Are we genuinely staying ahead of the curve in FinTech by blatantly ignoring Bitcoin? April 28, 2023 Susie Violet Ward is dismayed at the amount of time, effort and money being put into CBDCs, and believes Bitcoin already holds the answers.
Natwest profits soar but customers withdraw £1bn as cost of living and tax bills bite April 28, 2023 Natwest has beaten profit expectations during the first three months of this year. Natwest Group, which includes Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, recorded a pretax profit of £1.8bn in the three months ending 31 March. The total comes in ahead of analysts’ expectations of £1.6bn for the quarter and ahead of the £1.2bn during [...]
FTSE 100 close: Barclays surge fails to prevent losses on London index April 27, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 slipped today, pushed lower by investors wobbling over concerns about the health of the global economy amid banking and interest rate fears. The capital’s premier index dropped 0.27 per cent to 7,831.59 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, climbed [...]
Barclays shares rise as booming US credit cards and higher interest rates helps bank beat expectations April 27, 2023 Barclays shares rose after it beat expectations in its first quarter results, as pretax profit rose 16 per cent on a strong performance from its domestic bank and booming US credit card spending. Across the group, Barclays’ pretax profit was £2.6bn, up 16 per cent from last year and comfortably beating company compiled consensus of [...]
FTSE 100 close: Persimmon and Standard Chartered peg losses on London index April 26, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 skidded lower today despite a decent batch of results pumping up banks and house builders. The capital’s premier index lost 0.49 per cent to close at 7,852.63 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, edged 0.04 per cent lower to [...]
New CBI boss determined to rebuild group and ‘win back trust’ after sexual misconduct scandal April 26, 2023 The new boss of the CBI has pledged to “rebuild and reimagine” the crisis-hit organisation and “win back trust” as the group continues to deal with an ongoing sexual misconduct scandal. Rain Newton-Smith, the new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), today apologised to the women who made allegations of sexual harassment, assault [...]
Man Group records $1bn net inflows as investors jitters ease April 26, 2023 Hedge fund Man Group notched more than $1bn of net flows into its funds in the first three months of the year and bumped up its assets under management as investors edged back into the market after a turbulent 12 months.
Sunak arrived late to the business charm offensive and still can’t catch up April 26, 2023 Rishi Sunak spent Monday flirting with business leaders, but Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are still winning the battle to court corporates.
Tech Nation bought by Brent Hoberman’s Founders Forum April 25, 2023 Start-up quango Tech Nation has confirmed the sale of its brand to Brent Hoberman’s Founders Forum today for an unknown fee. The start-up network, which was launched in 2011 under David Cameron’s coalition government, announced in January that it would shut its doors after ministers controversially pulled its funding and handed it to high street [...]
Our fintech sector is stalling and taking the competitive pressure off of the big banks April 25, 2023 Innovation and creativity put the fintech industry ahead of the big players, but rather than pressing on the accelerator, they’ve allowed themselves to stall and handing the power back to the institutional banks, writes Andrew Beckley