Pisces edges closer to fruition after Avenir launches securities register June 17, 2025 Pisces edged a step closer to fruition today after one of Britain’s best-known share registrars launched a new set of products set to be compatible with the new market framework. London-based Avenir Registrars has launched its new “Register-lite” suite of products, designed to accommodate the needs of growth companies, including those who may be considering [...]
Could Pisces replace AIM, or will it crash and burn? June 12, 2025 The FCA’s rules on the new Pisces private market framework have been published. It’s now over to exchange groups to apply to become operators, with trading expected to commence before the end of the year. It’s hoped these new types of platform, which facilitate the trading of shares in private companies, will address a long-standing [...]
Peel Hunt boss renews calls for tax cuts to rescue ailing public markets June 11, 2025 The boss of City broker Peel Hunt has called for a raft of fresh tax cuts for London’s stock market to help stem the flood of delistings and end the dearth of flotations. CEO Steven Fine called for stamp duty on share trades to be abolished in a bid to help “shift this doomloop of [...]
UK fintech Wise ditches London primary listing for US June 5, 2025 Money transfer firm Wise dealt a crushing blow to the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, after announcing plans to transfer its primary listing to the US. The UK fintech’s new proposals include a dual listing in the UK and US, but with the latter as a primary base. Wise said transferring its main listing would [...]
Gen Z investors reliant on LinkedIn and TikTok finfluencers for advice May 28, 2025 Gen Z has led the charge in a growing trend of using social media for investment advice, according to new data from Charles Schwab. Over 70 per cent of Gen Z use social media and financial influencers – dubbed finfluencers – when making investment decisions, the data suggests. LinkedIn was valued as the top social [...]
Firms ‘staying private for longer’ as listing drought set to continue, Baillie Gifford says May 27, 2025 British businesses are set to stay “private for longer” as a drought in IPOs shows no sign of coming to an end, an investor at Baillie Gifford has warned. Pater Singlehurst, head of private company investments at the Edinburgh-based business, said investors would need to regain trust in companies looking to list before any signs [...]
Could Gordon Ramsay’s ramen deal be his latest kitchen nightmare? May 27, 2025 “Take a nice hefty fork of noodles,” Gordon Ramsay says, “and now we’re going to start building.” “Sprinkle my veg in and around: look at that, beautiful. And then add a touch more noodles.” Ramsay is in the middle of a YouTube tutorial on the Chef Woo channel, showing viewers how to make a chicken [...]
Marston’s: Pub chain swings back into the black May 13, 2025 British pub chain Marstons has reported a significant uptick in profit amid higher demand and cost savings. The hospitality giant told markets this morning that underlying profit before tax increased to £19m in the first half of the year, up from a loss of £0.2m last year. Operating profit increased by 20.1 per cent to [...]
Evoke: Revenue ticks up as group expects momentum to build through 2025 April 25, 2025 Betting and gaming company Evoke has reported a slight uptick in revenue and said it expects a return to stronger growth from the second quarter onwards. Revenue was £437m in the first quarter of 2025, in line with guidance and up one per cent year on year. UK revenue dipped one per cent, with three per [...]
Domino’s: Pizza chain reports order growth and expects ‘minimal’ tariff impact April 24, 2025 Domino’s has reported order growth ahead of the market and said it does not expect Trump tariffs to impact the business. Its share price dipped by just over one per cent in early trades. Total sales rose 2.1 per cent to £393.3m in the first quarter of 2025, from £385.2m in 2024, while total orders [...]