Peel Hunt head: Government ‘obsession with private capital’ caused equity market disaster March 21, 2024 Speaking at the Association of Investment Companies conference today, Hall highlighted "the need to have UK investment in UK assets", describing it as "central to having a healthy economy".
Abrdn Property Income chair blasts ‘misleading’ comments in bidding war March 21, 2024 Urban Logistics REIT has backed down from its bidding war over Abrdn Property Income trust after failing to make a formal offer for the real estate investment trust. Less than an hour before the 5pm deadline yesterday set out by the UK takeover code, the trust announced that it would not be proceeding with an [...]
Why Quilter won’t be the next St. James’s Place March 21, 2024 In Quilter's 2023 results that were published this month, the firm revealed that it had been approached by the Financial Conduct Authority
Mercia wins additional British Business Bank contracts to boost growth in Yorkshire and the Humber March 21, 2024 London-based asset manager Mercia has won two more regional investment fund mandates from the British Business Bank.
Can private equity push Labour to ditch its carried interest reforms? March 21, 2024 Carried interest, or ‘carry’, is one of the primary ways that private equity bosses make money. But Labour is looking to change that.
British Business Bank launches sequel to billion pound Northern Powerhouse fund March 21, 2024 A new fund aiming to invest £660m in companies across the North of England has been launched by the British Business Bank.
Investors shun social media advice for independent financial media after meme stock saga March 20, 2024 42 per cent of investors said they were using social media "significantly less" than they used to for investing
Amsterdam maintains post-Brexit status as Europe’s share trading hub March 19, 2024 Amsterdam maintained its position as the heart of Europe's equity-trading business, a position it has held over London since July 2021.
Pet retailer Jollyes’ former owner Kester Capital sees robust demand for new fund March 19, 2024 Kester Capital's latest fund has closed £50m ahead of target at £200m as the low mid-market private equity firm attracts new blue-chip institutional investors.
Robinhood launches to UK customers March 19, 2024 Robinhood, the trading and investing app made infamous by the Gamestop saga, has launched in the UK today, after two failed attempts. This is the first step outside the US for the firm, after it shot to global infamy in 2021 as the central player in the so-called meme stock frenzy. The brand tried to [...]