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Start of 2023 a disappointing vintage for fine wine investments – but new Bordeaux gives reason to cheer May 1, 2023 Fine wines stashed away in climate-controlled cellars may have been growing all the more delicious over the first few months of 2023. But price has proved more unpredictable.
FTSE 100 live: No Friday feeling for London index as banks follow Natwest to dip into negative territory April 28, 2023 London’s blue chip FTSE 100 index was trading flat, down 16 points at 7,815.94, as banks led the fall in the last day of trade before the May bank holiday. Despite better than expected profits Natwest shares fell 5.58 per cent. Michael Hewson chief market analyst at CMC Markets said: “When NatWest reported its full-year [...]
FTSE 100 close: Barclays surge fails to prevent losses on London index April 27, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 slipped today, pushed lower by investors wobbling over concerns about the health of the global economy amid banking and interest rate fears. The capital’s premier index dropped 0.27 per cent to 7,831.59 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, climbed [...]
Molten Ventures tech portfolio slumps nearly £200m – but it’s not all doom and gloom April 27, 2023 Listed venture vehicle Molten said the value of its holdings had slumped by more than £200m in the year to the end of March as high-growth tech firms are buffeted by an economic downturn.
Schroders calls in new finance chief as assets tick upwards April 27, 2023 Schroders has announced its finance chief Richard Keers will step down from the firm later in the year as it reported a bump in assets under management in the first quarter.
London Stock Exchange Group posts rise in profits as data division cashes in April 27, 2023 The London Stock Exchange Group said its “strategy continues to deliver” this morning as it shrugged off a slowdown in equity markets and notched a rise in profits in the first three months of the year. In a trading update today, the owner of the London Stock Exchange said gross profits had risen 13.9 per [...]
Short seller issues fresh warning to Labour MP after suggesting Kremlin links April 27, 2023 Labour MP Liam Byrne has come under fresh pressure from City short-seller Fraser Perring today after failing to cough up evidence for his allegations the investor was acting on behalf of the Russian state.
FTSE 100 close: Persimmon and Standard Chartered peg losses on London index April 26, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 skidded lower today despite a decent batch of results pumping up banks and house builders. The capital’s premier index lost 0.49 per cent to close at 7,852.63 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, edged 0.04 per cent lower to [...]
Man Group records $1bn net inflows as investors jitters ease April 26, 2023 Hedge fund Man Group notched more than $1bn of net flows into its funds in the first three months of the year and bumped up its assets under management as investors edged back into the market after a turbulent 12 months.
London over and out: CRH confirms New York listing swap after ‘strong support’ from shareholders April 26, 2023 Building supplier CRH said it will press ahead with plans to ditch its London in favour of New York today, confirming a major blow to the City as it scrambles to revive the appeal of its capital markets.