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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Insurer Lancashire plans £93m special dividend after swinging to profit

March 6, 2024

City-based insurer Lancashire has unveiled a special dividend aiming to award around $119m (£93m) to shareholders after swinging to an annual profit.
Capita shares crater 22 per cent as outsourcing giant swings to £107m loss

March 6, 2024

Capita's share price closed 22 per cent lower on Wednesday after the outsourcing giant reported a huge loss and announced that it would be ramping up its cost-cutting programme.
Rathbones sees higher outflows as Investec Wealth merger ‘progressing well’

March 6, 2024

Rathbones' funds under management and administration came in at £105.3bn, compared with £60.2bn in 2022. This figure included £42.2bn from IW&I.
Hundreds of ‘erroneous’ Companies House filings reveal widespread misinformation on big firms

March 5, 2024

Hundreds of "erroneous" filings made at Companies House have raised fears over a sophisticated fraud targeted at banks and other financial providers.
Santander-backed Ebury reportedly looking at £2bn valuation in London listing

March 5, 2024

Cross-border payments platform Ebury, backed by Spanish banking giant Santander, has reportedly held talks with banks as it pursues a London listing at a valuation of up to £2bn.
Monzo hits $5bn valuation with new funding round led by Alphabet’s CapitalG

March 5, 2024

Monzo has secured a new $430m funding round led by Alphabet-owned fund CapitalG valuing the digital challenger bank at $5bn.
Hiscox benefits from marketing blitz as insurer posts record profits and launches £118m buyback

March 5, 2024

Hiscox benefits from marketing blitz as insurer posts record profits and launches buyback
Spirent: Another listed UK firm to go stateside after £1bn offer

March 5, 2024

British telecoms testing services provider Spirent Communications has agreed to be sold to US tech firm Viavi in a deal valuing it at £1bn.
Companies House launches ‘urgent review’ over 800 ‘erroneous’ filings made by one account

March 5, 2024

Companies House has launched an "urgent review" after the government-owned corporate register saw one account file 800 "erroneous" forms on 190 companies, raising fears over a sophisticated fraud targeted at banks.
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia on open banking, account closures and sexism in the City

March 4, 2024

Former Virgin Money CEO and Snoop founder Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia speaks to City A.M. about the open banking revolution, "debanking" and sexism in the City.

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From African safaris to Patagonia skies: how stargazing helped me process grief

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