How Astrazeneca became the London Stock Exchange’s newest £200bn firm August 14, 2024 Astrazeneca has become the most recent UK-listed company to achieve a market valuation of £200bn, a landmark achievement for both the pharmaceutical giant and the London Stock Exchange, as investors have been won over by its ambition and success with cancer treatments. The company’s shares rose by 1.1 per cent on Tuesday, propelling its market [...]
Citi removes EU-imposed bonus cap for top London bankers August 14, 2024 Citigroup has become the latest Wall Street bank to scrap an EU-imposed bonus cap, paving the way for it to award bigger payouts to some of its top London staff.
UK’s largest pension fund agrees £405m homes deal with Blackstone August 13, 2024 The UK’s largest pension fund has acquired 3,000 homes from Blackstone for more than £400m. The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has snapped up the portfolio of shared ownership homes from affordable housing company, Sage. Sage is majority-owned by Blackstone alongside real estate investor Regis and was formed in 2017. The £405m deal is the first [...]
Bonus cap: Bankers and nurses both work hard, but you shouldn’t compare their pay August 13, 2024 As UK banks start scrapping the bonus cap, Emma Revell argues why this is a good thing – and what the NHS could learn from it People hate bankers almost as much as they love the NHS. So unsurprisingly, the return of big bonuses to City pay packets is not without controversy. In what may [...]
Boris Johnson sized up for Telegraph editor role amid bidding war August 12, 2024 Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly being considered for the role of global editor-in-chief at The Daily Telegraph. The approach has been made by Johnson’s former chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, who is spearheading a bid to buy The Telegraph and The Spectator, both of which are up for sale following a blocked Abu Dhabi-backed takeover, [...]
Citi set to become latest Wall Street bank to scrap UK bonus cap August 11, 2024 Wall Street giant Citigroup is set to become the latest US bank to remove an EU-imposed bonus cap for hundreds of its top London staff, following in the footsteps of its biggest rivals.
Barclays joins Wall Street rivals in scrapping EU bonus cap August 8, 2024 Barclays has become the first UK bank to remove an EU-imposed cap on bonuses for some of its top bankers and traders, bringing the firm's policies on variable pay closer to its Wall Street rivals.
Exclusive: Tories spent £10m exploring scrapped Natwest retail offer August 7, 2024 The Conservative government spent around £10m exploring a now-scrapped plan to sell part of its stake in Natwest to retail investors, with the bank footing most of the bill, City A.M. can reveal.
London pub group handed lifeline after administration and closure woes August 6, 2024 A London pub company that partly collapsed into administration earlier this year and closed a number of sites has agreed a £61m deal.
Biggest UK lenders including Natwest, Lloyds and Nationwide could fail safely in a crisis, Bank of England says August 6, 2024 The Bank of England has said any major UK lender could be safely wound down in a crisis without causing disruption to banking services or forcing a taxpayer bailout.