€200bn moved across Irish Sea since Brexit: Balance sheets of global banks in Dublin swell to record €500bn January 19, 2022 The Irish balance sheets of a range of global banks that run international operations from Dublin has ballooned to more than half a billion euros. As a result, Dublin is gradually becoming a major banking hub within the EU, adding as much as €200bn to banks’ balance sheets since the UK voted to leave the [...]
KPMG slapped with £3m fine over Conviviality audit failures January 19, 2022 Accounting giant KPMG and a senior audit partner have been fined over £3m for failings related to an audit of collapsed firm Conviviality.
Ex-BoE governor unconvinced of case for Britcoin January 18, 2022 Former Bank governor Mervyn King remains unconvinced of the case for Britcoin, a digital currency backed by the UK's central bank.
Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs misses profit expectations on weak trading revenue January 18, 2022 One of Wall Street’s top investment banks, Goldman Sachs, has missed profit expectations on weak trading activity. A bumper period of takeover volumes was overshadowed by a seven per cent reduction in Goldman’s global markets arm, the lender announced today. Profits applicable to common shareholders for the three months to December came in at $3.8bn [...]
Crypto company BitMEX makes bid for one of Germany’s oldest banks January 18, 2022 Bitmex has announced plans to snap up Germany's 268-year-old Bankhaus von der Heydt to create a digital assets "powerhouse" in Europe.
Wayve secures $200m to drive autonomous vehicle tech January 18, 2022 Autonomous vehicle tech firm Wayve has announced a $200m funding injection as it looks to ramp up development of its new AI technology. The King’s Cross-based firm has secured investment from long-term backer Eclipse Ventures, which led the round, with additional backing from firms including D1 Capital Partners and Baillie Gifford and additional support from [...]
Corporate standards might be well noted down the road in Whitehall January 17, 2022 A mischief-making tweeter last week asked whether a CEO caught in breach of lockdown restrictions would be given the same second chance that Boris Johnson seemingly has been given by his party. The answer came yesterday – when Antonio Horta-Osorio stepped down as Chair of Credit Suisse after two ill-advised quarantine breakouts. Whatever the ins [...]
Bankers prepare £25bn package as private equity firms circle GSK January 17, 2022 Bankers are putting together major financing packages in preparation of a potential private equity bid for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business.
FCA chief operating officer Stephanie Cohen to step down January 17, 2022 The City watchdog’s chief operating officer Stephanie Cohen will step down later this year for personal reasons. BlackRock veteran Stephanie Cohen joined the Financial Conduct Authority in 2021, but an internal email seen by City A.M. informed staff this morning that she would be moving on “later this year.” Cohen was one of a series [...]
Barclays tells big business to pay up as small firms face cashflow crisis January 17, 2022 Barclays has warned that big businesses are threatening smaller suppliers' survival with extended payment terms.