Simon English is the Financial Editor at The Standard. He has been covering business, the City and Wall Street for 30 years including at The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun. He has worked in New York and the Cayman Islands....
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Simon English is the Financial Editor at The Standard. He has been covering business, the City and Wall Street for 30 years including at The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun. He has worked in New York and the Cayman Islands.
Any fight over UK asset ownership was lost long ago
City Comment: If this were remotely a serious fight, we’d have got into it many years ago
Darling was better at his job and a better man than any of today's lot
City Comment: The former Chancellor was more than a “safe pair of hands”
Dr Martens takes a kicking in the US, shares crash as City loses faith
CEO admits to "challenging headwinds"
ISA savers punished by sixth year of freezes
"This particular mish-mash of ISA proposals wouldn’t look out of place in a beauty pageant of pigs wearing lipstick."
UK's banks among worst in world for saving deals
Research shows: 10 country study has UK banks among the worst
A tricky job on London shares for new man at the LSEG
City Comment: Michael-Alain Proch has some persuading to do
Nationwide is a much-needed two fingers to big banks… despite the ads
City Comment: We’ll forgive them Dominic West, as long as they really are what they need to be
Boring politicians — and loads of Twix — lift the mood in the City
City Comment: The feeling that the top three government executives aren’t nuts anymore is good news for confidence levels
Today's mortgage rates could look very good in a few months
City Comment: There’s a lot to be said for stability and visibility of what the future might look like. Just ask Rishi Sunak
Lucky Rishi Sunak looks set to ‘deliver’ on inflation pledge
City Comment: However smart Sunak or the army of City economists who follow these things religiously are, they can't forecast massive geopolitical events
Male directors still earning 70% more than female counterparts
Gender pay gap barely falling at top companies
Lipstick and velvet leggings sales boost Primark
Huge divi of £459 million shared by founding family, charities and shareholders
Investment platforms rake in £1.3bn from zero interest deals on cash
"Scandal" says Alan Miller of SCM Direct
The Big Three brokers must be made to give up cash cow
City Comment: Paying zero on cash accounts must end
BT's Jansen has transformed the business, investors will benefit later
City Comment: BT was stuck in the mud until Jansen arrived