Big Four firm PwC predicts London house prices will drop despite growth in rest of UK | City A.M. July 13, 2018 London house prices are set to drop as much as two per cent this year according to a report which suggests fresh evidence of a slump in the capital’s property market. Analysis from Big Four firm PwC predicts a fall in London house prices that could persist into 2019, despite an expected rise in every [...]
Central London office space under offer soars to 18-year high | City A.M. July 12, 2018 Central London office space under offer has soared to an 18-year high, according to the latest figures from global real estate advisor CBRE. Roughly 4.3m square feet (sq ft) of offices in the centre of the capital was under offer in the second quarter of this year, rising 39 per cent over the three months [...]
Make cool stuff, says Jason Kingsley, founder of video game company Rebellion July 9, 2018 VIDEO games get a bad rap. The industry is still plagued by unfair stereotypes about gamers (perpetuated by awful shows like The Big Bang Theory) and sensationalist headlines in newspapers – think of the furore over the currently popular multiplayer shooter Fortnite, with parents claiming that their children are “addicted” to the game. This knee-jerk [...]
Law firm Knights aims to raise £50m in largest-ever legal float June 26, 2018 Regional law firm Knights has said today it plans to raise £50m in its London float later this month in what will be the largest legal listing to date. The offer price has been set at 135p per ordinary share which will result in a market capitalisation of approximately £103.5m. The firm will received gross [...]
Law firm Knights to raise £50m in largest-ever legal float June 26, 2018 Regional law firm Knights has said today it plans to raise £50m in its London float later this month in what will be the largest legal listing to date. The offer price has been set at 135p per ordinary share which will result in a market capitalisation of approximately £103.5m. The firm will received gross [...]
DWF latest law firm to catch flotation bug with £1bn IPO June 15, 2018 International law firm DWF is the latest law firm to signal its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange with a sale that could raise up to £1bn. The Times first reported that the firm was mulling an Initial Public Offering (IPO). It was later confirmed by the firm in a statement on its [...]
DWF latest law firm to catch flotation bug with £1bn IPO June 15, 2018 International law firm DWF is the latest law firm to signal its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange with a sale that could raise up to £1bn. The Times first reported that the firm was mulling an Initial Public Offering (IPO). It was later confirmed by the firm in a statement on its [...]
UBS London HQ is sold for £1bn as Asian investment in London’s “trophy buildings” rises June 14, 2018 The London headquarters for multinational investment bank UBS has been bought for £1bn by a Hong Kong property tycoon, as Asian demand for "trophy buildings" in the capital grows. CK Asset Holdings, run by Victor Li after he took over the company from his father Li Ka-shing earlier this year, has purchased the prime office [...]
UBS London HQ is sold for £1bn as Asian investment in London real estate rises June 14, 2018 The London headquarters for multinational investment bank UBS has been bought for £1bn by a Hong Kong property tycoon, as Asian demand for “trophy buildings” in the capital grows. CK Asset Holdings, run by Victor Li after he took over the company from his father Li Ka-shing earlier this year, has purchased the prime office [...]
Testing times: Trading systems are out of sync with new regulations June 14, 2018 No one likes to talk about the IT infrastructure challenges at a bank – it would be a long conversation and largely focused on the amount of work to do. But with new regulations that have come into force this year, firms cannot afford to be unclear about what applications they have, where they are [...]