IGI Declares Extraordinary Cash Dividend February 25, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an extraordinary cash dividend of $1.15 per common share. The extraordinary dividend is payable on April 6, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2026. About IGI: IGI is [...]
UK asset managers pile into cut-price software stocks after rout February 25, 2026 Two of Britain’s largest asset managers have bolstered their positions in under-fire software companies in a bet that markets are overestimating the harm that artificial intelligence will have on their business model. Aberdeen and Rathbones have both added to holdings data giants like Relx, Adobe and Experian, arguing that the firms’ cratering valuations are largely [...]
IGI Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Unaudited Financial Results and Declares Ordinary Common Share Dividend February 24, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Highlights for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 include: (in millions of U.S. Dollars, except percentages and per share information) Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2025 [...]
There’s a new Magnificent 7, and it’s called the Fusty 5 February 24, 2026 The success of the ‘Magnificent 7’, a group of technology companies so called for their historic stock market performance and gargantuan scale, has to many been the defining market story of the past half-decade. The seven hyperscalers – which include Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia – have carried the American stock market to a years-long streak [...]
Checkout.com defies AI job fears with hiring spree February 24, 2026 Checkout.com has defied fears of a slowdown in tech company recruitment after one of Britain’s most valuable private tech firms ramped up hiring despite widespread implementation of new AI tools. Top tech companies have reportedly pared back hiring of junior staff, which much of the work of junior recruits becoming automated by artificial intelligence. New [...]
Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional and his figures are pure fantasy February 23, 2026 Donald Trump claims to have secured $18 trillion in ‘investment’ thanks to tariffs, but much of this is just purchasing, R&D or hiring, says Rainer Zitelmann Tariffs are the central pillar of Donald Trump’s economic policy. Yet it was precisely in this area that he violated the US Constitution. This was not determined by leftwing [...]
Options Announces 15 Consecutive Years of SOC Compliance, Underlying Its Commitment to Delivering Secure Reliable Solutions February 23, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of IT infrastructure to global financial institutions, today announced that it has achieved SOC compliance for the 15th consecutive year, adhering to Type 2 SOC 1 & ISAE 3402, Type 2 SOC 2, and Type 2 SOC 3 standards. Danny Moore, President and CEO at Options said, “From the [...]
London Stock Exchange confirms first firm on Pisces framework February 20, 2026 A vehicle containing shares in a £1.3bn venture capital firm that backs tech spin-outs from Oxford University will be the first organisation to use the new Pisces private stock market, the London Stock Exchange has said. The UK’s flagship capital markets operator confirmed that shares in Oxford Science Enterprises, an early-stage VC fund best known [...]
Nearly 100 per cent of sport organisations plan to increase AI use February 19, 2026 Nearly 100 per cent of sports organisations plan to increase their use of AI in the next year, according to the 2026 Global SportsTech Report. The data comes as artificial intelligence’s presence across sport has increased monumentally over recent seasons. The study, undertaken by SportsPro and Sportradar using sports organisations across the industry, states that [...]
Mark Kleinman: Audit watchdog at risk of becoming empty shell February 19, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Audit watchdog at risk of becoming empty shell Will the last one to leave please turn out the lights? That might seem an exaggerated extrapolation on the retirement of Sir Jan du Plessis, the septuagenarian chairman [...]