Baillie Gifford ends Edinburgh Book Festival sponsorship after fossil fuel row May 31, 2024 Scottish asset manager Baillie Gifford has been dropped as a sponsor for the Edinburgh International Book Festival after a row over the company's investments in fossil fuels and companies benefiting from Israel's occupation of Palestine.
AI venture capital trust dishes out more funding May 31, 2024 Superseed Capital, a venture capital fund investing in early stage companies focusing on AI and software as a service, has invested almost half a million pounds over the last three months.
Former FCA chair: Labour can rebuild ties with regulator after ‘depressing’ Tory turmoil May 30, 2024 The Labour party can rebuild ties with the City regulators if elected to government after a fractious breakdown in relations marked by “political point-scoring”, the former chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has claimed.
Scaredy cats? Brits shy away from stock market compared to Americans May 30, 2024 The number of Brits investing in the stock market currently sits at only 23 per cent, compared to 61 per cent for Americans.
BHP abandons £39bn pursuit of Anglo American May 29, 2024 BHP has abandoned its pursuit of Anglo American today after the London-listed firm refused to offload its South African iron ore business prior to a deal and declined to extend takeover talks.
The first trust in a year just debuted – and it’s aiming for £500m May 29, 2024 The first public listing for a trust in over a year has unveiled its initial public offering prospectus and is aiming to raise £500m. Special Opportunities REIT (real estate investment trust), an internally managed REIT, said it would look to debut on the London market next month in the largest REIT IPO in well over [...]
Impax hit by outflows as investors adopt ‘risk-off’ stance May 29, 2024 ESG-focused Impax Asset Management has seen continued net outflows into 2024 as investors withdraw from sustainable funds, while its investment performance drove a growth in assets under management.
Home REIT tenant surrenders hundreds of properties after regulatory probe May 29, 2024 Scandal-hit property investor Home REIT has struck a deal to claw back hundreds of leases from a major tenant facing a probe from the charities watchdog.
London-listed investment trust to go private after less than three years May 29, 2024 Investment company Foresight Sustainable Forestry has received an offer to be taken private.
Oaknorth: London looking ‘less attractive’ than peers as listing destination May 29, 2024 The boss of Oaknorth has said London’s public markets are looking “less attractive” than their international peers in a signal of the bank's thinking as it plans for a potential IPO.