UK can ‘lead the world’ on crypto, says City minister

Britain’s new regulatory regime will take effect in the second half of 2027

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025

UK property asking prices down £2,000 from a year ago

Average price of a home coming to market in the four weeks to December 6 fell to £358,138, says Rightmove

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025

Hedge funds pile into commodities searching fresh source of returns

Funds such as Balyasny, Jain Global and Qube are expanding operations to allow them to trade underlying markets

Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025

Swiss dealmaking surges to record highs despite strong franc

Swiss groups are involved in deals across sectors, defying currency moves and US tariffs

Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025

IPO of bubble-era Japan bank seen as trigger for more deals

SBI Shinsei Bank could use funds to fuel purchases of smaller regional lenders

Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025

Hong Kong convicts Jimmy Lai in national security trial

Billionaire media boss found guilty on charges of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusion

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025

Australia to review gun laws after 15 die in attack on Jewish festival

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says country will do more to combat antisemitism

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025

Russia is ‘exporting chaos’, new head of Britain’s spy agency MI6 warns

In her first public remarks since taking office, Blaise Metreweli will also say that UK support for Ukraine is ‘enduring’

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025

UK property asking prices down £2,000 from a year ago

Average price of a home coming to market in the four weeks to December 6 fell to £358,138, says Rightmove

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025

UK plans curb on freeholders blocking broadband cabling in flats

Building owners would no longer be able to ‘unreasonably refuse’ upgrade requests from leaseholders

Posted on Monday December 15, 2025