Crypto firms look to soothe jitters as Binance announces recovery fund November 14, 2022 Crypto exchanges have looked to cool investors' fears of contagion today as the industry is rocked by the shockwaves of FTX’s collapse last week.
Euromoney clears regulatory hurdles for £1.6bn takeover November 14, 2022 Financial publishing firm Euromoney Institutional Investor said on Friday it had cleared the regulatory and antitrust hurdles needed to complete its £1.6bn takeover by Becketts Bidco.
‘Greening’ investor portfolios has done little to slash emissions, UBS warns November 10, 2022 The “greening” of investors’ portfolios has had little impact on the actual decarbonising of the economy, investment bank UBS warned today, as it called for a significant acceleration of financial efforts to tackle environmental collapse.
‘Show restraint on pay’, fund managers tell FTSE bosses November 10, 2022 Fund managers are urging the UK’s top bosses to rein in their pay this year as the economy is rocked by a cost of living crunch.
Octopus looks to slash heat pump costs with Lloyds deal November 9, 2022 Renewable energy firm Octopus has struck a deal with Lloyds Banking Group to roll-out low-cost heat pumps to customers today, in a tie-up that aims to boost the decarbonisation of domestic heating.
Venture Capital funds reverse as private firms are hit by headwinds November 9, 2022 Private equity and venture capital funds have reversed and begun losing investors cash in the past quarter as the market is buffeted by a cocktail of interest rate hikes and a looming recession, according to a new report.
EQT Ventures eyes UK investment spree with £970m fund November 9, 2022 Sweden’s EQT Ventures said it was eyeing up a UK investment spree today after it bucked a downturn in the market to raise $1.1bn (£970m) to pump into early-stage tech firms across Europe.
Exclusive: Laybuy eyes profit as customer spend surges to £64m November 9, 2022 Buy-now pay-later firm Laybuy said it was on track to hit profitability this year as it reported a 32 per cent surge in the amount of cash it brings in per customer.
Watchdog ‘cherry-picking’ buy-now pay-later rules, fintech groups claim November 8, 2022 Fintech bodies have rounded on the City watchdog for “cherry-picking” its regulation of buy-now pay-later firms today, after it threatened executives with jail time for contravening financial promotion rules.
Global investors plough £97bn into funds as confidence rebounds November 8, 2022 Global investors ploughed $111.5bn (£96.58bn) into exchange traded products in October as conviction roared back in the strongest month of flows since March, new data has revealed.
