Exclusive: Former Bank of England policymaker calls for interest rates to be held amid high inflation April 10, 2025 A former Bank of England rate-setter has suggested that high inflation levels call for interest rates to be held at 4.5 per cent in May. The majority of investors and analysts are expecting the Bank to cut interest rates next month to ease low growth concerns, with up to three more cuts priced in until [...]
Rolls-Royce: Shares in FTSE 100 giant rocket April 10, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce are on the march and have now recovered more than half the value they lost in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Shares in the Derby-headquartered group are now trading at around 734p, up more than 10 per cent since the start of trading today. That is [...]
Trump must decide what tariffs are for – Private equity chief April 9, 2025 President Donald Trump must decide what his sweeping tariffs are for in order to rescue markets from their ongoing collapse, a private equity chief has said. “The markets are in turmoil because they aren’t sure what we’re solving for, because the messages have been quite mixed,” Hamilton Lane co-CEO Erik Hirsch told City AM. Trump [...]
MHA: Full steam ahead on IPO despite turbulence in global markets April 9, 2025 MHA said its planned IPO is still "very much on track" despite the current turbulence in global stock markets resulting from Trump's tariffs
Why investors should keep calm and ignore the noise – even when markets are volatile April 8, 2025 Camilla Esmund, senior manager, interactive investor – the UK’s second largest investment platform for retail investors This is not financial advice and is for educational purposes only —– To quote Kobe Bryant: “Never get bored of the basics.” It’s a phrase that resonates with many areas of our lives. We’re now into the new financial [...]
Private equity trust Pantheon rated ‘buy’ by City broker March 27, 2025 Private equity trust Pantheon International has been upgraded to a ‘buy by City broker Stifel after falling to its lowest stock price since 2023. The £1.4bn trust saw its stock price fall as low as 300p in recent days, compared to around 340p at the end of last year. “This appears to reflect concerns across [...]
AJ Bell sells bespoke SIPP and SSAS arm to Investacc March 27, 2025 AJ Bell has sold off its Platinum Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and Small Self-Administered Scheme (SSAS) arm to specialist pension provider Investacc for £18.5m. The bespoke service, designed for co-directors and partners in a business, currently has only 3,600 customers but £3.2bn of assets under administration. Offering a wider range of investment choices than the [...]
Pershing Square: Deutsche Numis upgrades FTSE 100 trust March 21, 2025 Deutsche Numis has upgraded FTSE 100 trust Pershing Square, run by infamous hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, to a ‘buy’. In a research note, analysts upgraded three trusts to a ‘buy’: £8.1bn Pershing Square, £273.5m Aurora UK Alpha and £436.9m Schroder Asian Total Return. “Pershing Square benefits from a manager with a strong long-term track [...]
AIM IPOs: What happened this week on London’s junior stock exchange? March 21, 2025 After AIM started the week strong with the announcement of two planned IPOs, London’s junior stock market has seen more companies float on its exchange. This week, AIM had two IPOs, One Health Group and Wellnex Life, compared to the 11 which pursued an IPO throughout the entirety of last year. One Health Group, a provider [...]
Stifel flags disclosure concerns from private equity trust March 20, 2025 Investment bank Stifel has flagged disclosure concerns in a private equity trust that has cut back on the level of detail it provides around its loans. While examining HgCapital Trust’s recent report and accounts, Stifel analysts claimed that there was less disclosure and commentary around debt in the fund than there had been a year [...]