MPs call for inquiry into FCA’s handling of Blackmore Bonds scandal August 16, 2022 The UK’s financial watchdog has been accused of failing to intervene in a risky property investment scheme that lost investors millions. MPs have called for inquiry into the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over its handling of the Blackmore Bonds scandal, that saw thousands of ordinary investors lose combined sums of £46m. The MPs’ call [...]
Investors reach for the bottle as inflation soars August 9, 2022 Nervous investors are turning to wine as a steady store of value as inflation climbs.
Equity exodus continues as UK investors pull £416m from funds August 5, 2022 Nervous UK investors are pulling cash from equity funds in droves as soaring inflation continues to batter global stock markets.
Ping An proposal to break up HSBC gains momentum as small investors back plan August 3, 2022 HSBC investors are ramping up calls for the banking giant to break up as they side with Chinese insurance company Ping An. Pressure on the bank to shave off its Asian business into a separate company increased after a meeting with HSBC executives and Hong Kong investors yesterday, as small shareholders backed the proposal by [...]
Insolvencies surge to highest rates since financial crash as voluntary bankruptcies hit record levels August 2, 2022 The UK government’s Insolvency Service today said it recorded a higher number of insolvencies over the past three months than at any other point in more than a decade, after the numbers of companies declaring voluntary bankruptcies hit their highest levels since records began. The past three months saw a total of 5,629 English and [...]
UK financial watchdog cracks down on marketing of ‘high-risk’ financial products August 1, 2022 The UK’s financial watchdog has vowed to crack down on those using “unclear” and “misleading” information to sell risky investments after bringing in tough new rules around the marketing of high-risk financial products. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) “stronger” rules require firms to use clearer and more prominent risk warnings, and ban companies from [...]
Short selling on the rise as rosy retail investors go gloomy July 27, 2022 Sceptical retail investors are betting on a sustained slide on forex and commodity markets this year as short positions surged in the past quarter, new data has revealed.
US investors get the jitters as global market confidence plummets July 27, 2022 Investor confidence has plunged this month as rampant inflation and global political uncertainty continues to batter public markets, according to a survey of investor sentiment today.
Mining firms dish out dividends as UK shareholders pocket £37bn July 27, 2022 UK shareholders revelled in £37bn worth of dividends in the second quarter of the year as mining firms, banks and oil giants put bumper profits back in the pockets of investors.
Stamp seller Stanley Gibbons sets out plans to delist from AIM July 22, 2022 Collectable stamp seller Stanley Gibbons today put forward plans to pull itself off of London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), as it announced the resignation of its CEO. The London stamp dealer said it will allow shareholders to vote on plans to delist Stanley Gibbons from the AIM stock exchange, at an extraordinary general meeting on [...]