St. James’s Place shrugs off uncertainty as wealth manager continues to pick up assets April 30, 2024 Thanks to inflows and a positive market performance during the first three months of the year the company ended the first quarter with closing funds under management of £179bn.
HSBC chief Noel Quinn unexpectedly steps down after nearly five years April 30, 2024 HSBC has unexpectedly announced that its group chief executive Noel Quinn will retire after almost five years in the role and has started searching for a successor to lead Europe's largest bank.
Consensys swings first at the SEC April 30, 2024 So far, US-based court cases have littered this cycle, and the number of cases continues to grow. Previously, we saw Greyscale’s success in court enable the Bitcoin spot ETFs and fuel crypto’s move to new all-time highs. Currently, there is an ongoing feud between the SEC and exchanges Coinbase and Kraken. Recently, the regulator also picked a new nemesis in DeFi, suing decentralised exchange Uniswap.
Retail traders care more about ‘finfluencers’ than their family April 30, 2024 Over a third of retail traders have said they would be more likely to listen to the advice of 'finfluencers' than members of their family.
London’s ultra wealthy have ‘moved out’ since Brexit, says top private jet dealer April 30, 2024 Brexit, changes to non-dom status tax rules and the Russia-Ukraine war has led to a slump in sales of private jets in London, a top dealmaker has said.
Billionaires, showrooms and mega-deals: Inside London’s private jet scene April 30, 2024 From glitzy Mayfair showrooms to the City's secretive airports - Guy Taylor takes a closer look inside London's private jet scene
Shop price inflation slows but political tensions ‘pose a threat’ to stability April 30, 2024 The rate at which shop prices rise has slowed to its lowest level in close to three years but geopolitical tensions and the knock-on impact on commodity prices, like oil, pose a threat to future price stability.
London rents hit record highs – but price increases are slowing April 30, 2024 Average advertised rents in London are now 5.3 per cent higher than last year, but there are signs that the pace of price increases are slowing, a leading property portal has found.
SFO makes strides on disclosure but funding crucial to fixing problems, report finds April 30, 2024 The UK's anti-fraud agency has made progress in reforming how it manages evidence disclosure in its high-profile cases, but more government funding is needed to help fix the problems, a report has found.
City mounts final push to topple FCA’s ‘name and shame’ plans April 30, 2024 Top City groups have rounded on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) again today as a consultation on its controversial plans to ‘name and shame’ firms under investigation comes to a close.