By: Lars Mucklejohn

Banking and Fintech Reporter Lars Mucklejohn is a reporter at City A.M. covering banking and fintech. For tips and stories, he can be contacted at lars.mucklejohn@cityam.com and posts at x.com/LarsMucklejohn

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Lloyd’s of London insurer Canopius favours IPO in private equity exit

December 12, 2024

The private equity owners of Canopius plan to list the Lloyd’s of London insurer on the UK stock market next year, City AM has learned. A consortium led by US investor Centerbridge Partners is leaning towards an IPO rather than sale as part of its review into exit options for Canopius, according to a person [...]
London Stock Exchange owner sells Euroclear stake for £455m

December 12, 2024

The owner of the London Stock Exchange has sold its minority stake in financial markets infrastructure provider Euroclear for £455m. The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) said on Thursday that it completed the divestment of its 4.92 per cent holding in the Belgium-based firm. It sold the stake to TCorp, the investment and financial management [...]
SThree shares drop to four-year low as recruiter issues profit warning

December 12, 2024

Shares in SThree cratered on Thursday after the recruiter issued a profit warning for its current financial year, citing challening conditions in the science jobs market. The firm’s share price tumbled as much as 39 per cent in early trading before paring some losses, making it the worst performer on the FTSE 250. The stock [...]
FTSE bosses should be paid like top footballers, says ICAP founder

December 11, 2024

Bosses of London-listed firms should be paid like the best footballers without facing a backlash, Michael Spencer has argued. The founder of brokerage ICAP and former Conservative party Treasurer said that to attract top talent to run major companies, the UK needed to tackle the “political hot potato” of FTSE bosses’ pay. “We don’t mind [...]
Motor finance: Close Brothers shares rise after Supreme Court green lights appeal

December 11, 2024

Bank share prices are up this morning, including Close Brothers, following the news the Supreme Court has granted an appeal in the motor finance case.
HSBC plots $3bn cost savings in new chief’s restructuring

December 11, 2024

HSBC is reportedly hoping to realise at least $3bn of cost savings as part of its biggest restructuring in a decade under new chief executive Georges Elhedery. Europe’s biggest lender aims to complete its revamp by next June, Bloomberg News reported. The overhaul will see the London-based lender reorganise into four new divisions and split [...]
S&U says Budget and motor finance scandal weighing on performance

December 11, 2024

S&U said the Budget and a scandal over motor finance commissions have dragged on the specialist lender’s financial performance. Anthony Coombs, a former Conservative MP who has been S&U’s chair for the last 16 years, argued Labour’s first Budget had “curtailed the sector’s growth ambitions and cast doubt over the new government’s plans to ‘Get [...]
FCA rejects ‘light-touch’ regulation in push for City growth

December 10, 2024

The heads of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told MPs they will not adopt a “light-touch” approach to regulation today after criticism the City watchdog has hampered growth with burdensome red tape. Appearing before the Treasury Committee on Tuesday, FCA chief executive, Nikhil Rathi, and chair, Ashley Alder, warned of the challenges in delivering on [...]
FTSE 100 giant Ashtead set to switch primary listing to the US

December 10, 2024

FTSE 100 firm Ashtead has revealed plans to switch its primary listing to the US in the latest blow to the London Stock Exchange after a flood of exits this year. After months of speculation, Ashtead, which leases heavy machinery to the construction industry, said on Tuesday that the US market was its “natural long-term [...]
Moonpig shares tumble as card maker swings to £33m loss

December 10, 2024

Moonpig swung to a loss in the first half of its financial year as the personalised card maker takes longer than expected to turn around its experiences business. The news sent the FTSE 250 firm’s stock price down 12 per cent in early trading on Tuesday. Its shares remain up 57 per cent so far [...]

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