THE DAILY BRIEFING

DRONE DELIVERY US retailer Walmart is planning to use drones to deliver its goods. It has filed a patent in the US to rival Amazon’s. Both hope taking to the skies will help to make their deliveries faster and cheaper.

FLOATING MEERKATS The £2bn float of BGL Group, which owns price comparison site Compare the Market, is likely to be pushed back until early next year. Compare the Market is famous for its TV adverts featuring a family of Russian meerkats. MONEY ROADSHOW Chief economist of the Bank of England Andy Haldane is touring the UK to try and improve the central bank’s communications with the public. He spoke at a curry house in Oadby, Leicester, this month.

STAYING PUT More than one fifth of directors (21pc) at small and medium sized businesses are now over the state pension age of 65. Accountancy firm Moore Stephens warns many are failing to put succession plans in place.

SECURITY FLAW More than two-thirds of FTSe 350 boards say they have never received any training to deal with a cyber-attack. And 10pc said they had no plans in place to respond to a cyber incident, a survey by KPMG found.

BUILDING BOOM Housebuilder Persimmon is expected to post a double percentage point climb in sales in its results on Tuesday. The firm and its peers continue to post bullish figures since the Brexit vote.

STUDENT BOOST Postgraduate loan firm Prodigy Finance has raised £187m to help international students pay for their education at top US and europe business schools.