• Triodos and STOXX launch new impact investing index

    Triodos Investment Management, a specialist in sustainable investment, has partnered with global index provider STOXX to launch a new impact-focused benchmark aimed at institutional investors. The newly introduced iSTOXX Triodos Developed Markets Impact Index is designed to help professional investors align their portfolios with measurable social and environmental outcomes, while also excluding companies that fall…


  • Cyber assault: Coinbase cautions of 0M loss following data leak

    Coinbase Confronts Potential Losses of Up to $300 Million Following Significant Cyber Attack The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed a serious cyber attack that may result in losses ranging from $180 million (£135 million) to $400 million (£315 million), as indicated in a recent regulatory submission to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The breach…


  • Datamaran launches networking and resources platform for sustainability professionals

    Datamaran, the ESG-focused software analytics firm based in London, has launched a new platform aimed at supporting sustainability professionals as they navigate an increasingly complex operating environment. The platform, named Harbor, is designed to foster peer-to-peer engagement, provide expert resources, and offer tools to help users stay abreast of swiftly evolving global sustainability regulations. The…


  • North Korean cybercriminals exploit counterfeit remote work positions to breach UK companies.

    State-sponsored cybercriminals from North Korea are taking advantage of remote work trends in their latest effort to breach British companies, as per recent insights from cybersecurity organization CrowdStrike. The collective, referred to in cyber threat discussions as ‘Famous Chollima’, is allegedly employing AI-generated resumes and compromised identities to masquerade as freelance IT workers or remote…


  • MP launches bill to make polluters pay for climate damage and resilience efforts

    A new climate finance bill aims to tax fossil fuel firms, superyachts, and private jets to fund flood defences and home insulation.


  • Microsoft to source 18 million tonnes of nature-based carbon removal credits in new agreement with Rubicon Carbon

    Microsoft has signed a major new agreement with carbon markets platform Rubicon Carbon to acquire 18 million tonnes of high-quality carbon removal credits, a deal regarded as one of the largest commitments ever made by a single corporate buyer within the voluntary carbon market. The agreement marks a significant escalation in Microsoft’s efforts to achieve…


  • HMRC issues first individual tax avoidance stop notices to former solicitor Paul Baxendale-Walker

    HMRC has issued its first-ever tax avoidance Stop Notices to an individual, targeting Paul Baxendale-Walker for promoting schemes using offshore trusts to avoid tax. Read more: HMRC issues first individual tax avoidance Stop Notices to former solicitor Paul Baxendale-Walker


  • OKX launches “A new alternative: Manchester City” campaign

    DUBAI, UAE – 15 May 2025 – PRNewswire – OKX, a prominent global player in blockchain technology and the Official Cryptocurrency Partner of Manchester City Football Club, has unveiled its latest worldwide campaign titled “A New Alternative: Manchester City”. Building on the ongoing collaboration between the two brands, the campaign promotes the concept of “rethinking…


  • Analysts say ‘buy’ Vanquis shares after payday loan turnaround

    Vanquis shares could finally be about to turn a corner, according to one group of City analysts. The shares peaked at more than 2,600p in 2015, and have since fallen by more than 96 per cent as Vanquis has endured soaring complaints and regulatory backlash thanks to its sub-prime lending and payday loan market exposure.…


  • Number of Living Wage employers rises 19% as more businesses commit to higher pay

    Despite a cooling labour market, the number of UK employers voluntarily paying the higher Living Wage rose 19% to 16,040, according to the Living Wage Foundation. Read more: Living Wage employers rise 19% as more businesses commit to higher pay