TAX Wealth exodus: UK losing its elite The Times Ryan Howsam, the founder of travel insurer Staysure, complains in a piece for the Times that the UK's tax regime is driving wealthy individuals abroad. Pointing to the recent cases of wealthy business people relocating,...

OUTLOOK US firms lose faith in UK The Daily Telegraph American businesses are increasingly hesitant to invest in the UK, with confidence levels dropping to 6.4, according to the BritishAmerican Business (BAB) transatlantic business confidence index. This follows...

TAX Fintechs call for stamp duty to be scrapped City AM Innovate Finance, representing the UK's fintech sector, has urged the Government to eliminate stamp duty on shares to rejuvenate the struggling initial public offering (IPO) market. The group argues that the...

CORPORATE UK M&A activity soars to £124.2bn The Times UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached £124.2bn in the first half of the year, driven by a few major deals, according to PwC. Although the number of transactions fell by 13% to 1,301, the total value...

CORPORATE Ministers plan corporate reporting shake-up City AM The Times The Government has announced a major overhaul of corporate reporting to cut bureaucracy and save businesses more than £450m a year. The reforms would ease reporting and audit requirements for...

OUTLOOK Healey plans 'growth you can see and feel' Sunday Mirror Chancellor John Healey has outlined a vision for economic growth that he says people will feel in their pockets. In a statement ahead of an upcoming speech, he emphasised the importance of new factories,...

ECONOMY Growth does not boost living standards for 46% of households BBC News Almost 46% of households in Britain live in areas where economic growth does not improve living standards, according to a new report by PwC. The North-South divide is stark, with regions in...

ECONOMY PM faces pressure to cut spending The Times Andy Burnham is facing pressure to rein in Government spending as rising borrowing costs threaten to reduce the UK's fiscal headroom. His former economic adviser Lord O'Neill says the Prime Minister should tackle...

ECONOMY Economy in the slow lane, BCC warns City AM The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned that the UK economy will struggle with growth due to a slump in business investment. The economy is expected to slow sharply in the second half of 2026. While the BCC...

OUTLOOK UK energy sector sees FDI plunge Daily Mail The Daily Telegraph The Times Foreign investment in Britain's energy sector has fallen to a 12-year low, with only 27 foreign-funded projects last year, according to EY. Oil and gas projects dropped significantly,...