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Larry Fink’s wake-up call
I woke on Wednesday morning to a snippet on Radio 4’s Today programme from a BBC interview with BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink.
Reeves sets out her plans to pick winners
As expected, chancellor Rachel Reeves used Tuesday’s Mais Lecture, delivered at Bayes Business School in the City, to announce new policies – items notably absent from the Spring Statement earlier in the month.
Black clouds over base rates
As I write, rainclouds have evaporated on the second day of Mipim, but the outlook remains far from sunny.
Reeves gave a Spring Statement without much substance
This week saw chancellor Rachel Reeves deliver her second Spring Statement – or Spring Forecast, as the Treasury seems to have rebranded it.
PBSA sector feels the squeeze
Unite Group was at pains to point out this week that the ‘profits plummet’ headlines that followed its 2025 results announcement were not truly representative of the company’s performance.
Heat is a hot topic
Some time ago I found myself chasing after Roger Madelin, who sets a brisk walking pace when he’s not leading the redevelopment of British Land’s £4bn Canada Water scheme in south-east London.
Strictly no confidence in Labour performance
When I sat down with Berkeley Group executive chair Rob Perrins last month, he seemed, for a moment, to be channelling TV judge curmudgeon Craig Revel Horwood.
Seeking commercial MEES clarity is like waiting for Godot
Earlier this week, the British Property Federation (BPF) rang a warning bell on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for non-domestic properties. These proposed rules remain stubbornly up in the air.
Life science, but not as we know it
British Land’s move to acquire Life Science REIT (LABS) and its five remaining assets may represent a minor addition to the larger firm’s portfolio, but it underscores its thinking in the life sciences sector. Namely, that there’s not much life in life sciences.