FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 22 - Caught on Camera

The ‘good old days’ of City M&A weren’t really all that great

City Comment: It’s easy to be nostalgic for the heydey of dealmaking, but many buyouts were hugely value destructive

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

London pubs help Shepherd Neame break records with tourists and commuters pouring back

Friday takings “not the disaster they were” as City workers and West End revellers return, says Britain’s oldest brewer

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2023

Soaring new towers show the sky’s still the limit for the City

City Comment: It’s extraordinary in a time of hybrid working that the extra space on offer at these two soaring office citadels can be absorbed so easily.

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

‘Imagine Westminster under water’: stricter tests needed to see how City copes with climate disasters

Sam Woods, head of the Bank’s financial stability watchdog, says lenders have only shown they can survive ‘slow burn’ changes to temperatures

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Guinness World Record attempt to tempt people back to the City

They are taking part in a bid to set a new record for the longest continuous game of padel tennis

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

The return of the City suit

City Comment: Good news for retailers as men smarten up

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023

Priced out of your dream London location? Six under-the-radar areas with shared ownership homes

As the city’s hotspots get increasingly costly, here are some nearby neighbourhoods that have just as much to offer — but more appealing price tags

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

City regulator warns insurance firms to make sure they are offering fair value

The FCA has identified evidence that some guaranteed asset protection products, an add-on to motor cover, may be failing to provide fair value.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Why the M in M&G stands for ‘mediocre’

City Comment: Most M&G funds are firmly in the second division

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

The Bank of England should be brave and pause interest rate rises

City Comment: Rate-setters should look past Wednesday’s inflation figures

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023