By: William Turvill

I write about M&A, deals, IPOs, private equity, asset management, media and a few other areas for City A.M. I also write news features and am always interested in interviewing and profiling high-profile business figures. I previously worked for Press Gazette and Mail Online.

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Union uproar over ITV plans to close pension scheme

September 7, 2016

Broadcaster ITV is under fire from unions over plans to close its pension scheme. The company has told staff it plans to shut its defined benefits pension scheme to future accruals. Under the change, those benefits built up within the current scheme would remain in place. However, future proceeds would be put into a new defined [...]
How the Brexit vote is scaring investors away from traditional asset classes

September 7, 2016

The UK’s Brexit vote is putting investors off traditional asset classes, new research suggests. Some 13 per cent of active investors said they have steered clear of currency markets since the EU referendum, while 10 per cent have pulled away from government bonds and nine per cent have been discouraged from investing in equities. Read [...]
These are the best and worst sectors for making money from crowdfunding

September 7, 2016

Want to make some money from investing in crowdfunding projects? It might be a good idea to avoid the entertainment sector and aim for food and drinks projects. Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has today published its first ever “portfolio update”, claiming a platform-wide annualised rate of return of 14.44 per cent. The figure is 41.87 per cent [...]
These are the most right-swiped professions on Tinder in the UK

September 7, 2016

If you thought working hard and building your way up to a chief executive position would make you more attractive, you might well be right. But it might be easier just to become a humble journalist. Tinder has revealed the most attractive job titles – measured in terms of swiping right – on its dating app, [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown chief prepares to depart as firm reports Brexit boost

September 7, 2016

Market volatility driven by the EU referendum helped boost trading volume for Hargreaves Lansdown during the year to 30 June, the broker said today as it unveiled a bumper set of results. Separately, the company announced this morning that chief executive Ian Gorham will step down no later than 30 September next year. Chief financial officer [...]
London backed to retain world-beating status as city for opportunity after Brexit

September 7, 2016

London has retained its status as the world’s greatest city for opportunity, and will hold on to the top spot if it seizes the chances presented by Brexit, according to an in-depth study published this morning. For the second year running, London beat the likes of New York, Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo, to top a global [...]
Bayer’s share price jumps two per cent as shareholders react to news of “advanced” Monsanto talks

September 6, 2016

Bayer’s share price jumped two per cent today after the company announced it was in “advanced” talks to acquire US seeds firm Monsanto. The German chemicals giant’s bid now stands $127.50 per share, or around $65bn (£49bn). This is an improvement on previous offers of $122 and $125, which have been rejected by Monsanto. But [...]
Emerging markets fund specialist Ashmore’s share price edges up after firm beats profit expectations

September 6, 2016

Ashmore Group’s share price rose by one per cent yesterday after the emerging markets fund specialist beat profit expectations in its full-year results. The figures Assets under management (AUM) of $52.6bn (£39.4bn) were down from $58.9bn in the year ending 30 June 2015. Ashmore’s net revenue for the period came in at £232.5m, down 18 per cent. Read [...]
This graph shows how UK deal numbers fell to a record low in the run-up to the EU referendum

September 6, 2016

It’s official: the lead-up to the EU referendum was a dreadful period for UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show there were 87 deals involving UK firms during this period worth £14bn. This was down from 190, worth £69bn, in the first quarter of this year. Read [...]
It’s a date: Time Out owner sells majority stake in online dating service

September 5, 2016

Oakley Capital Investments’ share price jumped by more than five per cent today after it announced the sale of its controlling stake in a German online dating service. Oakley, which is headed up by entrepreneur Peter Dubens, has sold part of its share in Parship Elite to German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1. The deal values Parship Elite at [...]

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