Michael O’Leary, the outspoken chief executive of Ryanair, has qualified for share options worth over €100 million after the airline’s stock sustained a major milestone for nearly a month — hitting a share price target set more than six years ago. Shares in Europe’s largest low-cost airline closed above €21 for a 28th consecutive trading day, meeting a key condition of a share option scheme first laid out in 2019, just before the onset of...
Millions of savers could see their retirement pots put at risk under sweeping new pension reforms unveiled by the government, leading experts and campaigners have warned. A series of proposed changes, confirmed on Thursday as part of the new Pension Schemes Bill, would loosen rules on how surplus funds can be extracted from defined benefit (DB) pension schemes — allowing employers to reclaim billions of pounds that are currently locked within retirement funds. The Department...
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A worrying time could lie ahead for the UK gambling industry. Recent revenue figures have again been impressive, especially for the online sector. However, stricter regulation is already being put in place and now there are fears of higher tax rates being imposed. Earlier this year, the Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross spoke at the AGM of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). One of her comments really struck home as the politician spoke about “the...
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NavLive, which has newly developed an AI-powered, handheld scanning tool offering architects and construction professionals the ability to create high precision building site scans in real time, launches today with £3.3m in Seed funding. The round was led by deep tech investor OSE, with participation from SOSV, Oxford Capital Partners, Clearance Venture Partners, AE Works, Britbots, Oxford Innovation Finance, as well as a c. £700K grant from Innovate UK awarded last year. Developed by academics...
Ministers are to be granted new powers to compel pension funds to invest in British assets, under plans set to be announced in the Pension Schemes Bill on Thursday — a move expected to spark controversy within the retirement savings industry. The government will introduce a “reserve power” that allows it to set binding asset allocation targets for workplace pension schemes. This would effectively give ministers the authority to dictate that a proportion of pension...
Global stock markets jumped and the dollar strengthened after a major US court ruling blocked President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, throwing his trade strategy into legal turmoil and easing investor concerns over further economic disruption. The FTSE 100 rose 0.5 per cent in early trading before paring gains to close flat, while Germany’s DAX gained 0.8 per cent and France’s CAC 40 added 1 per cent. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei surged 1.88 per cent and...
Hopes for a sustained recovery in UK hiring “hang in the balance” as employer sentiment is hit by concerns over rising payroll taxes and incoming workers’ rights legislation, according to a new report by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). In its latest survey released on Thursday, the REC found that while short and medium-term hiring intentions improved in the three months to April, broader economic confidence among employers deteriorated, raising questions over whether a...
