Influencers and CEOs take their brands to LinkedIn
Once purely a jobs board, users say the platform is now more valuable than rivals
Social Media
Saudi Arabia-backed mixed martial arts league in talks to purchase rival
Professional Fighters League looks to buy Bellator, as founder Donn Davis goes on acquisition drive
Mergers & Acquisitions
Santander prepares $250mn expansion of investment bank
Spanish lender has embarked on aggressive hiring plan as US rivals prepare for job cuts
Investment Banking
The overlooked genius behind the Black is Beautiful campaign
In her new book championing groundbreaking black creatives, Charlene Prempeh celebrates the art director and activist Emmett McBain
Advertising
Gary Gensler urges regulators to tame AI risks to financial stability
SEC head warns reliance on a few data models could unleash a financial crisis within a decade
Financial & markets regulation, Artificial intelligence
Qatari bidder pulls out of race to buy Manchester United
Withdrawal of Sheikh Jassim clears path for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s bid for Premier League club
Mergers & Acquisitions
City minister presses UK regulator to show restraint on new crypto rules
Griffith calls on FCA to show ‘forbearance’ over tougher standards in advertising digital coins
Financial & markets regulation
Metro’s woes bare how current bank rules can distort competition
Challenger banks face disadvantages over calculation of required capital buffers
Financial & markets regulation
Credit cards: surcharges surge as US businesses pass costs on to customers
Going cashless sounds futuristic until it bumps up against the reality that there is a price to pay
Fintech
LVMH is suffering a vibe shift in the luxury business
The art market downturn shows that Kering and Richemont also need to respond rapidly
Luxury goods