Scottish Widows slashes $2bn of tobacco and coal investments over ‘stranded assets’ fears March 28, 2022 Pensions giant Scottish Widows has announced it will scrap nearly $2bn of tobacco and coal investments over fears that they will become “stranded assets”, as investors and consumers increasingly shun the sectors.
Exclusive: Top property platforms launch trade body to combat misleading investor information March 28, 2022 A group of top property investment platforms have launched a trade body today to combat the spread of misleading investment information, ahead of a predicted flood of funding from retail investors into the space.
Government plans to take stake in Sizewell C plant in nuclear push March 27, 2022 The government plans to snap up a 20 per cent stake in a major new nuclear plant in Suffolk as it scrambles to boost the country’s energy security amid soaring energy prices and war in Ukraine.
Short sellers pile into Royal Mail after top investor feels the strain of war March 27, 2022 Short sellers are piling into bets against Royal Mail after the shocks of war in Ukraine put the squeeze on its largest investor, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
Boots IPO still possible if private equity firms do not cough up, says owner March 27, 2022 One of the owners of high street chemist Boots says floating the chain as a standalone firm is not off the table if private equity firms do not cough up a suitable bid.
Gorillas on the hunt for fresh $500m funding injection March 27, 2022 Rapid grocery delivery firm Gorillas is looking for a fresh $500m funding injection to fuel its growth as investor cash continues to pour into the sector.
Sunday Spotlight: Less than 0.0007 per cent of all UK companies grew revenue at 20 per cent or more since 2017 March 27, 2022 Just 175, or approximately 0.0007 per cent of all UK companies have managed to grow their revenue by 20 per cent or more in each of the last five years, according to new research shared with City A.M. today. The findings show the difficulties in producing fast-growing companies that can maintain significant growth rates over [...]
What impact is “greenflation” having on commodities? March 24, 2022 | City Talk Under-investment in the supply of commodities across energy, metals and agriculture, as a result of policies to mitigate climate change, is limiting supply growth and driving prices higher. Commodities outperformed bonds and equities for the first time in almost a decade in 2021. Even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, these trends looked set to [...]
Top firms mull pension hikes to keep pace with inflation March 24, 2022 FTSE 100 firms are mulling discretionary pension hikes as soaring inflation threatens to outpace the rate of annual growth in payouts, according to a top pensions consultant.
Bank of England reconsiders plans to hike banks’ capital buffer March 24, 2022 The Bank of England is reassessing plans to hike banks’ capital requirements in the second quarter of this year due to the financial shocks of war in Ukraine.