Schroders signs deal with leading Chinese battery maker January 30, 2026 Leading asset management firm Schroders has signed a deal with a Chinese battery making giant, amid chief executive Richard Oldfield’s trip to China, led by prime minister Keir Starmer. The group’s Schroders Greencoat business, which invests in renewable energy infrastructure, signed the deal with Contemporary Amperex Techology (CATL) and Hong Kong based private equity firm [...]
Starmer warned on ‘severe’ risk of trading with China January 28, 2026 Keir Starmer has been warned about the “severe” risk of trading with China as he said building economic relations with the world’s second largest economy would drive growth. The Prime Minister landed in Beijing on Wednesday for meetings with Chinese officials including President Xi Jinping in the coming days. He has been joined by City [...]
London’s future will be determined by choices, not rhetoric January 5, 2026 2026 will be the year the City moves from post-Brexit design to delivery, says Chris Hayward As the new year begins, London’s position as a leading global financial centre is often framed in binary terms: rise or decline. That is no bad thing. Competition sharpens performance, and financial centres that assume their leading position rarely [...]
City minister: FTSE 100 record proves London’s got its spark back January 2, 2026 The FTSE's 10,000 point milestone is a sign of global confidence in London's capital markets, writes City minister Lucy Rigby.
City minister: This Labour Budget will strengthen capital markets November 26, 2025 This Budget introduces reforms to strengthen the UK’s capital markets, notably with the new UK Listing Relief to abolish Stamp Duty Reserve Tax for three years after listing, and ISA reform to boost retail investment, all aimed at fostering a long-term, modern economy that supports British companies and savers, says Lucy Rigby This government is [...]
City minister: Why financial education for every child matters November 18, 2025 City minister Lucy Rigby is backing City PM’s campaign to expand financial education All children should be taught the skills they need to understand money and the importance of financial decisions. That’s why, through our Financial Inclusion Strategy, we have made financial education compulsory in all primary schools, taking on board the recommendations of the [...]
Treasury eyes ISA season for financial advice scheme rollout October 15, 2025 A flurry of fresh financial advice could be aimed at savers as soon as February as the Treasury seeks to fast-track the rollout of its flagship scheme to get more Brits investing in the stock market. In a speech to the Investment Association last night, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby confirmed the government [...]
Labour has made Britain a beacon of economic stability September 24, 2025 A recent influx of over £110bn in investment from global financial and tech firms as a direct result of the government’s successful economic plan, which fosters stability and reform, thereby creating jobs across the country and proving Britain is open for business, says Lucy Rigby Yesterday, Revolut – one of the UK’s fintech success stories [...]
Meet the new City minister September 8, 2025 Lucy Rigby KC MP takes over responsibility for financial services policy but who is the ex Slaughter & May minister? Who is the new City Minister? “I specialised in competition law and spent time in the City, at the regulator and at Which?, which gave me particular insight into how markets and regulation work – [...]
