The Square Mile and Me: Dan Howe on the Jugged Hare and his first IPO celebration April 13, 2023 Where we ask the big questions of the City’s big names. This week, Janus Henderson’s head of investment trusts Dan Howe tells us about the Jugged Hare and his first IPO celebration What was your first job?I had the dream first job – as a lifelong watersports enthusiast, my first job was driving the chase [...]
I want to be a part of it: London-broker Marex weighs up New York for potential IPO April 13, 2023 A record set of results for London-based commodities broker Marex has revived the prospect of an initial public offering for the firm - but bosses say they may be eyeing New York as a destination.
Labour poll lead narrows as key local elections approach April 13, 2023 Labour’s poll lead has narrowed to just 14 points up on the Conservatives – with just three weeks to go until voters cast their ballots in local elections. Pollsters at think tank More in Common (MiC) found the Conservatives were on 30 per cent with Labour on 44 per cent, the narrowest lead recorded by [...]
TSB Bank’s ex-chief information officer fined more than £80,000 over IT debacle April 13, 2023 TSB Bank’s former chief information officer has been fined £81,620 by the industry watchdog for failures relating to the botched merger of the firm’s IT services in 2018. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) said Carlos Abarca, who left the bank in December 2019, “failed to take reasonable steps” to ensure that TSB managed the outsourcing [...]
Approving Rosebank oil and gas field ‘a huge mistake’, government told April 13, 2023 Climate groups have urged the government not to approve the Rosebank project, one of the largest undeveloped fields in the North Sea.
Ukraine’s Naftogaz says Russia told to pay $5bn for seizing Crimea assets April 13, 2023 Naftogaz revealed Moscow had been ordered by an arbitration court in The Hague to pay $5bn compensation for unlawfully expropriating assets.
Home REIT: Scandal-stricken firm extends ‘put up or shut up’ deadline for takeover April 13, 2023 Scandal-stricken social housing investor Home REIT has further delayed a ‘put up or shut up’ deadline for a takeover today as it mulls a bid from potential suitor Bluestar.
EP: 195 Aintree – Friday April 13, 2023 Day two of Aintree’s Grand National Festival sees the famous fences in action for the exciting 2 Mile 5 Furlong Topham Chase, run alongside four Grade 1 races which include the Melling Chase and the Novices’ Hurdle where the Pay The Bill syndicate’s Rare Edition is due to return to the track under champion jockey [...]
UK economy stalls in February but is just about on track to dodge recession in early 2023 April 13, 2023 Britain is just about on track to dodge a recession in the first half of this year, defying gloomy predictions from experts heading into 2023 that the economy would suffer the largest slump in recent memory, figures out today show. Gross domestic product (GDP) – which measures the value of all goods and services produced [...]
Darktrace: Cybersecurity giant warns of slowdown as new customers cut back spending April 13, 2023 Cybersecurity firm Darktrace warned of a looming slowdown in sales today as tricky economic conditions and rising costs “pose challenges to winning new customers”.