Why a new Edinburgh fund is putting £100m into firms outside of London October 16, 2023 A new venture fund backed by the state-owned British Business Bank has launched in Scotland today with the aim of rebalancing start-up investment away from London towards the north of the UK.
House prices: October bump the worst since the height of the financial crisis October 16, 2023 House price behaviour is back where it was in the height of the financial crisis, with the "key selling season" of October failing to give prices liftoff.
Halsey Keetch: Headhunting in the City October 16, 2023 Caroline Keetch and Alex Keetch tell Jennifer Sieg about the key to Halsey Keetch’s ongoing success In the heart of any city, there often lies a silent yet roaring storm of businesses that keep the industry ticking over. For Halsey Keetch in particular, there is one mission: to be the best at what they do [...]
Vulture funds circle for almost a quarter of Stonegate pubs October 15, 2023 Vulture funds are reportedly eyeing a portfolio of 1,000 British pubs as Stonegate grapples with rising interest rates on a multibillion-pound debt pile. US distressed-debt investors Cerberus and Morgan Stanley Real Estate are among a host of others to have submitted bids for almost a quarter of the pub estate owned by Stonegate. In a [...]
Rugby World Cup: Ireland go from ‘Zombie’ to the ghost of tournaments past October 15, 2023 Ireland and Johnny Sexton received a brutal lesson from New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup.
Ireland will beat New Zealand and finally win World Cup knockout October 14, 2023 The pool stage of this Rugby World Cup provided some corking matches for fans new and old to get their teeth into, and I expect all four quarter-finals this weekend to be equally show-stopping. The big game of the weekend for me sees Ireland take on New Zealand on Saturday night in Paris. It’s hard [...]
Impact of FCA’s new crypto promotion rules may extend further than we realise October 13, 2023 Lawyer Charles Maurice looks at the impact of the FCA's new rules and thinks they may extend further than initially thought.
France are hosts with most, rugby needs them to succeed October 13, 2023 As it stands, prior to this year’s tournament, there’s a 33.33 per cent recurring chance of lifting the World Cup as competition hosts. New Zealand did it at Eden Park in 1987 as co-hosts, South Africa achieved the feat at Ellis Park in 1995 and the All Blacks ensured they’d never lost a home final [...]
Bitcoin’s slide halted as crypto markets settle October 13, 2023 Bitcoin remains virtually unmoved overnight and into this morning, trading for $26,760 - a notch below key support levels above $27k.
‘Deutsche Numis’: Deutsche Bank completes acquisition of City broker October 13, 2023 The tie-up was one of the largest examples in the consolidation of smaller investment banks in the UK and around the world as smaller investment banks are rocked by a deals slowdown and an M&A drought.