HSBC suspends sustainable investing chief over climate change comments May 22, 2022 Bosses at HSBC have scrambled to distance themselves from the firm’s sustainable investing chief after he questioned the need for investors to worry about climate change and asked “who cares if Miami is six metres under water in 100 years?”
Fund managers double down on defensive positions as inflation soars May 22, 2022 Investors are boosting cash holdings and piling into real estate this year as they look to stave off the worst impacts of soaring inflation and market volatility sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Atom Bank eyes US IPO in major snub to London May 22, 2022 UK digital lender Atom Bank is eyeing up a US listing in what will be a major blow to London’s efforts to promote itself as a premier destination for tech IPOs.
Johnson to face no further fines as partygate probe ends May 19, 2022 The Prime Minister will face no further fines over the so-called 'partygate' scandal after the Met closed its investigation into Downing Street parties today, a government spokeperson confirmed.
Klarna looks for fresh funding at slashed valuation of $30bn May 19, 2022 Buy-now pay-later giant Klarna is looking to raise fresh funding at less than a third of its most recent valuation, as the rout in global tech stocks begins to spread onto private markets.
FCA gives greenlight to River and Mercantile takeover by Gilbert’s AssetCo May 19, 2022 The FCA has given the greenlight today to the takeover of River and Mercantile by the investment vehicle headed by city veteran Martin Gilbert.
Coinbase issues rallying cry as exchanges are battered by crypto crash May 19, 2022 Crypto exchange Coinbase has issued a rallying cry for crypto today as it scrambles to restore confidence from customers after a plunge in the market in recent weeks.
FCA to be granted powers to protect cash access as banks slash branches May 19, 2022 The UK’s top financial watchdog will be granted fresh powers to ensure that banks provide access to cash as Britain’s high street lenders move to slash branch numbers across the country.
Invest more to help ease cost of living crunch, Sunak tells business chiefs May 19, 2022 The chancellor Rishi Sunak has called on businesses to ramp up investment in training and innovation to help alleviate a cost of living squeeze, in a speech to the country’s top business chiefs last night.
Activist shareholder group slams $68tn climate initiative for ‘lack of ambition and progress’ May 19, 2022 Activist shareholder group ShareAction has slammed the world’s largest climate investor initiative today claiming it has “failed to deliver any meaningful progress” on reducing corporate emissions.
