Market integrity in a digital age
Speaker: Nikhil Rathi, chief executive Event: Corporation of the City of London’s annual City Dinner Delivered: 22 October 2026 Note: This is a drafted speech and may differ from the delivered version.
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Elon Musk reportedly invests $1bn in David Ellison’s Skydance
Elon Musk has reportedly invested approximately $1bn in Skydance, the new media empire led by David Ellison.
Read more →Regulators unveil plans to simplify Senior Manager and Certification Regime
The number of financial services roles required to face enhanced checks from regulators will fall significantly under proposals that will support growth. The changes are expected to save firms around £2 billion over a 1…
Read more →US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC
Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition
Read more →Race to rearm: Telford gun hall brings tank barrel production back to the UK
For the last 20 years, Britain was unable to put a barrel on its tanks without buying from abroad. Relying on foreign allies seemed like a reasonable choice during years of relative security (for wealthy countries at le…
Read more →Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime
Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari’s partnership with religious foundation raises questions about past dealings with republic criticised by Nigel Farage
Read more →Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial and tax affairs of the former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich following a report by the Guardian and media partners .
Read more →Minutes of the Securities Lending Committee meeting – September 2026
The Committee discussed the developing strategies for attracting and retaining early career talent in the securities finance industry. Development and retainment strategies aimed to provide early career staff with oppor…
Read more →UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting
The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, has said Britain should prepare for the threat of “state-sponsored terrorism” by hostile powers targeting everyday infrastructure as part of a national conversation about resilience…
Read more →Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw
Websites around the world have been hit by millions of attempts to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in their code, cybersecurity companies have said, as the US National Security Agency warned the flaw could a…
Read more →Tax online sales more heavily to save high streets, Burnham urged
Andy Burnham has been urged by one of his most senior former advisers to tax internet sales more heavily than in-store purchases to help “level the playing field” for struggling high streets.
Read more →Leeds office move
We have signed an agreement for a new office at 2 Wellington Place, which will become our long-term home in Leeds from 2028.
Read more →Sainsbury’s expects challenging run-up to Christmas as households feel squeeze
Sainsbury’s has warned of a “pretty challenging” market in the run-up to Christmas as households are “finding it tough” and food producers face rising costs.
Read more →Meta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill
Meta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billionaires.
Read more →Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
Barclays is cutting around 5,000 staff this year as it introduces more artificial intelligence (AI) into its processes.
Read more →You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books
See if you can do a better job than John Healey at creating a budget that keeps MPs and the bond markets onside
Read more →Airbnb guests freed from chores involving ‘significant effort’ under new global rules
Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to strip beds or wash dishes under the accommodation platform’s new rules.
Read more →AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened
Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style opposition
Read more →Everyone hates Oxford Street. Will pedestrianisation save it?
In a few days the busiest shopping street in Europe will be closed to traffic. The hope is that an unloved and polluted thoroughfare will turn into somewhere that people actually want to spend time
Read more →Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in north London
Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to follow next month
Read more →The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
Chancellor John Healey announced the creation of an Energy Wealth Fund at the Jackdaw gas approval announcement on Wednesday, with £2bn of funding diverted from the existing National Wealth Fund.
Read more →Tesla to report earnings after Elon Musk floats SpaceX merger plan
Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of Tesla shareholders
Read more →Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world
Websites around the globe have gone dark after a serious vulnerability was found in a computer language used to build much of the world wide web.
Read more →Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams
European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’
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