JMW head of real estate: Despite the challenges, I’m optimistic about the housing market April 2, 2026 Sophie Maryan, head of residential real estate at JMW Solicitors, tells us about life as a City lawyer in Square Mile and Me.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses review: Aiden Turner is even sexier than Poldark April 2, 2026 Aiden Turner and Lesley Manville are as compelling as they are repulsive as a pair of meddling aristocrats in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Blue Owl caps private credit redemptions after investors try to pull $5.4bn April 2, 2026 Investors in Blue Owl’s multi-billion dollar private credit fund have asked to withdraw around a fifth of their money in another dramatic escalation of jitters across Wall Street and the financial ecosystem. The asset manager’s flagship $36bn fund saw redemption requests hit 21.9 per cent of outstanding shares in the first quarter, while its tech-focused [...]
Italy World Cup flop kills five per cent of bets on tournament winner April 2, 2026 Italy’s failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this week was an early win for bookmakers as it killed five per cent of wagers on the outright winner, betting data shows. Four-time champions Italy lost on penalties in a play-off with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, meaning they will miss a third men’s World [...]
Bond traders: Bank of England gilt shake-up would ‘concentrate risks’ in market meltdown April 2, 2026 Bank of England plans to reduce the bond market’s vulnerability to a Liz Truss-style crash would fail to improve financial stability and could make stress points worse, according to gilt traders and hedge funds polled by the Bank. Responses to the central bank’s plans to overhaul its regulation of the gilt repo market showed market [...]
Bank of England: Businesses sharply raise inflation expectations April 2, 2026 Businesses’ inflation expectations shot up in March according to a closely-watched Bank of England survey, as bosses braced for a surge in energy costs as a result of the Iran war. The Banks’ decision makers’ panel, a monthly poll of thousands of execs, found that the average expected inflation rate in the next year was [...]
Revolut slapped with eight-figure fine in Italy over misleading customers April 2, 2026 Revolut has been slapped with a fine by the Italian competition watchdog after the firm was accused of misleading customers over its fees and terms of its investment products. The London-based fintech giant is expected to cough up €11.5m (£10m) after the Italian regulator found advertisements that implied customers could trade with 0 per cent [...]
Reform fundraiser Nick Candy offloads £270m mansion in ‘biggest sale ever’ April 2, 2026 Reform UK’s chief fundraiser Nick Candy has sold his property in Chelsea at a value of around £270m, it has been reported, in what has been dubbed the biggest house sale in history. Candy, the real estate mogul behind One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, has sold the family home to an unnamed buyer, according to [...]
Big Four KPMG cleared as regulator drops Entain audit probe April 2, 2026 The regulator has closed a probe into the Big Four giant, KPMG, over its audit of the Ladbrokes owner, Entain. In January 2025, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced an investigation into Entain regarding its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. At the time, a KPMG UK spokesperson said: “We will cooperate [...]
Tax instability drives ultra-wealthy to pack their bags April 2, 2026 Tax instability has driven huge swathes of the UK’s ultra-wealthy to consider leaving the country over the past twelve months. Two-thirds of the UK’s wealthiest have mulled fleeing the country for tax reasons, according to the latest research from accountancy firm BDO. But while conversations surrounding tax have focused on the rate Britain’s wealthiest pay, [...]
