IMF annual meeting is high-stakes for the UK economy

Rachel Reeves at the IMF’s spring meeting earlier this year (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Amid global uncertainty, the UK economy needs a...

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Chris Hayward

Margaret Thatcher would never have made a pact with Farage

Margaret Thatcher would never have made a pact with Farage

Conservative Party politician Margaret Thatcher talking during a speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Brighton, East Sussex, October 21st...

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Alys Denby

On this day: Margaret Thatcher’s 100th birthday

On this day: Margaret Thatcher’s 100th birthday

13th October 1984: British Conservative prime minister Margaret Hilda Thatcher, addressing the Tory Party Conference in Brighton, following the...

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Rainer Zitelmann

Gabon president drops out of FT Africa Summit after City AM story

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News

Farewell to Nutmeg and the first chapter of fintech’s story

Farewell to Nutmeg and the first chapter of fintech’s story

JP Morgan is shutting down the Nutmeg brand | Image via getty When I read that J.P.Morgan will retire the Nutmeg brand later this year, it felt...

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Giovanni Daprà

The government must green light Heathrow’s plan for expansion

The government must green light Heathrow’s plan for expansion

Heathrow Airport’s expansion was estimated to cost up to £62bn as of last year. A third runway at Heathrow will be a shot in the arm for growth,...

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John Dickie

Don’t stop at housing, abolish stamp duty on shares too

Don’t stop at housing, abolish stamp duty on shares too

Abolishing stamp duty on housing would be a bold step towards economic renewal. But don’t stop there, says Blake Stephenson The Conservative...

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Blake Stephenson

Forget strategy, company culture is the trump card for struggling businesses

Forget strategy, company culture is the trump card for struggling businesses

(AI-generated image) Up against changing tech, tariffs and government policy, it’s company culture, not strategy, that will help businesses most,...

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Chris Lewis

Better workplaces will make Britain more productibe

Better workplaces will make Britain more productibe

London rents are rising faster than expected The UK’s significant productivity crisis is exacerbated by outdated and inefficient office...

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Phil Bentley

National Taiwan day is a moment to remember there is no modern world without this beacon of democracy

National Taiwan day is a moment to remember there is no modern world without this beacon of democracy

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – APRIL 10: The Taipei skyline is seen on April 10, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen returned to Taiwan...

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Lubov Chernukhin

The FCA’s refusal to regulate AI is pushing the problem onto City firms

The FCA’s refusal to regulate AI is pushing the problem onto City firms

The FCA claims it does not regulate technology, only outcomes, but this line of thinking can only go so far with AI, writes Omar Salem “Read my...

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Omar Salem

Revolut Trading UK CEO: The City of London still doesn’t reflect all the people it serves

Revolut Trading UK CEO: The City of London still doesn’t reflect all the people it serves

Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Yana Shkrebenkova, CEO of Revolut Wealth & Trading UK, takes us through...

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Anna Moloney

Is it too late for Kemi to turn the Tories around?

Is it too late for Kemi to turn the Tories around?

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and her husband Hamish Badenoch acknowledge the audience after she...

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William Atkinson

In Tokyo, Paris and London, political risk is on the rise

In Tokyo, Paris and London, political risk is on the rise

TOKYO, JAPAN – OCTOBER 4: Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press...

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Helen Thomas

Don’t believe Starmer’s spin on skills

Don’t believe Starmer’s spin on skills

University funding crisis. Even with tuition fees rising slightly to £9,535 in the coming academic year, the increase will still fail to cover the...

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Iain Mansfield

The Capitalist: Tories disco through decline, trouble at Harper Collins and Mishcon’s ‘party from hell’

The Capitalist: Tories disco through decline, trouble at Harper Collins and Mishcon’s ‘party from hell’

Tory Conference, chaos at Harper Collins and Mishcon de Reya’s “party from hell”; catch up on the latest gossip in this week’s The Capitalist...

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The Capitalist

Passive investing is strangling UK capital markets

Passive investing is strangling UK capital markets

The London Stock Exchange has seen a spate of delistings already this year. Passive investment funds have become both free riders and absentee...

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Charles Hall

Take it from someone homeless, cutting stamp duty will improve lives

Take it from someone homeless, cutting stamp duty will improve lives

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch waves as she prepares to deliver her speech on the final day of the...

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Laurence Fredricks

When it comes to work, Britain has an attitude problem

When it comes to work, Britain has an attitude problem

It’s not rocket science that more growth requires more workers, so why is our government burying its head in the sand, asks Emma Revell Britain’s...

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Emma Revell

Rachel Reeves vs the Hydra (the black hole that keeps on growing)

Rachel Reeves vs the Hydra (the black hole that keeps on growing)

Super-heroine Rachel Reeves is in battle with a mythical beast that keeps multiplying, and the OBR won’t help her, writes Paul Ormerod When Rachel...

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Paul Ormerod

Cyber hackers know the weakest spot to target: unhappy employees

Cyber hackers know the weakest spot to target: unhappy employees

Loyalty has become the frontline of cyber defence. A disaffected employee is more dangerous than the most sophisticated malware, writes Paul...

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Paul Armstrong

Kemi gets the stamp of approval, but for how long?

Kemi gets the stamp of approval, but for how long?

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch waves as she prepares to deliver her speech on the final day of the...

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Alys Denby

The Conservative party is at a crossroads

The Conservative party is at a crossroads

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 05: Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative party, leaves the stage after addressing delegates in her ‘Leaders...

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Simon Clarke

Conference season has made one thing clear: Labour has already failed

Conference season has made one thing clear: Labour has already failed

Polling in the aftermath of Labour conference tells a brutal story of a party that has already failed, writes Brandon Lewis Labour’s 2025...

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Brandon Lewis

London is back in business – listing revival shows the City’s spark is back

London is back in business – listing revival shows the City’s spark is back

Fermi has completed a major listing in London London is back in business. We are witnessing confidence return to the City and optimism return to...

09.10.2025 2

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Lucy Rigby

There is a future for British steel – but it isn’t built on nostalgia

There is a future for British steel – but it isn’t built on nostalgia

Traditional steel making is one of the dirtiest industries on earth. Transforming it into an industry of the future requires innovation not...

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Sebastian Langendorf

Are your workers quietly speeding ahead? Beware the rise of shadow AI

Are your workers quietly speeding ahead? Beware the rise of shadow AI

Employees using AI tools without their employer’s consent is an increasing problem with real-life consequences, writes Zoom UK boss Louise Newbury-...

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Louise Newbury-Smith