Aston Martin: PIF and Geely billionaire’s shares shift after investment May 12, 2025 The proportion of shares Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Chinese billionaire Shufu Li’s hold in luxury car brand Aston Martin has changed following a major shares issue. In March Yew Tree Consortium, which is led by chairman Lawrence Stroll, placed 75 million additional shares in the London-listed business. As a result, both the value of the [...]
UK IPO uptick offers hope for London Stock Exchange recovery May 12, 2025 A pair of UK companies have announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a move which provides renewed hope that British capital markets can make a turnaround. Cobalt Holdings and Iforex have both confirmed their plans to list on the stock market, amid continued concerns over the falling number of IPOs (initial [...]
IAG: Share price of British Airways owner ‘significantly undervalued’ May 12, 2025 IAG’s share price has been dubbed “significantly undervalued” by analysts as flight numbers soar and the airline group shrugs off wider political and economic headwinds. British Airways’ parent company reported quarterly operating profit well-ahead of expectations last Friday as it unveiled an order for 53 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The bumper results came despite [...]
How Rachel Reeves could change the cash ISA May 12, 2025 News that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to launch a consultation on reforms to the ISA regime in the coming weeks has swept the City, re-kindling speculation of cuts to the cash ISA limit. In the Spring Statement earlier this year, Reeves confirmed that ISA reform was on the horizon, with changes to the regime [...]
Moneybox: Savings and investment platform gears up for possible IPO May 12, 2025 Savings and investment platform Moneybox is gearing up for a potential initial public offering (IPO) as it bolsters its boardroom with a new hire. The fintech has made a major signal it is working towards becoming a public company in the future with the appointment of Melissa Birge as an independent non-executive director. Birge has [...]
Bank of England interest rates cut ‘nailed on’ May 8, 2025 The Bank of England is “nailed on” to cut interest rates later today to 4.25 per cent, investors believe. City of London leaders are anxiously awaiting the Bank’s newest monetary policy decision, which is set to be unveiled at 12.02pm due to a two-minute silence to commemorate Victory in Europe day. Investment analysts have suggested [...]
Plus500 suffers huge shareholder revolt against top pay packets May 6, 2025 Plus500 has suffered another huge shareholder revolt against its remuneration report. At the London-listed company’s annual general meeting (AGM), more than 51 per cent of votes were cast against the report which was included in its recent annual report. At the AGM, more than 22 per cent of votes were also cast against the re-election [...]
Brighton Pier Group joins JP Jenkins after quitting AIM May 6, 2025 Brighton Pier Group has become the latest business to join liquidity venue JP Jenkins after quitting the AIM stock market. The company, which owns Brighton Palace Pier, the Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park and a group of bars and mini-golf sites, unveiled its plans to exit AIM in early April, after complaining of high costs, [...]
EY: Profit warnings surge points to ‘economic shock’ May 6, 2025 Nearly one in five listed companies have told investors that they expected profits to decline in the past twelve months, new research has suggested, reflecting firms’ vulnerabilities to higher taxes and damaging tariffs. Chancellor Reeves flattered investors in the run-up to last year’s election, calling Labour the “natural party of business”. But a new report [...]
Week in Business: The billionaires backing Britain May 1, 2025 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Virgin supremo Sir Richard Branson, businessman John Caudwell and JP Morgan top dog Jamie Dimon – quite the quartet – have all made some fascinating interventions this week. Let’s start with BlackRock, the world’s largest investor, running more than $11 trillion on behalf of pension funds, private clients and sovereign wealth [...]