Lendinvest issues profit warning after accounting error on £5m securitisation deal June 17, 2024 Property fintech Lendinvest has issued a profit warning for its 2024 financial year after an accounting error related to a £5m securitisation deal.
Melrose founders plot rare London fund listing June 17, 2024 Veteran dealmaker Simon Peckham is reportedly leading the launch of Rosebank Industries and has plans to raise over £40m from investors via an IPO.
Kingfisher: Former Tesco exec heads for big role at B&Q owner June 17, 2024 A former-Tesco exec is set to join the leadership team at Kingfisher, which owns B&Q and Screwfix, following the resignation of its chief financial officer Bernard Bot.
Shawbrook to acquire high-end auto lender in bid to expand motor finance offering June 17, 2024 Challenger bank Shawbrook has struck a deal to acquire motor finance lender JBR Auto Holdings as it looks to expand its car loan offering.
Private equity giants face deadline for Hargreaves Lansdown bid June 17, 2024 Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, who co-founded the platform in 1981, collectively own a quarter of the company's shares.
For whom the crypto bell polls June 17, 2024 Elise Soucie‘s monthly column will cover policy and consultation updates from around the world, as well as the latest digital innovations in institutional markets. In just two weeks, the UK will have an election that is anticipated to shift the political balance of power, but will also likely have a wide-ranging impact on the nations [...]
Utilities are no longer ‘simple defensive’ plays June 17, 2024 The green energy transition is upending the way the world does business. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the utility sector.
Memecoins, all fun and games June 17, 2024 Memecoins, tokens representing viral internet culture, are having their time in the sun.
On the 200th birthday of the pint and after Euro 2024, let’s pour beer duty down the sink June 17, 2024 As you’re enjoying the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany don’t forget how much the taxman is hitting each and every pint you drink. So on the 200th birthday of the pint measurement it is time the political parties help us all out, on both sides of the bar, writes Emma McClarkin OBE, British Beer and [...]
Big banks hike small business lending for first time in nearly two years as UK economy improves June 17, 2024 Big banks' lending to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has seen its first notable rise for almost two years, according to quarterly data, amid an improving outlook for the domestic economy.