Tariffs: UK must pick between Europe and US, investment giant warns Investing The chief investment officer of the largest asset manager in Europe has warned that following Donald Trump’s tariffs, the UK must decide on whether it will stay aligned to the US. “For the UK, this is a moment to wake and think about what the main axis of strategic partnership they want to have is,” [...]
Treasury confirms shift to one-day settlements as Rachel Reeves calls in City bankers Investing Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the UK will move to a ‘T+1’ standard for settling securities trades from 2027. She is meeting with chiefs of investment banking and asset management firms today to discuss the overhaul. The government has set 11 October 2027 as the date for the UK to transition to a one-day [...]
Global investors shun UK market amid stagflation fears Investing Britain has become the least attractive market to invest in among global fund managers, with sentiment towards UK stocks slumping. Stock pickers held 18 per cent less UK shares than their benchmarks suggested they should in February, compared to a 12 per cent overweight position on European stocks, according to Bank of America’s latest Global [...]
UK IPOs set to ‘spring back to life’ in 2025 February 7, 2025 The UK IPO market is set to “spring back to life” in 2025, according to City brokers Peel Hunt. “A number of issuers are currently monitoring windows in the second quarter, which we expect to be the first real test of the UK IPO market in 2025,” said Peel Hunt analysts. In 2024, the UK [...]
The FTSE 100 has hit another new high. Next stop 9,000? January 20, 2025 The FTSE 100 has hit another all-time high today of 8,548.59, the second time in two trading days the blue-chip index has hit a record. For the first time, the FTSE 100 passed the 8,500 barrier last week, off the back of hopes that the Bank of England might cut interest rates more aggressively than [...]
Pound endures week of misery amid gilt sell-off January 10, 2025 The pound came in as the worst-performing G10 currency for a second day running yesterday, as the gilt market continues to trade at decade-long highs. After spiking as high as $1.255 on Tuesday, the pound has since fallen to $1.229, its lowest point since October 2023. “What makes the current situation particularly noteworthy is that [...]
Investors pile into UK equities after pre-Budget selling December 4, 2024 UK equity funds ended a 41-month streak of outflows last month as investors piled back into the market following Rachel Reeves’s tax-raiding Budget. After suffering their worst month on record before in the run up to the October fiscal plans, fund flows reversed sharply as investors poured money back into the market, with buying for [...]
UK investors exit domestic funds in droves after global market rout September 4, 2024 The hope of a rally in UK investment was thwarted last month as the number of UK investors selling out of domestic equity funds doubled due to the downturn in global markets. UK investors pulled £510m from British-focused equity funds in August, more than double the figure in July when outflows reached their lowest level [...]
UK funds dominate in May as emerging markets falter June 3, 2024 UK funds soared to the list of the top performing funds in May, in a sign that the British stock market might be ready to bounce back.
Why one stockpicker thinks the FTSE 100 is ‘pregnant with value and opportunity’ May 21, 2024 The FTSE 100 and UK markets are "pregnant with value and opportunity", a leading City stockpicker has said