Lakestar: Pension funds are key to plugging UK’s £1.5 trillion funding gap June 6, 2022 New research has revealed that the UK needs to invest £1.5 trillion into high growth companies in the next twenty years to plug the financing gap and triple the UK’s GDP.
Crown set to give Stoute a Derby Guard of honour June 3, 2022 IT HAS been 12 years since Sir Michael Stoute won Saturday’s Cazoo Derby (4.30pm) at Epsom, but in DESERT CROWN he looks to have a horse more than capable of giving him a sixth victory in the world’s most famous horse race. Since bolting up in a Nottingham maiden in November last year, there has been plenty [...]
EP: 135 Hong Kong – Sha Tin Racecourse June 3, 2022 Following on from our special Cazoo Oaks and Cazoo Derby podcasts, in this episode we cast are regular eye over the best of Sunday’s Sha Tin racecard in the company of Wally Pyrah. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary [...]
EP: 134 Cazoo Derby Day – Epsom June 2, 2022 The Cazoo Derby is the long-awaited feature race at Epsom racecourse on Saturday featuring the Group 1 race for 3 year old colts over the traditional mile and a half course. Saturday also features the thrilling 5-furlong Dash Handicap and the Group 3 Cazoo Diomed Stakes. Epsom based trainer Adam West has two runners in [...]
EP: 133 Cazoo Oaks Day – Epsom June 1, 2022 Day 1 of the Cazoo Derby Festival takes place on Friday at Epsom racecourse featuring the Group 1 Cazoo Oaks over the historical mile and a half course for fillies, plus the Group 1 Coronation Cup, run over the same distance. Holly Doyle has a live chance in this year’s Oaks. She spoke to the [...]
Jubilee 2022: what’s changed for savers since 1952? June 1, 2022 | City Talk It’s 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. How have some of our key financial metrics – from longevity to inflation, interest rates to investment returns – moved over the decades? The seven-decade reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen transformations in many aspects of our lives. That includes sweeping changes to the [...]
An update from Fund Manager of Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure, Jonathan Parr June 1, 2022 | Sponsored To watch the update video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/triple-point-energy-infrastructure The cleanest or greenest energy is the energy that is never used. The Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company plc is helping to reduce carbon emissions within the UK. Investing in energy efficient projects that are crucial for the transition to a low carbon economy and [...]
Can Bitcoin carry May’s strong finish into June? June 1, 2022 A strong start to the week for Bitcoin continues this morning, with the largest cryptocurrency holding roughly flat at around $31,500.
Wood Group sells off consultancy division for £1.5bn as it doubles down on shareholder returns June 1, 2022 John Wood Group has sold off its consulting business Built Environment to WSP Global for a whopping $1.9bn (£1.5bn). The immediate use of the sale proceeds will be used to reduce Wood’s net debt, which stood at $1.4bn in December 2021, as well as strengthening its balance sheet. Commenting on the sale, chief exec Robin Watson [...]
Closing the gap: gender lens investing and the future of finance May 31, 2022 | City Talk Public perception of gender equality issues runs in a repetitive cycle. We’ve all seen it. A scandal breaks out, or a study discovers yet another damaging disparity. Think pieces are written, hands are wrung, and companies promise to do better. Then the public’s attention moves on until another cycle starts. Actual change comes very slowly, [...]