Investors swerve bitcoin as they look to ride out market volatility Investing Retail investors are turning away from bitcoin in favour of mainstream assets in a bid to avoid the effects of wider market volatility. Investors’ optimism of the digital asset is cooling, with only 54 per cent expecting bitcoin’s price to rise over the next 12 months, down from 65 per cent last quarter, according to [...]
Janus Henderson bidding war heats up as Trian and General Catalyst raises offer Investing Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst have upped their cash offer for Janus Henderson, heating up the bidding war with Victory Capital. Trian and a group of investors led by General Catalyst said on Tuesday they had increased their all-cash offer to $52 (£38.8) a share, up from its previous offer of $49 [...]
Iran war: Staff at hedge fund Millennium weigh swapping Dubai for Jersey Business Hedge fund Millennium is exploring possible ways to settle staff who do not wish to return to Dubai in Jersey, as firms seek tax-favourable alternatives as the Middle Eastern conflict rages. The multi-manager firm, which had over 100 employees based in Dubai before the war broke out just under a month ago, is prepared to [...]
Wall Street private credit fears grow as Apollo blocks withdrawals March 24, 2026 Wall Street’s private credit crisis has spread further as further asset management giants blocked withdrawals from flagship funds. Apollo Global Management became the latest shadow bank to cap redemptions from one its biggest private credit funds after investors tried to pull $1.6bn (£1.1bn) over the last three months, as investor worries over the $3 trillion [...]
Fortress prepares to offload Majestic Wine March 21, 2026 The owner of Britain’s biggest specialist wine retailer are drawing up plans to offload the retailer nearly seven years after its operations were bought out of its London-listed company. Fortress Investment Group is in the early stages of preparing to launch a sale of Majestic Wine, which it took control of in 2019, according to [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown services resume after technical glitch March 21, 2026 The UK’s largest DIY investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has confirmed clients can once more access their accounts after a technical problem on Friday brought operations to a standstill. The platform reported that it was “no longer seeing” the earlier technical issues in a statement on Friday evening, with customers once more able to make transactions. [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown customers unable to make transactions after tech problem March 20, 2026 Customers at the UK’s largest DIY investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown have been locked out of their accounts, leaving them unable to make transactions during a period of severe market volatility. Since Thursday evening, investors attempting to log on to the website were unable to access cash savings, pensions and investment accounts because of an IT [...]
Investec signals modest earnings growth March 19, 2026 South African investment and wealth management group Investec has signalled modest earnings growth in its latest update, after diverse revenue streams and ongoing investment offset macroeconomic challenges. The group expects a three to six per cent increase in earnings per share from the prior year, ranging from 81.6p to 84p. Headline earnings per share are [...]
International investment into UK businesses dips March 19, 2026 High-growth British companies with international founders have seen significantly reduced cash injections from overseas over the last five years, raising concerns around inward investment into the UK. Sums raised by these companies have dropped 36 per cent since 2021, according to the latest analysis from Rathbones using data gathered from Companies House filings. The number [...]
Pension transfers: Sluggish providers holding up your money March 18, 2026 Some UK pension providers and administrators are taking eighteen times longer to transfer retirement savings than their counterparts, leaving savers waiting months for their money to be moved. The fastest transfers took just five days, while the slowest took between a staggering 47 to 90 days, according to the latest analysis from Pension Bee. Some [...]