Meet the woman on a mission to get pension money into UK start-ups INTErview Charlie Conchie interviews the biggest movers and shakers in tech, fintech and financial services. This week, it’s IQ Capital chief and the British Venture Capital Association's pension fund guru Kerry Baldwin.
City set for takeover battle as rivals enter bidding for DS Smith M&A A US-listed paper producer has thrown a spanner into the works of Mondi's takeover of DS Smith, with a potential £5bn-plus bid of its own.
Out-of-pocket Bidstack investors vow to take action after execs buy Aim-listed firm out of administration Gaming Angry investors in AIM-listed Bidstack are preparing regulatory complaints and plotting legal action after the company’s top brass bought the firm out of administration.
Blackrock boss Larry Fink warns of looming ‘retirement crisis’ for global pension savers March 26, 2024 The boss of the world’s biggest asset manager Blackrock has warned of a looming “crisis” for global pension savers today as he called on global leaders to rethink the “conception of retirement”.
Can private equity push Labour to ditch its carried interest reforms? March 21, 2024 Carried interest, or ‘carry’, is one of the primary ways that private equity bosses make money. But Labour is looking to change that.
Home REIT: Serious Fraud Office probing whether fund managers misled the market March 20, 2024 The Serious Fraud Office has opened inquiries into the scandal-hit social housing firm Home REIT and is probing whether its former fund managers misled the market, City A.M. has learned.
FCA eyes fresh clampdown with ‘game changing’ consumer duty and beefed up AI March 19, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it is looking to tighten enforcement of its “game-changing” consumer duty rules and will ramp up its use of artificial intelligence today as it laid its priorities for the year ahead.
FCA: Cum-ex trader hit with £5.95m fine for ‘sham’ trading scheme March 18, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority has slapped a so-called cum-ex trader with a £5.95m fine and banned him from working in financial services today for his role orchestrating a “sham” trading scheme.
Could Glencore really ditch the so-called ‘home of mining’ the London Stock Exchange? March 15, 2024 Activist investor Tribeca sent jitters through the City yesterday with the claim that London had lost its lustre for the likes of Glencore - but could it leave?
Vodafone offloads Italian arm and kicks off bumper buyback March 15, 2024 Vodafone has struck a deal to offload its Italian arm for $8bn and announced plans for $4bn share buy back today in the “third and final step” of efforts to simplify its sprawling European business.