Former CNN boss gets behind Barclay coup for Telegraph titles November 17, 2023 Media investment fund Redbird IMI is reportedly backing the Barclay family's £1.1bn attempt to reclaim control over The Telegraph.
Prosecutors seek two-and-a-half-year sentence and £86,000 from Rubiales over ‘kissgate’ March 27, 2024 Spanish prosecutors yesterday announced that they are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence and a €100,000 (£86,000) fine from Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish football chief at the centre of the “kissgate” scandal with international player Jenni Hermoso. The Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court (AN) spoke with regards to the former chief of the Royal [...]
Tory peer’s CMC Markets fires warning on revenue as ‘challenging’ markets linger August 25, 2023 CMC Markets, the trading platform owned by Tory peer Lord Cruddas, fired another warning on income today as “challenging” conditions continue to weigh on activity.
UBS and Credit Suisse complete merger May 31, 2024 The merger of UBS and Credit Suisse is now formally complete.
FTSE 100 close: London’s premier index falls as strong performance for miners not enough to tip market into green April 4, 2023 The FTSE 100 closed lower on Tuesday as markets ran out of steam despite a strong performance from many of the index’s mining giants. The capital’s premier index closed 0.5 per cent lower at 7,634.52 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, ended [...]
Robinhood launches to UK customers March 19, 2024 Robinhood, the trading and investing app made infamous by the Gamestop saga, has launched in the UK today, after two failed attempts. This is the first step outside the US for the firm, after it shot to global infamy in 2021 as the central player in the so-called meme stock frenzy. The brand tried to [...]
Hipgnosis Songs Fund delays results as value of company’s assets thrown into question December 19, 2023 Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the embattled investment trust, has today delayed the publication of its financial results.
CMC Markets: Tory peer’s listed trading platform appoints new CFO amid slowdown September 4, 2023 Online trading platform CMC Markets, owned by Tory peer Lord Cruddas, has appointed Albert Soleiman as its chief financial officer, replacing Euan Marshall. Soleiman first joined CMC in 2005, remaining at the company until 2019 when he joined Bitfury UK, a blockchain technology company, as global tax director. He rejoined the London-listed firm a year [...]
Ageas: Belgian insurer mulls UK takeover after failed Direct Line bid October 6, 2024 Belgian insurance giant Ageas is open to making further takeover bids for British companies after a failed attempt to snap up Direct Line earlier this year.
Election 2024: Tories could lose inner London entirely, YouGov poll predicts June 4, 2024 The Tories risk being reduced to just four seats in the capital - and losing inner London entirely - according to a major poll by YouGov.