Link chief John Howells on bank branch closures, payments and the battle for cash June 8, 2023 Link's chief John Howells says the nation can't "abandon" its cash users.
Regulator plays sheriff as it takes on crypto marketing ‘wild west’ June 8, 2023 Crypto firms face a regulatory clampdown in the UK this year as the City watchdog cracks the whip on the “Wild West” landscape of crypto marketing. In a new set of rules announced today, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it will force crypto firms to introduce a “cooling-off” period, during which time consumers can [...]
Barbarians at the gate? Private equity bonanza fails to materialise June 7, 2023 A flurry of predicted private equity deals failed to rear its head last month as sticky inflation and more interest rate pain forced dealmakers to reconsider an offensive, according to a London investment bank.
Investec snaps up Capitalmind as investment bank consolidation accelerates June 7, 2023 Investec has snapped up a majority stake in boutique dealmaking firm Capitalmind today as a consolidation of smaller investment banks accelerates amid a deals drought.
UK and European firms top gloomy profit predictions to start the year – but a crunch could be coming June 6, 2023 UK and European firms shrugged off recession fears and posted fatter profit margins than investors feared in the first three months of the year, analysts at investment giant Blackrock said today.
Sequoia Capital to carve off China and India units as it faces ‘increasingly complex’ pressures June 6, 2023 Venture capital behemoth Sequoia Capital has revealed plans to carve up its business into three distinct firms due to the “increasingly complex” pressures on its operations across the US, China and India.
Soaring inflation and recession fears trigger UK dealmaking slowdown June 6, 2023 Mergers and acquisitions in the UK tumbled sharply in the first three months of the year as recession fears and rapid rate hikes spooked dealmakers, official figures have revealed today.
Why the FCA and City lawyers could be poised for a Square Mile showdown June 6, 2023 Lawyers have warned of a looming clash between City regulators and legal professions after the watchdog’s new enforcement chief fired barbs at the sector’s conduct while defending financial firms.
Exclusive: Zopa poised for senior hiring spree to bolster top team ahead of IPO June 6, 2023 Fintech lender Zopa has appointed a former Deutsche Bank executive to its board in the first of a series of senior appointments designed to bolster its top team ahead of an IPO, City A.M. can reveal.
FCA hits broker ED&F Man Capital Markets with record £17.2m fine over cum-ex trading June 5, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority has hit City broker ED&F Man Capital Markets with a record £17.2m fine for “serious failings” in its oversight of a murky cum-ex trading strategy. In a statement today, the watchdog said the failings from ED&F Man allowed it to collect millions of pounds of fees for the trading strategy as [...]
