Retail investors back passive funds to ride out market turbulence May 4, 2022 Retail investors piled into passive funds last month as they sought safety in blue chip stalwarts amid market turbulence, fresh data has revealed.
Campaign groups call for ‘golden visa’ transparency as data reveals potential abuse of scheme May 4, 2022 Campaign groups have ramped up calls for greater transparency into the use of the UK’s now shuttered ‘golden visa’ scheme after fresh data revealed that almost 50 were offered to foreign nationals under 21.
Pension surplus jumps as inflation takes chunk of savers’ spending power May 4, 2022 The value of UK pension scheme’s assets are rising ahead of liabilities as inflation looks set to take a chunk out of pensioners’ spending power, fresh data has revealed.
Dealmaking slumps amid soaring inflation and shocks of war May 4, 2022 Global mergers and acquisitions slumped in the first four months of the year as soaring inflation and war in Ukraine rattled dealmakers globally, fresh data has revealed.
Plus500 hit by revolt on pay as shareholders ramp up pressure in AGM season May 4, 2022 London-listed fintech giant Plus500 was struck a blow by investors yesterday as shareholders voted down the firm’s remuneration report at its annual general meeting.
Competition watchdog raises concerns over London Stock Exchange Group’s Quantile takeover May 3, 2022 The UK’s competition watchdog has raised concerns today that the London Stock Exchange Group’s takeover of transaction risk firm Quantile could damage competition in the sector.
Boardroom Diversity supported by eToro May 3, 2022 | City Talk eToro, the social investing network, has launched a new FemaleLeadership Smart Portfolio which features US publicly quoted companies with diversity at boardroom level, especially featuring women in positions of board members. eToro’s Deputy CEO and Global Chief Operating Officer (COO), Dr. Hedva Ber, says: “Female leadership and boardroom diversity have proven advantages, not just for [...]
Citi trader error sparks flash crash in European markets May 3, 2022 A flash crash in European stock markets yesterday was sparked by an error in a single sell-order trade by a Citigroup employee, it has emerged.
Johnson throws weight behind Arm IPO charm offensive May 3, 2022 Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind attempts to woo British chipmaker Arm into floating in London, as parent company SoftBank looks set for a New York listing.
MPs size up venture capital as an engine for ‘levelling up’ April 28, 2022 MPs revealed they are exploring the potential of venture capital to act as an engine of the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda today, as the Treasury Select Committee opened a consultation into the state of the industry.
