Google parent Alphabet announces stock buyback after modest beat on ad sales April 26, 2023 Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday it would buy back $70bn (£56.3bn) in stock and posted first-quarter profit and revenue above estimates as demand rose for cloud services and ad sales held up better than expected. Investors cheered the buyback plan, sending shares of the Google parent as much as 4 per cent higher in after-hours trade before [...]
Reckitt: Growth for Durex owner as it welcomes new CEO April 26, 2023 Durex maker Reckitt Benckiser reported strong revenue growth in the first leg of the year as the consumer goods giant revealed a new chief executive to lead the group. The cleaning products to sexual health company posted like-for-like revenue growth of £3.9bn up 7.9 per cent in the same period last year, as the group [...]
Post-Brexit reforms will drive up pension fund investment in UK infrastructure, survey finds April 26, 2023 More than half of pension scheme leaders expect to increase their investment in UK infrastructure projects in the next year, with many arguing a series of pending post-Brexit reforms will be the “key driver” behind their plans, according to a new survey exclusively shared with City A.M. Over 60 per cent (62 per cent) of [...]
Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank collapses flood City with idled talent April 25, 2023 Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank’s failures have flooded the City with idled bankers looking for new work, a new report out today reveals. Over 4,000 more workers in the UK’s financial services sector were looking for a new gig in the first three months of this year, according to recruiter Morgan McKinley. Available financial [...]
Time lapse at UBS as CRO Bluhm delays planned photography career April 24, 2023 UBS’ chief risk officer Christian Bluhm postponed plans to focus on his photography today as the bank confirmed he will stay for the “foreseeable future” to handle the acquisition of Credit Suisse. Bluhm, who has been in place since 2016, was planning to handover to Damian Vogel on 1 May. Bluhm had been hoping to [...]
Banks must do more to tackle Post Office cash-based money laundering, warns FCA April 24, 2023 The UK’s financial watchdog “put banks on alert” as it announced a series of measures to step up the fight against money laundering through the Post Office. Tackling financial crime is a key objective for both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the government. Last month the government announced part two of its Economic Crime [...]
As more fund managers look to merge, an overly hasty marriage could be a set back April 24, 2023 The proposed acquisition of Swiss fund house GAM by Liontrust comes after a series of major mergers, writes Neil Vernon
UK borrowing tipped to have jumped to £23bn in March but Hunt and Sunak are on course to hit OBR forecasts April 23, 2023 Britain is tipped to have borrowed nearly £23bn last month to help pay for capping energy bills at £2,500, according to City analysts’ consensus forecast. Fresh numbers out from the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday are expected to show the gap between what the government generates in revenue from taxes and spends on public [...]
Shrinking workforce limiting UK economic growth, MPs warn April 21, 2023 The UK’s shrinking and ageing population is limiting economic growth, with “outdated and static” working practices, MPs have warned. An “exodus” of over-50s from the labour market has worsened shortages, a cross-party House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee report said. Chairman Darren Jones said: “Our shrinking and ageing UK labour market, and [...]
Inside the fight to save London’s grassroots music scene and keep cultural institutions April 21, 2023 Until landowners recognise the value in keeping cultural projects alive, regeneration projects will leave them by the wayside, writes Mark Davyd