AIM is turning 30, but there’s precious little to celebrate June 19, 2025 We need a change of mindset about AIM, to once more be truly seen as a growth index. As such it should be afforded the appropriate tax incentives that reflect the perceived higher risk of earlier stage growth companies, says Dominic Tayler London’s junior market is quietly turning 30 today. For a market conceived to [...]
The truth about infrastructure: investors need a return June 19, 2025 The government is set to unveil it’s 10-year infrastructure strategy. To make it a success, they must dial down the negative rhetoric – especially when it comes to water, says Jon Phillips The government has placed private investment at the heart of its growth mission. So, today’s 10-year infrastructure strategy – setting out the country’s [...]
London Stock Exchange Group: happy birthday AIM! June 19, 2025 AIM is a uniquely British success story – one that has powered scale, created opportunity, and delivered long-term economic value. As we look ahead, it must also be a central part of the UK’s ambition to become a place where companies can fulfil their growth ambitions, says Marcus Stuttard 30 years ago today, the London [...]
The centre-right is in retreat across Europe: here’s how to restore it June 19, 2025 The centre-right dominated post-war European politics, but those days are over. To beat populist insurgents, conservatives must remember the ten Cs, says Joe Harrison Squeezed between Labour and Reform, the Tories are in a desperate struggle for political breathing room. It is tempting to pin this relevance crisis on past blunders – Liz Truss’s infamous [...]
Three Decades of AIM: celebrating growth, jobs and Opportunity June 19, 2025 Since 1995 AIM has helped more that 4,000 firms raise over £130bn of capital and helped launch household names like Jet2 and Fever-tree, says city minister Emma Reynolds This year marks the 30th anniversary of the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) — a milestone that offers a moment to reflect on the transformative [...]
A gold card for non-doms can secure London’s position as a global hub June 19, 2025 With it’s world class education system, robust rule of law and central time zone, London is still the best place in the world to be a non-dom, says Duncan MacIntyre From Ann Kaplan Mulholland and her husband Dr Stephen Mulholland to Lakshmi Mittal and Frederic de Mevius, multi-millionaires and billionaires have been making headlines in [...]
Smart data is a £27.8bn opportunity for the UK June 19, 2025 The launch of the Smart Data Group marks a pivotal moment in unlocking the UK’s data-driven growth, turning trusted data-sharing into a £27.8bn engine for innovation, competition, and empowered consumers, says Paul Scully The UK’s competitive edge depends on its ability to innovate. Just last week, at London Tech week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described [...]
The Debate: Should MPs pass the assisted dying bill? June 18, 2025 As MPs prepare for a final vote on the assisted dying bill this Friday, we get two experts to outline the cases for and against.
TACO investors: Don’t bet too much on Trump-always-chickens-out trade June 18, 2025 Investors betting on Trump climbing down may be too optimistic, writes Hargreaves Lansdown's Susannah Streeter in today's Notebook.
The London Stock Exchange has a Martin Lewis-shaped hole June 18, 2025 Martin Lewis has helped millions with his money-saving tips, but his views are too short-term, writes Simon Hunt. Cultural observers have been stroking their chins over a recent social trend: a growing number of Brits are going to church on Sundays, reversing decades of decline. It’s a curious phenomenon. But I would posit there’s a [...]