Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture
Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom
Policy & regulation
SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Co-CIO Ken Leech in Cherry Picking Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2026, moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser We…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments
Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills
Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers
Asos warns customer data may be compromised after ‘unauthorised’ app access
Shares in fashion company fall nearly 10% after its app systems are accessed by ‘unidentified third party’
SEC to Host Virtual National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
Huo Xing Finance reports that on October 6, according to official announcements, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Compliance Outreach Program has announced it will host an online national seminar for in…
Minutes of the UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee – September 2026
The Co-Chair welcomed Committee members to the Code Sub-Committee hybrid meeting and noted that the minutes of the last meeting (held on 9 June 2026) was published on the Bank’s website.
Looking at how we interact with whistleblowers
Just over a week ago, we received the incredibly sad news that a whistleblower, Simon Andriesz, who we had been in contact with over many years, had died. We’ve shared our condolences, and our thoughts are with his fami…
Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance
David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives
Jailed Lego collector’s insurance scam highlights UK’s £1.3bn fraud problem
An insurance fraudster who pocketed more than £14,000 for the supposed theft of Lego sets, fishing gear and gaming consoles was behind one of last year’s most high-profile bogus claims.
Frank Elderson: Effective supervision through timely remediation
European banking supervision is increasingly placing effectiveness and timely remediation of supervisory findings at the centre of its dialogue with banks. At the same time, there is a growing drive in Europe about simp…
Piero Cipollone: Money in the digital age: digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks
For centuries, issuing money and safeguarding its value has been at the heart of central banks’ mandate.
Gulf oil export data; Constellation Brands to report - what’s moving markets
The US jobs report for September came in much weaker than expected, changing market expectations for the Federal Reserve’s October meeting. The US economy added only 29,000 jobs in September, far below economists’ expec…
Philip R. Lane: Interview with Ansa
The first question is about the scenarios that the ECB has run since the start of the Middle East war. Where we are right now in relation to these scenarios?
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act
UK events firm that hosts arms fairs and comic shows sold to rival for £2bn
A British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100 rival for more than £2bn.
‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK
As fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record high of 200.01p a …
‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
In a bar below Waterloo Bridge, a cell of a fast-growing anti-AI protest movement met last week to plot their latest move: disrupting a tech industry dinner being addressed by a senior executive from the chip maker Nvid…
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation
The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application by Isabella Bank Corporation, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to acquire Grand River Commerce, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Grand River …
Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states
PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice says
Conservative plans to slash aid budget would ‘irreparably damage’ UK’s global credibility, charities say
Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’
Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger
Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports.
Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
SEC Coordinates with Global Financial Regulators to Raise Fraud Awareness During World Investor Week
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with other U.S. and global financial regulators, today issued a joint investor bulletin as part of World Investor Week (WIW). The bulletin encourages investors to …