Gilts opened up to retail investors as Treasury seeks new sources of demand February 22, 2024 The changes will allow retail investors to participate in the auctions for the first time, meaning investors can benefit from the slightly discounted prices attached to new bonds.
Lombard Odier called in to build £5bn ESG fund for UK pension savers February 22, 2024 One of the UK’s biggest pension schemes has called in Lombard Odier to build a £5bn ESG fund to pump into companies tackling climate and social issues.
James Bond studio Pinewood hails ‘resilience’ to US actors’ strikes as Amazon and Netflix deals boost outlook February 22, 2024 The group behind Pinewood Studios has said it remained "largely resilient" to the US actors strike during the final three months of 2023.
Tortilla Mexican Grill says adios to long serving chief February 22, 2024 One of London’s most popular Mexican chain restaurants, Tortilla Mexican Grill, has announced the departure of its long-serving boss and their successor.
Advertising giant WPP looks to AI to improve performance as growth grinds to a halt February 22, 2024 WPP made the statement alongside its full-year 2023 results, which showed like-for-like revenue growth of 3.2 per cent. Revenue less pass-through costs grew 0.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis.
Hargreaves Lansdown reaps cash interest reward as market growth pushes up assets under new CEO February 22, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown reported market growth and interest from cash push its assets under administration for the firm up to £142.2bn. Market growth pushed up assets by £7.2bn for the firm in the second half of 2023, compared to just £1.7bn in 2022. In the firm’s interim results, it revealed that revenue had jumped five per [...]
Ed Warner: On bad actors and their pernicious influence on so many sports February 22, 2024 Our columnist on rogues who taint sport, plus FA Cup maths, Rwanda, Tracey Crouch MP and Jilly Cooper.
First time buyers: Homes in London 26 per cent cheaper but affordability remains an issue February 22, 2024 First time buyers in London are spending 26 per cent below the UK market average, but the majority of buyers are struggling with affordability. According to a new report by Zoopla, the average cost of a first time property in London is £399k, which is around £140k cheaper than a typical home would cost in [...]
Tagomics: Disease diagnosis firm bags £6.7m in funding for cancer research February 22, 2024 The funding round will enable Tagomics to discover new signs of cancer and advance drug development and therapy selection for patients.
Mark Kleinman: Elliott will need more to ‘Curry’ investor favour February 22, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.