UK statistics agency to scrap one of main household surveys
The UK’s statistics agency plans to scrap one of its main household surveys as it diverts resources towards fixing ongoing issues with its labour market estimates.
Surge in advisers buying UK government bonds for clients
Financial advisers have been snapping up UK government bonds on behalf of their clients to meet surging demand, as investors seek attractive income streams and tax-free gains.
UK claims management companies to be charged for making complaints
The UK financial ombudsman announced on Friday it would start charging claims management companies for bringing cases only a day after its chief executive quit unexpectedly, having clashed with its ...
Transcript: Trump and Reform — is US-style populism set to sweep the UK?
Over the last couple of months, things have shifted slightly because of the rhetoric coming out of the White House and also the fact that President Trump’s talking about tariffs not just as a way of ...
UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2025: the ratings
This is the eighth annual listing of the UK management consulting firms most recommended by their clients and peers. Compiled by the Financial Times and Statista, the data company, it rates ...
Judge slams Ofwat and government for not attending Thames Water hearing
The hearing comes at an existential moment for Thames Water, the UK’s biggest water company that is struggling under its £19bn debt mountain. If the court does not approve the emergency loan, the ...
Trump and Reform: Is US-style populism set to sweep the UK?
Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Lulu Smyth. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and mixed by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
London is better than New York for float, says energy chief planning UK listing
Metlen Energy and Metals’ Evangelos Mytilineos says companies run risk of ‘disappearing’ in the crowd in the US ...
Weinstein’s awfully small UK adventure
An £11.3mn investment trust would be a very, very small investment trust. Measured any other way, Weinstein has probably been good for the UK market. Lots of trusts have recently adopted measures ...
UK anti-terror scheme criticised over handling of Southport child killer
Axel Rudakubana’s referral to the UK counterterrorism scheme was closed prematurely, three years before he murdered three ...
UK competition agency will make ‘rapid decisions’, new chair says
The UK’s competition regulator will speed up its investigations in order to try and unlock greater investment into the ...
‘High risk’ carbon capture projects in the UK face funding cuts
Britain’s carbon capture and storage technology projects are facing the threat of Treasury cuts following warnings from MPs that the “high risk” policy should be reassessed to make sure it is ...