What are the best FTSE 100 dividend stocks for September 2022? August 30, 2022 | City Talk In this new inflationary reality, the best FTSE 100 dividend stocks are not just those which are highest yielding, but also those which are most likely to continue to pay their dividends through what could become a severe recession. The FTSE 100 is by its nature defensive, down a mere 1% year-to-date. But with the downturn almost [...]
Investor confidence is ‘the lowest we have seen’, warns Hargreaves Lansdown chief August 30, 2022 The chief of retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown warned that investor confidence was at an all time low today as he encouraged Brits to shrug off the “short term volatility” that has rocked equity markets this year.
Monday read: Five day week is ‘in many cases not fit for purpose’, says Atom Bank chief August 29, 2022 The concept of a five day working week is " in many cases no longer fit for purpose for 21st century businesses”, the chief of digital lender Atom Bank said today as he hailed the success of a four day week at the firm.
NFTs worth more than $100m stolen in the past year August 24, 2022 Over $100m worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been reported as stolen in the past year as scammers pounced on a surge in interest in digital assets, new data has revealed.
Aveva shares surge as Schneider mulls takeover August 24, 2022 Shares in British software group Aveva leapt over 30 per cent today after French industrial group Schneider said it was mulling a full buyout of the firm.
HSBC agitator Ping An claims ‘we are not an activist’ despite break-up calls August 24, 2022 The investor pushing for a break up of HSBC has claimed it is “not an activist investor” today and simply cares about returns.
Dividends surge to £469bn as oil and financial firms dish out cash August 24, 2022 Global dividend payouts surged to record levels in the second quarter of the year as oil and financial firms paid out bumper sums to shareholders, new data has revealed.
Europe’s gas crisis: what does it mean for investors? August 23, 2022 | City Talk Europe faces high gas prices and potential shortages as supply from Russia dwindles. We ask our investment experts what this means for companies, the energy transition, and the eurozone economy. Europe’s precarious gas supply situation has been a prime focus for markets ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the end of February. The European [...]
Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures August 23, 2022 | City Talk As heatwaves become more frequent, city centre buildings will need to adapt. For investors in global cities, keeping a close eye on weather data will become vital. As investors in global cities, we have been using planetary-scale environmental geospatial data since 2019. We have been continuously investigating and mining datasets more commonly found in academic [...]
Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings falls to loss in ‘challenging’ year August 22, 2022 Shares in Bill Ackman’s London-listed Pershing Square Holdings fell today after the firm revealed its investments slid in value by 26 per cent in a “challenging” first half of the year.