Government quietly pauses Natwest retail bidding process March 31, 2024 The Treasury has suspended a bidding process to run the sale of its stake in Natwest, in a move which throws doubt on the structure of the much touted ‘Tell Sid’-style retail deal, City A.M. can reveal.
Bumper buybacks and ‘attractive’ dividends boost UK’s world-leading shareholder yield March 25, 2024 UK fund managers are seeing a "material boost" from bumper share buybacks, according to broker Hargreaves Lansdown, as investor returns rebound from a pandemic slump.
Hargreaves Lansdown reaps cash interest reward as market growth pushes up assets under new CEO February 22, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown reported market growth and interest from cash push its assets under administration for the firm up to £142.2bn. Market growth pushed up assets by £7.2bn for the firm in the second half of 2023, compared to just £1.7bn in 2022. In the firm’s interim results, it revealed that revenue had jumped five per [...]
Rishi Sunak earned £2.2m and paid £508,000 in tax, documents show February 10, 2024 Rishi Sunak has published his tax documents, showing that he paid more than £500,000 in UK tax last year, as his total income rose to £2.2m.
Hargreaves Lansdown red alert: Two funds fail value assessment February 5, 2024 Two of Hargreaves Lansdown’s 13 funds have been found to not provide good value, the firm revealed in its assessment of value report. The report, which is required by the Financial Conduct Authority to assess seven areas of each fund, uses a traffic light system for rating each area of a fund. Just three of [...]
Nvidia ranked second most popular stock by UK retail investors – but who came top? January 30, 2024 US chipmaker Nvidia was the second most popular buy among UK retail investors this month - but what was the most popular stock?
Quilter calls in ex-Hargreaves Lansdown boss as wealth manager looks to ride out turmoil January 10, 2024 FTSE 250 wealth manager Quilter has called in former Hargreaves Lansdown chief Chris Hill to its board today as the firm looks to beat the troubles squeezing UK money managers this year.
Hargreaves Lansdown appoints new chair but governance row clouds succession November 29, 2023 Investor Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed Alison Platt as chair and a non-executive director, succeeding Deanna Oppenheimer after six years following a row with the firm's co-founder.
Intermediate Capital to join London’s FTSE 100 after share price surged a third this year November 22, 2023 Asset manager Intermediate Capital Group is set to join London's blue-chip FTSE 100 index in December, following a more than 33% rally in its share price so far in 2023, indicative changes announced by FTSE Russell showed.
AJ Bell share price rises after boost in customers but Hargreaves Lansdown falls after slowing business growth October 19, 2023 The inflows helped assets under administration grow 11 per cent to a record £70.9bn.