Seedrs opens up secondary market to allow trading of shares in the likes of Revolut, CommuterClub and Hummus Bros February 6, 2018 Seedrs has today opened up its secondary market to allow more freedom for sellers and traders, City A.M. can reveal. Previously buyers could only use the secondary market to purchase shares in companies which they had already invested in through Seedrs. From today, anyone will be able to buy shares in companies which have raised [...]
Nick Jones’s Soho House primed for $2bn float on New York Stock Exchange February 4, 2018 Private members' club giant Soho House is plotting a $2bn (£1.4bn) float on the New York stock market. Founded by entrepreneur Nick Jones, the network of clubs, restaurants and workspaces has sites across the world, with recent additions including the City's new hotspot The Ned. The company has now hired bankers from JPMorgan and Goldman [...]
Focus On Vauxhall: Donald Trump might not be keen on it, but international investors dig these skyscrapers south of the river February 2, 2018 Vauxhall got dragged through the mud by no less a figure than the President of the United States recently. The US Embassy’s much touted move to the “off location” was supposedly the reason behind Donald Trump’s cancelled visit to the UK, even though the new building has its own moat. Clearly, tech behemoth Apple didn’t [...]
Luxury alpine chalet Tivoli Lodge offers not only skiing, but the chance to rub shoulders with the global elite of Davos January 26, 2018 Even when debating the world’s most pressing issues – starvation, pollution and political repression at the World Economic Forum in Davos – the global elite still expect the luxury to which they’re accustomed. As the world's movers and shakers descended on Davos for the annual jamboree, City A.M. grabbed the chance to sample that very [...]
Focus On Deptford: We delve into the housing market in the Help to Buy capital of London January 26, 2018 Since Help to Buy, the government’s equity scheme to help first time buyers on to the property ladder, was announced in 2013, it’s created thousands of new home owners. And nowhere has benefited more from this than Deptford. This once run down part of south east London is now the Help to Buy capital of [...]
Time In? Time Out’s plans for a London foodie market aren’t quite defeated yet January 24, 2018 Time Out toasted the success of its food market venture in Lisbon today, and said more openings were on the horizon including a possible site in London. The media and entertainment business is understood to be appealing the decision by Tower Hamlets council to block a market development in Shoreditch. This could put a London [...]
Focus On Aldgate: The shiny new towers of E1 are luring City bankers from their traditional west London hangouts January 19, 2018 Whitechapel or Aldgate? Whatever you call this area on the cusp of the City, it’s always been a dividing line between the bankers and proper East Enders. But that line is getting thinner and thinner every day. Skyscrapers now pierce the eastern sky from every angle, and the amount of development undergone in recent years [...]
This fintech firm, robo-adviser Netwealth, is aiming to steal the dinner off wealth managers’ plates by targeting the super-rich January 15, 2018 For well-off individuals looking to outsource the day-to-day investment of their pounds, wealth managers have long looked like the best option. Yet for an industry driven by huge amounts of money and used by professionals ranging from entrepreneurs to technology titans, there has been surprisingly little innovation. For high-net-worth investors, using a wealth manager is [...]
Focus On Hammersmith: W6 has benefitted from the regeneration of Shepherd’s Bush and the sky high prices in Chelsea January 12, 2018 For many years, Kensington and Chelsea was thought to be the last word in west London property for well-heeled individuals. But if the increasing migration over the border to Hammersmith is anything to go by, its time may be over. Increasingly, upsizers and families are fleeing the Royal Borough for W6 to find similar properties [...]
Revealed: Peel Hunt’s top growth stocks for 2018, from Asos to Just Eat January 4, 2018 Brushing aside the warnings of a stock market bubble ready to burst, which have been flying around in recent weeks, broker Peel Hunt today released its list of top growth stocks for 2018. Based on earnings per share and sales, over the last two years and the next two years’ predictions, Peel Hunt’s selection ranges [...]