Can the government’s green finance plans really get investment flowing? March 31, 2023 The government’s delayed plans to boost investment into the country’s net zero transition have divided opinion in the City today, with campaign groups and firms warring over whether the plans go far enough in their scale and ambition. Among the measures announced are a number of reviews and policy consultations designed to kick on the [...]
Rolls Royce shake up: BP exec appointed CFO as part of transformation programme March 31, 2023 Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has appointed BP exec Helen McCabe as its new finance chief as part of a “transformation programme” which was launched by chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic back in February. In a statement Rolls Royce Helen McCabe, currently senior vice president for finance in the customer and products division at BP, will be joining [...]
How backing solar farms and forests got Gresham House profits growing March 30, 2023 Big bets on solar, property and forests have got profits growing at alternative asset manager Gresham House as the London-listed investor revealed a 35 per cent surge in earnings in the past year.
FCA boss pledges to review listing rules to avoid another Arm snub March 29, 2023 The chief of the Financial Conduct Authority has pledged to review the UK's listing rules after several British firms ditched the City and opted for New York listings.
‘Sink or swim’: Delayed update leaves UK’s £4bn open banking sector in limbo at critical moment March 29, 2023 The UK’s £4bn open banking sector faces a “sink or swim moment” as the industry awaits a crucial update on the future of the industry in the coming weeks, a lobby group has warned. Open banking, which was first rolled out by regulators in 2017 to force dominant high street lenders to open up their [...]
FTX: Bankman-Fried charged with paying $40m Chinese bribe March 29, 2023 U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled a new indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the founder of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange of paying a $40 million bribe to Chinese officials so they would unfreeze his hedge fund's accounts.
Scottish Widows using pension power to fight climate change in £1.4bn green fund launch March 29, 2023 Pension giant Scottish Widows has launched £1.4bn worth of new green funds today which it said will inject into companies “helping to resolve nature and climate issues”.
Start-up apocalypse? Cash crunch could wipe out venture-backed firms this year, Morgan Stanley warns March 28, 2023 Start-ups backed by venture capital (VC) could be wiped out in droves this year as cash dries up and investors turn off the taps, analysts have warned.
How a £50bn pension super fund with an appetite for UK innovation could help make the City great again March 27, 2023 The UK’s pension funds should pool their assets in a £50bn ‘future growth fund’ or more firms will continue to shun London and list overseas, the Lord Mayor of London has warned today.
Exclusive: Home REIT’s biggest tenant dished out £1.2m to bosses before bankruptcy March 27, 2023 The three bosses of Home REIT’s now-bankrupt biggest tenant pocketed over £1.2m last year even as the firm struggled to pay rent and slumped to a multi-million-pound loss, City A.M. can reveal. Gurpaal Judge, the chief of Wolverhampton-based social housing provider Lotus Housing, hiked his own and two directors’ pay to £1.2m in 2022 – [...]