Pension and ISA reform can reverse London’s stock market malaise June 16, 2025 London must back ambition to reverse our stock market malaise, but pension and ISA reform may be the first step, writes Alastair King.
Peel Hunt boss renews calls for tax cuts to rescue ailing public markets June 11, 2025 The boss of City broker Peel Hunt has called for a raft of fresh tax cuts for London’s stock market to help stem the flood of delistings and end the dearth of flotations. CEO Steven Fine called for stamp duty on share trades to be abolished in a bid to help “shift this doomloop of [...]
London must ‘market its successes better’ to avoid another Wise June 7, 2025 Britain must emulate the success of Nasdaq and get better at trumpeting its business success stories if it wants to attract more companies to list in London, one of the UK’s top fintech venture capital investors has said. Speaking to City AM the day that payments darling Wise revealed plans to ditch its primary listing [...]
A Wise storm has rocked the London Stock Exchange’s fintech dream June 6, 2025 Hopes of a fintech-powered City markets revival may have been crushed on Thursday after money transfer firm Wise ditched its primary listing. The embattled London Stock Exchange was dealt its latest blow as the UK fintech opted for a dual listing across the Atlantic but with the US acting as its primary base. It’s no [...]
Week in Business: Warning lights in the City as another firm quits London for New York June 5, 2025 The trend has been clear for some time and the evidence points to a story of decline for the UK's capital markets.
CAB Payments turns to New York to revive fortunes June 4, 2025 The London fintech behind the “worst IPO of the year” in 2023 is seeking to revive its fortunes with an expansion to New York after it secured a licence to operate in the US. CAB Payments told markets on Wednesday that it has received approvals from the Federal Reserve and The New York State Department [...]
Can Cazoo go from collapse to Auto Trader’s ‘undisputed’ rival? June 2, 2025 Cazoo can double in size over the next couple of years and become the undisputed number two to FTSE 100 giant Auto Trader, the man charged with its phoenix-like recovery has said. Barry Judge, who helped rescue the brand after it collapsed in May 2024, added that the company is working on winning back the [...]
Invidior: Drug maker ditches London for US June 2, 2025 The London Stock Exchange suffered another blow on Monday after drug maker Invidior said it intends to abandon its London listing and focus on its primary listing in the US. The firm said it had reviewed its listing structure and considered liquidity, the location of shareholders and red tape associated with its London listing. Its [...]
Shein eyes Hong Kong for IPO as London listing stalls May 28, 2025 Fast-fashion giant Shein is reportedly working towards a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) after failing to secure approval from Chinese regulators for its London listing. The Singapore-headquartered company aims to file a draft prospectus with Hong Kong’s stock exchange in the next few weeks, according to Reuters. The move comes as a blow to [...]
Could Gordon Ramsay’s ramen deal be his latest kitchen nightmare? May 27, 2025 “Take a nice hefty fork of noodles,” Gordon Ramsay says, “and now we’re going to start building.” “Sprinkle my veg in and around: look at that, beautiful. And then add a touch more noodles.” Ramsay is in the middle of a YouTube tutorial on the Chef Woo channel, showing viewers how to make a chicken [...]