Ashmore rebounds thanks to emerging market surge
Emerging markets-focused investment manager Ashmore saw assets surge over the last three months, turning around a years-long trend of poor performance for the asset manager. Assets under management at
Three recessions, two children and a pandemic later – my fine jewellery brand still shines on
Kiki McDonough chats through four decades of her award-winning fine jewellery business
Starmer’s big day in the City
The Guildhall, in the heart of the City of London, has been a vital commercial centre for hundreds of years. The main building, in which the Prime Minister will this morning address an impressive gath
Starmer vows to rip up the red tape at investment summit
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will today promise to rip up the red tape that is needlessly holding back investment in a bid to galvanise economic growth. Starmer is set to make the pledge in a speech
British financial services consulting market set to struggle this year
Consulting for the global financial services sector is expected to rebound this year, but the UK is expected to remain in the red for 2024
Eyes on the Law: HCR Law revives BLM legacy to forge new path in insurance law
How do you build a new insurance practice into a firm that never had one before? Bring the personality and culture that pre-merger BLM once had, says the practice head
Zopa and Oaknorth founders warn against hiking capital gains tax
Raising capital gains tax to between 33 and 39 per cent in an attempt to shore up the government finances “should be resisted” and may “end up lowering the tax take”, a group of 500 British en
Alex Salmond obituary: The Scottish firebrand who shook up British politics
Alex Salmond was the dominant figure in Scottish politics of the past three decades. He led the Scottish National Party for 20 years, was the first pro-independence First Minister of Scotland and brou
