City of London workers are yet to return to the financial heartland in numbers seen before the spread of the omicron variant. About 60% to 70% of City employees are back at their desks, according to data compiled by Google, …
Londoners are slowly returning to work in offices, factories and stores after children went back to school at the start of the month. Data compiled by Google show workplace attendance has increased slightly in three of the UK capital’s main …
At lunch hour, James Leahy’s Burrito Joe stall in the City of London’s financial district is usually buzzing as people line up from around the corner for their fajitas, tacos, quesadillas and rice-and-meat bowls. Now, those same finance sector employees …
As talks on a Brexit deal fumble on, the uncertainty it has brought is hurting U.K. property firms and the financial services sector. The number of companies classed as being in “critical distress,” often a precursor to insolvency, rose 17 …
Apollo Global Management LLC, the investment firm led by Leon Black, agreed to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. for $2.6 billion, in the latest example of private equity investors expanding their insurance assets. Apollo will pay $42.75 a share in …
ESure Group Plc has received an unsolicited offer of about 1.17 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) from Bain Capital Private Equity LP as private equity firms seek to consolidate the insurance industry. The offer of about 280 pence a share in …
KPMG’s audit work in the U.K. is of an unacceptable standard, Britain’s accounting regulator said, fueling calls to reform the industry, including dismantling the “Big Four” players. In an unprecedented assessment, the Financial Reporting Council said auditors at KPMG don’t …
The AA Plc removed executive chairman and director Bob Mackenzie from the company with immediate effect for “gross misconduct.” John Leach will replace Mackenzie as chairman, the firm said in a statement on Tuesday. Simon Breakwell, who joined the AA …
American International Group Inc. will consider establishing an operations center within the European Union if the U.K. votes to leave the political bloc, according to Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock. “If a Brexit occurs, I suspect we will need a …
When work halted on the Pinnacle tower in the City of London, most investors saw little more than an abandoned site. AXA Real Estate Investment Managers viewed it as an opportunity. “The foundation exists at this building. This is one …
