Will a British ISA really boost the London Stock Exchange? March 9, 2024 Jeremy Hunt confirmed much trailed plans for a British ISA in the budget on Wednesday in a bid to get cash flowing into London’s beleaguered stock market.
Yet another UK firm heads for private hands after £400m-plus deal March 8, 2024 Wealth manager Mattioli Woods is set to be snapped up by a London-based private equity outfit after waving through a £432m deal to its shareholders today.
Royal London plots bulk annuities push as profits rise March 8, 2024 Life insurer Royal London said it was looking to push further into the booming bulk purchase annuities market today as it posted a 19 per cent rise in profits for the year.
‘I would’ve thrown an egg at him’: Jeremy Hunt under fire for his London Stock Exchange push March 8, 2024 The boss of challenger stock exchange Aquis has launched a blistering attack on Jeremy Hunt today, claiming he wanted to throw an egg at the Chancellor for his "anti-competitive" push to turn the London Stock Exchange into the “Nasdaq of Europe”.
Beazley kicks off buyback after profit hits a record March 7, 2024 Insurance firm Beazley has kicked off a $325m share buyback today after notching record profits over the past year.
Brooks Macdonald: Wealth manager puts ‘behind plan’ international arm under review March 7, 2024 Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald said the decision was being made "in the interests of achieving the best return for shareholders".
Funding Circle looks to offload US arm and kicks off share buyback as losses deepen March 7, 2024 Fintech firm Funding Circle kicked off a £25m share buyback programme today and said it was looking to offload its loss-making US division in the hope of stemming losses and boosting its flagging share, the firm has announced.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt threatens ‘further action’ to unlock pension investment after disclosure plans March 6, 2024 The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he could take “further action” to push pension funds to back UK companies today as he confirmed plans to force them to publicly disclose their levels of UK equity investment in his Spring budget.
Rathbones sees higher outflows as Investec Wealth merger ‘progressing well’ March 6, 2024 Rathbones' funds under management and administration came in at £105.3bn, compared with £60.2bn in 2022. This figure included £42.2bn from IW&I.
Legal and General pledges ‘fresh perspective’ as profits slip below expectations March 6, 2024 In its full-year results this morning, the FTSE 100 firm said operating profit for the year stayed flat at £1.67bn