Kate Middleton at centre of huge security breach as staff at hospital that treated her for abdominal condition are accused of attempting to access her private medical records without permission

Kate Middleton at centre of huge security breach as staff at hospital that treated her for abdominal condition are accused of attempting to access her private medical records without permission

The hospital where Kate Middleton was treated is at the centre of a huge security scandal tonight after reports staff attempted to access the Royal’s private medical records.  Bosses of The London Clinic, where... Read more »
Prince William visits Kate Middleton at private London hospital as she recovers from abdominal surgery

Prince William visits Kate Middleton at private London hospital as she recovers from abdominal surgery

Prince William has visited his wife Kate in hospital today where she is recovering from major surgery on her abdomen.  The heir to the throne, 41, was spotted leaving The London Clinic... Read more »
Royal London Asset Management’s Piers Hillier on moving into private markets

Royal London Asset Management’s Piers Hillier on moving into private markets

Royal London Asset Management only announced its push into private markets in October but chief investment officer Piers Hillier had been thinking about the move for several years. The £153bn asset manager... Read more »
Why private markets are a bigger threat to the London Stock Exchange than New York

Why private markets are a bigger threat to the London Stock Exchange than New York

Given how much time has been spent pondering the declining fortunes of the UK stock market, it is remarkable how much confusion there is about the basic facts. For example, it has... Read more »
Interstellar returns: Inside private equity’s space race

Interstellar returns: Inside private equity’s space race

When the British private equity industry met for its annual summit in London last month, the final headline act of the day wasn’t a prominent politician or a respected economist: it was... Read more »
Politicians go on charm offensive at British private equity summit

Politicians go on charm offensive at British private equity summit

Politicians heaped praise on the private equity industry yesterday in their bid to woo business ahead of next year’s expected general election. Conservative deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and Labour shadow economic... Read more »
Meet the Twenty Trailblazing Women of Private Equity

Meet the Twenty Trailblazing Women of Private Equity

PEN’s second annual list of women helping to shape the buyout industry includes eight new entries, which is testament to the fact that the sector is slowly becoming more gender balanced.  The... Read more »
Private schools wanting to opt out of GCSEs ‘unable to produce the results’ | GCSEs

Private schools wanting to opt out of GCSEs ‘unable to produce the results’ | GCSEs

Private schools want to opt out of GCSE exams because state schools in England are catching up with their results, the government’s former social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh has said. Commenting on... Read more »
John Lewis private rental bid faces “extreme challe…

John Lewis private rental bid faces “extreme challe…

The John Lewis Partnership is said to be facing “extreme challenges” as a result of its bid to enter the private rental market. As recently as July it announced that it had... Read more »
From socialism to private gyms: co-living has gone mainstream, and it feels like a mixed blessing | Mim Skinner

From socialism to private gyms: co-living has gone mainstream, and it feels like a mixed blessing | Mim Skinner

Co-living is on the rise, with multiple-occupancy developments coming to a major city near you. Sometimes known as beehive housing, residential buildings are sectioned off into small private units anchored by larger... Read more »