As It Happened: Stocks dip as oil’s ‘slowing demand’ in focus; Iran threatens to extend war FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Oil prices are holding up at $87 per barrel this morning as investors remain locked in wait-and-see mode while monitoring new updates coming out of US-Iran negotiations and efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian regime handed a major blow to peace optimism after suggestining it could [...]
Two years to go: Your journey to UK T+1 must start now Opinion The countdown is on to T+1. Here's everything your firm should be doing now to get prepared, writes Andrew Douglas.
Private capital firms eye increasing investment in attractive UK market Business Private capital firms view the UK as an increasingly attractive destination for investment as the Chancellor pledges to assist firms in raising capital. According to new research from the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA), four in 10 private capital investors view the UK as a good location to invest and build a [...]
Savers could miss out on £37,000 from reluctance to invest in stocks August 19, 2025 An ongoing lack of confidence in retail investing could be costing UK individuals a staggering amount of money, as people continue to opt for the safety of cash savings. Apprehension to enter the stock market could cause people to miss out on an average of £37,000 compared to investors, according to savings platform Moneybox’s financial [...]
Pay boost for finance chiefs as workload ramps up August 15, 2025 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are seeing their salaries soar as companies look to soften the blow of steadily increasing their workload. Nearly 80 per cent of finance chiefs received a rise in compensation in 2024, as their responsibilities continue to grow and intensify, according to exclusive research from financial operations platform, BlackLine. In recent years, [...]
Entain cashes in as BetMGM partnership pays off August 12, 2025 Gambling giant Entain has posted first-half year results ahead of expectations, driven by a strong recovery in its online division and an accelerating performance from its US joint venture, BetMGM. The FTSE 100 operator behind brands like Ladbrokes and Coral reported its total Group Net Gaming Revenue (NGR), including its 50 per cent share of [...]
Tariffs: UK must pick between Europe and US, investment giant warns April 7, 2025 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 February 19, 2025 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 February 18, 2025 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 [...]