The IMF said UK gross domestic product, GDP, is on track to grow by 1.6% in 2025, edging up from the 1.5% it predicted in October last year. The improved growth prospects will provide a boost for ...

The one-year delay to January 2027 applies to Basel 3.1 rules, the final set of international banking reforms enacted to ensure banks could withstand financial shocks without being bailed out by ...

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: ...

According to the Office for National Statistics, UK retail sales volumes decreased 0.3% month-on-month in December, worsening from 0.1% growth in November and falling far short of the FXStreet-cited ...

(Alliance News) - Rules on mortgages and contactless payments in the UK could be shaken up as part of wider moves to boost economic growth. The Financial Conduct Authority, FCA, is looking into ...

(Alliance News) - Smiths Group PLC on Friday said it has a "clear focus" on creating shareholder value as it responded to calls for the engineering conglomerate to split up.

The Danish brewery, which also owns brands including 1664 and Brooklyn, has created a single integrated drinks business called Carlsberg Britvic following the GBP3.3 billion takeover. Britvic, based ...

Safestore Holdings PLC - Hertfordshire, England-based self-storage provider - Chief Executive Frederic Vecchioli buys 65,000 shares at GBP6.28, worth GBP408,493, on Thursday. Safestore on Thursday ...

The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Bankers Investment Trust PLC- London-based investor focused on ...

(Alliance News) - US activist investor Engine Capital is calling for Smiths Group PLC to follow other conglomerates and explore a break-up, according to the Financial Times. Smiths is a London-based ...

(Alliance News) - M&C Saatchi PLC on Friday said it was "mindful of ongoing macro volatility" but reported continued positive trading in the second half of last year. Shares in the firm were up 6.5% ...

As a result of this and the strong trading performance, McBride said it intends to re-instate annual dividends in the current financial year. Details will be announced at the time of the final results ...