Darktrace reports profits boost as pandemic continues to suppress costs March 3, 2022 Cybersecurity giant Darktrace lifted its revenue expectations for the year today as it reported a jump in revenue and profits for the first six months of its financial year.
Pressure grows on pension providers to scrap Russian investments March 2, 2022 Pressure is growing on the UK’s biggest pension and insurance fund managers to slash their Russian exposure.
Aviva snaps up Succession Wealth for £385m and rolls out bumper dividend for shareholders March 2, 2022 Insurance giant Aviva announced it has snapped up wealth management firm Succession Wealth for £385m today, as it rolled out a bumper dividend for shareholders despite a slide in profits last year.
Retail investors snap up US bargains amid market turbulence March 2, 2022 Retail investors piled into US equities in the past week as they looked for bargains amid the market turmoil sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Minister throws support behind new £95m fund targetting UK software March 2, 2022 Venture capital firm Sure Valley Ventures has won the support of ministers today with a new £95m fund backed by state-owned British Business Bank, as it looks to target high growth software firms across the UK.
Revolut’s Russian-British boss condemns ‘horrifying’ war in Ukraine March 2, 2022 The Russian born boss of London fintech firm Revolut has condemned the ‘horrifying’ war in Ukraine as the bank committed to a series of measures to support civilians caught up in the conflict.
Credit Suisse asks investors to ‘permanently erase’ documents linked to oligarch loans March 2, 2022 Credit Suisse has issued a legal request to investors asking them to “destroy and permanently erase” documents relating to its clients’ private jets and yachts, as it looks to prevent leaks of its dealings with now-sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
Close Brothers Asset Management appoints Standard Life executive as new boss March 2, 2022 Merchant banking group Close Brothers has announced that ex-Standard Life Aberdeen boss Eddy Reynolds will take over as chief executive of its asset management business next week, after boss Martin Brown stepped down.
‘Recommerce’ firm MusicMagpie reports slide in profits as pandemic boom subsides March 2, 2022 Refurbished tech selling platform MusicMagpie reported a slide in profits today after a pandemic-induced boom in demand subsided last year.
Russian miners Evraz and Polymetal set to fall out of FTSE 100 in quarterly shake up March 1, 2022 London listed Russian mining firms Evraz and Polymetal are set to be shuffled out of the FTSE 100 tomorrow in the index’s quarterly review.