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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Klarna changes share trade rules ahead of planned £16bn listing

May 29, 2024

Buy-now pay-later giant Klarna has reportedly ditched rights held by large shareholders to block smaller investors' share trades as it gears up for a blockbuster public.
Funding Circle: Fintech to cut 120 jobs as finance chief steps down

May 29, 2024

Small business lender Funding Circle plans to cut around 120 jobs as part of efforts to reduce costs and boost its flagging share price. It also announced the departure of its finance chief.
Labour backs away from bank windfall tax in bid to win over City

May 29, 2024

Reports suggest Labour is not planning to impose a windfall tax if it comes into power.
Impax hit by outflows as investors adopt ‘risk-off’ stance

May 29, 2024

ESG-focused Impax Asset Management has seen continued net outflows into 2024 as investors withdraw from sustainable funds, while its investment performance drove a growth in assets under management.
London-listed investment trust to go private after less than three years

May 29, 2024

Investment company Foresight Sustainable Forestry has received an offer to be taken private.
Big banks shun demand for SME lending as larger firms prioritised

May 29, 2024

Big banks are set to withdraw even further from funding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year, data shared exclusively with City A.M. suggests, as high street lenders face criticism for prioritising larger firms.
Natwest resolves ‘glitch’ that left thousands of customers unable to access accounts

May 28, 2024

Thousands of Natwest customers were left unable to access its mobile app and online banking services for roughly four hours on Tuesday morning, triggering a flurry of complaints on social media.
Shelved Natwest share sale could give much-needed stock market boost, broker says

May 28, 2024

The government's decision to shelve plans to offer part of its remaining stake in Natwest to retail investors has brought past privatisation schemes back into focus.
Intermediate Capital: Shares hit all-time high as asset manager’s profit more than doubles

May 28, 2024

Asset manager Intermediate Capital has raised its dividend for the 14th year in a row on the back of bumper annual earnings.
Why one US fintech boss reckons London is about to create ‘a lot of new winners’

May 28, 2024

The boss of a US fintech heavyweight has said London boasts more innovative firms than rivals across the pond, with a rebound in funding set to create "a lot of new winners" in the sector.

How sport and athletes can show the realities of neurodiversity

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Central London Alliance Launches Podcast to Debate London’s Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth

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