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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Ninety One cuts dividend as assets fall and outflows continue

June 5, 2024

"Challenging" market conditions have hurt the asset manager Ninety One.
Paragon Banking: Buy-to-let specialist posts surge in profit and raises buyback

June 5, 2024

Paragon Banking Group, one of Britain's leading buy-to-let mortgage lenders, has reported a surge in profit and boosted its share buyback programme, despite a drop in home loan volumes as higher interest rates put off borrowers.
Barclays throws its weight behind fast-growing London wealthtech

June 4, 2024

London-based fintech WealthOS has raised £4m in an investment led by Barclays.
Wise among best fintech stocks in global top 25, broker says

June 4, 2024

Wise is among the best names in a group of top 25 global fintech stocks, according to a leading broker, as the money transfer firm is expected to post strong growth this year.
Standard Chartered accused of helping Iran-linked terrorist funders

June 4, 2024

Standard Chartered is alleged to have facilitated billions of dollars worth of transactions for Iran-linked entities, including funders of terrorist groups, according to fresh US court filings.
Tech firm Checkit submits takeover bid for Crimson Tide after years of trying

June 4, 2024

Tech firm Checkit has submitted a formal proposal to acquire smaller AIM-listed rival Crimson Tide for around £12m after years of trying to engage in talks.
Mission Group criticises raised takeover bid from owner of Steven Bartlett-founded Social Chain

June 4, 2024

Mission Group is evaluating a raised takeover proposal by rival digital marketing agency Brave Bison after rejecting its initial proposal last month, with a preliminary view that the new bid is also inadequate.
Panmure Liberum to cut dozens of jobs after landmark City merger

June 3, 2024

Newly-formed investment bank Panmure Liberum is planning to cut more than two dozen jobs after a merger between two of the City's leading brokers earlier this year.
Monzo boss aims to grow bank ‘several times’ bigger ahead of expected listing

June 3, 2024

The chief executive of Monzo has said it is still "too early" to talk about the digital bank's IPO ambitions as he focuses on growing the business "several times" bigger and expanding overseas.
Mortgage lending remains subdued as high rates put off borrowers

June 3, 2024

Hopes for a rebound in the mortgage market in the first half of 2024 have been dashed by fresh lending data, as appetite for home loans was hit by reduced optimism over interest rate cuts from the Bank of England.

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