Silicon Valley Bank: US bosses sued for fraud as fallout from collapse begins March 14, 2023 The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and two of its top bosses are being sued by shareholders who have accused them of hiding the lender’s vulnerabilities to the effects of rising interest rates.
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Phoenix: Insurer hikes dividend after volatile markets hit investments and share price March 13, 2023 British insurer Phoenix Group today posted a £1.23bn loss as volatile markets hit the value of the insurance company’s investment portfolio. Shares in the FTSE 100 company fell sharply on the news as Phoenix pointed to the “challenging economic backdrop” after noting it generated 12.5 per cent less cash than in 2021 The insurer, however, [...]
What’s going on at Silicon Valley Bank and why is it shaking UK banking stocks? March 10, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has built its reputation lending to some of the world’s most innovate start-ups and investors. But the Nasdaq-listed bank has now been rocked by what some fear could turn into a very old-fashioned bank run. Shares in the firm have plunged more than 60 per cent in two days and jitters [...]
London banking stocks tumble as Silicon Valley Bank shockwaves spread to HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds March 10, 2023 A crisis at US start-up lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic today and dragged down shares in London-listed lenders. Shares in Nasdaq-listed SVB plunged over 60 per cent yesterday after the firm announced a $1.75bn share sale on Wednesday in a bid to shore up its balance sheet and plug [...]
Start-up tax pain could scupper Rishi Sunak’s science superpower dreams, investors warn March 10, 2023 Further tax pain inflicted on the UK’s start-ups could scupper Rishi Sunak’s tech and science superpower plans, venture capital firms have warned. The warning comes as Jeremy Hunt prepares to announce his first full budget next week. Start-ups have piled pressure on Hunt to reverse changes to research and development tax credits announced in the [...]
City minister Griffith calls in top Hogan Lovells lawyer to boost floundering capital markets March 9, 2023 Ministers have called in a top City lawyer to oversee a review of the investment landscape today amid fears the UK’s capital markets are losing ground to international competitors. In a speech to traders in the Square Mile, City minister Andrew Griffith said that Rachel Kent, a senior partner at Hogan Lovells, would oversee the [...]
London fintech Railsr rescued from collapse in emergency sale March 9, 2023 Embedded banking platform Railsr has been rescued from collapse after it was snapped up by a group of investors led by London-based D Squared Capital. The City-based fintech, which has been on the hunt for a buyer after running into cash troubles in the past year, said today that it had been “purchased and re-capitalised” [...]
‘Pension funds need to invest in UK growth’: former innovation minister Sam Gyimah on the future of UK tech March 9, 2023 Speak with most tech and innovation figures in the UK currently and you will hear a similar gripe: institutional investors are not pulling their weight. Investment into the UK’s tech sector, as with most of the world, has tumbled in the past year and brought into sharp relief a funding gap that they argue is [...]
WANdisco suspends shares over ‘potentially fraudulent irregularities’ March 9, 2023 Data firm WANdisco has suspended trading on the London Stock Exchange today after finding “potentially fraudulent irregularities” in its books that mean it may have overstated its revenues by $15m.