Beauty Bay eyes outright sale after ditching London IPO plans May 11, 2022 Online marketplace Beauty Bay has recruited bankers to look at options including a sale, after previously eyeing a London listing. Beauty Bay has reportedly hired Threadstone Capital to advise it as it mulls options including a full or partial sale, or snapping up other firms to further its expansion ambitions. The beauty platform is now [...]
Property heavyweight slams housing reforms in Queen’s Speech: ‘Nothing new – simply old policies re-hashed’ May 11, 2022 The Queen’s Speech will do little to solve Britain’s housing crisis, a leading property association shared with City A.M. this morning. There were three main commitments linked to housing in the Government’s announcement; the Renters’ Reform Bill which will end unfair evictions; the Social Housing Regulation Bill which will give tenants more rights and vital [...]
CVC pulls back from IPO as turbulence hits May 11, 2022 Buyout giant CVC Capital has pushed back a planned move onto the public markets this year as market turmoil continues to take its toll on IPO activity.
Michael Gove: There won’t be an emergency budget to tackle the cost of living crisis May 11, 2022 Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there will not be an emergency budget to deal with the cost of living crisis. The minister made his comments on Sky News this morning after the prime minister told the Commons yesterday, that Rishi Sunak would be “saying more” on the UK’s response to rising inflation and [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 11th May 2022 May 11, 2022 Trade the ExtremesTerra/LUNA Still Under Significant PressureUSD Remains Elevated Wall Street advanced yesterday giving the markets some much needed respite from the relentless pressure it has been under of late. Asian stocks followed suit as data highlighted that the number of covid cases in China were in decline. There were a couple of FED officials [...]
TUI to reap profits in 2022 following summer travel boom May 11, 2022 TUI expects to become once again profitable in 2022 due to the expected boom in summer travel demand. In the second quarter of FY22, the holiday group’s losses before interest and taxes narrowed to €329.9m, down 47.8 per cent on the same time last year, while group revenues went up 9.5 per cent to €2.1bn, [...]
City giant Brewin Dolphin posts £1.9bn fund inflows amid market volatility May 11, 2022 City giant Brewin Dolphin notched up £1.9bn inflows in the first half of the year as it bucked the investor jitters sparked by soaring inflation and war in Ukraine. In the six months to 31 March, the asset manager saw total income jump 4.8 per cent year-on-year to £209.5m, as profits were boosted to £48.1m, [...]
A slip into recession is a token of the Conservatives’ failure to govern our country May 11, 2022 The word recession has not been thought about for years, but after the Bank of England announced that we should expect it by the end of 2022, it has been placed at the front of people’s minds. Of course, external factors do play a massive role in this; the Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted [...]
UK recession lurks around corner as thousands face extreme poverty without more support May 11, 2022 A recession in the UK is just around the corner and the economy will stay in the doldrums without a major policy overhaul, a top think tank warned today. Britain’s economy will contract in the third and fourth quarters of this year, meeting the grade for a technical recession, the National Institute of Economic and [...]
Russia-Ukraine war to wipe $1.5 trillion off global economy May 11, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will wipe $1.5 trillion off the global economy this year, reveals new analysis released today. Soaring energy and food prices triggered by concerns about supply security as Moscow continues its assault on Ukraine will deliver a heavy blow to global economic activity, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social [...]