Future of UK tech talent visa uncertain after controversial closure of Tech Nation February 1, 2023 Tech chiefs have sounded the alarm over the future of Tech Nation’s lauded visa programme today after the start-up body announced it would wind down after controversially losing a major government contract.
Tech Nation to shut down after government controversially gives funding to Barclays January 31, 2023 Start-up network Tech Nation is to be wound down after the government controversially withdrew its funding and handed it to Barclays, the organisation announced today. Tech Nation, founded by the coalition government in 2010, said it would cease operations from the end of March after the Department for Culture Media and Sport confirmed it had [...]
Hambro SPAC ditches merger talks with biotech firm January 30, 2023 Hambro Perks Acquisition Company (HPAC), a pioneering special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has abandoned plans for a merger with biotech firm Istesso. HPAC, which became the first SPAC to float in London in November 2021 after regulators overhauled UK rules, had been in talks with Istesso over a planned merger. Istesso is part-owned by London-listed [...]
FCA landed on ‘suspiciously round numbers’ to justify greenwashing rules, top MP claims January 30, 2023 The chair of the influential Treasury committee has slammed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over its planned 'greenwashing' rules, claiming the regulator landed on "suspiciously round numbers" to justify the plans and questioned the methodology it used to reach its conclusions.
Sir Nigel Wilson: City grandee to step away after decade of success at Legal and General January 30, 2023 Respected City grandee Sir Nigel Wilson will step away from the top job at Legal & General after more than a decade at the helm. The insurer and pensions provider announced Wilson’s planned retirement to markets this morning. Wilson will stay with L&G until a successor is found, with the firm expecting that process to [...]
Is this the end of law firm IPOs? January 30, 2023 British law firms have traditionally stayed away from public markets. Yet following a series of IPOs over the past eight years, there are now six UK law firms listed on the stock exchange. Gateley became the first UK law firm to launch an IPO in 2015 after floating on London’s alternative investment market (AIM). In [...]
UK investors facing dividend drop-off as inflation squeezes profits January 30, 2023 Investors in UK firms are facing a drop-off in dividends this year as rising costs cause firms to rein in their payouts following a bumper 2022, according to new data.
BP vulnerable to takeover as London bargain hunt continues, top analyst predicts January 29, 2023 UK oil and gas firms could be on the receiving end of a wave of takeovers this year as investors swoop on historically cheap London-listed companies, a top analyst has predicted.
Ashley’s Frasers Group set to roll out buy-now pay-later product January 29, 2023 Billionaire Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is finalising a move to roll out its own buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) scheme which will allow shoppers to borrow up to £2,000, according to reports.
FCA to take swift action against firms flouting consumer duty rules, lawyers warn January 29, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority is expected to take swift action against firms that fail to comply with new rules to protect savers and retail investors, City lawyers have warned. The City watchdog announced a major overhaul to consumer regulation last summer in the new Consumer Duty, which is set to shift greater onus onto companies [...]
