UK borrowing tipped to have jumped to £23bn in March but Hunt and Sunak are on course to hit OBR forecasts April 23, 2023 Britain is tipped to have borrowed nearly £23bn last month to help pay for capping energy bills at £2,500, according to City analysts’ consensus forecast. Fresh numbers out from the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday are expected to show the gap between what the government generates in revenue from taxes and spends on public [...]
FTSE 100 live: London’s blue chip index ends the week on a positive, but subdued note April 21, 2023 The FTSE 100 ended a quiet week with another subdued session on Friday, but it managed to eke out a small gain and kept above 7,900 points. Shares in the top index in London gained 11.52 points, rising by 0.2 per cent to 7,914.13. It came despite heavy losses for the country’s biggest mining companies. [...]
FTSE 100 live: Flat morning in London as miners and gloomy retail sales offset consumer gains April 21, 2023 The FTSE 100 struggled to get off the mark in early trading on Friday as losses for industrial miners and gloomy retail sales data offset gains for some consumer and healthcare stocks.
Bidding war? Network International receives fresh £2.13bn takeover swoop from Brookfield April 21, 2023 Payments provider Network International said private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management had swooped in with a bid to buy the firm today for about £2.13bn today, just days after an offer from private equity firms CVC Capital and Francisco Partners.
FTSE 100 close: London index muted as Barclays and Lloyds Bank give up early gains April 20, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was muted today as investors ditched mining giants, curbing the sector’s recent rally, while high street banks gave up strong early gains. The capital’s premier index edged 0.01 per cent high to 7,899.48 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more responsive to sentiment toward the UK economy, nipped [...]
AJ Bell’s cashflow falls as cautious investors dip their toes back in the market April 20, 2023 Retail investment platform AJ Bell recorded a slowdown in the amount of cash flowing onto its platform in the first three months of the year even as customers bumped upwards, in a sign DIY investors are edging back into the market.
Link set to pay out £235m to investors burnt by Woodford fund collapse April 20, 2023 The manager of Neil Woodford’s collapsed investment fund is set to pay £235m to burnt investors after striking an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority.
FTSE 100 close: Inflation shock drags London index lower as real estate firms lead losses April 19, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 slipped today as investors took fright at UK inflation topping forecasts to stay in the double digits last month. The capital’s premier index shed 0.13 per cent to drop to 7,898.78 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, fell 0.49 [...]
Fintech Plus500 sees earnings double as London listed firm pushes on with US expansion April 19, 2023 Fintech firm Plus500 reported a surge in revenues to start the year today as it continued to push into the US and boost the amount of retail traders on its platform.
Asset manager Liontrust in talks to buy Swiss rival GAM April 18, 2023 London-listed asset manager Liontrust is in talks to snap up its Swiss rival GAM Holding, the firms confirmed today.