The UK’s Fastest-Growing Companies
The FT’s inaugural ranking of the UK’s fastest-growing companies shows the diverse businesses powering ahead against a volatile backdrop, in markets from health and wellness to fried chicken and digital ID. Plus: why management is key and finding growth in the ageing population
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026General Atlantic’s IPO ambitions
The private capital group is planning to go public in the first half of next year as it seeks to keep pace with listed rivals like Blackstone and Apollo Global
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Marsh to shoulder biggest chunk of Greensill settlement with Credit Suisse
Deal is rare example of broker bearing largest share of a settlement rather than insurers who wrote policies
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026FCA plans to embrace AI to automate financial regulation
UK watchdog will set out its response to the rise of the latest frontier models
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Investor appetite for data centre IPOs is reaching its limit
The blend of property, infrastructure and fast-changing technology might be better suited to other kinds of funding.
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Global AI sell-off deepens as Asian markets tumble
Sharp falls trigger trading halt on South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei 225 sinks 5%, following Wall Street lower
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and weakening of Starlink satellite internet service
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026London’s gold market enjoys the Trump effect
The City’s dominance of physical trading in the metal is being reinforced by global instability
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Marsh to shoulder biggest chunk of Greensill settlement with Credit Suisse
Deal is rare example of broker bearing largest share of a settlement rather than insurers who wrote policies
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026The man who would lead McKinsey
North America boss Eric Kutcher is the candidate to beat in the consultancy’s byzantine election
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026