FCA pushes for reform of London’s listing regime in an attempt to boost growth: ‘A radical set of changes’ May 26, 2022 The City watchdog has outlined plans to reshape the two-tier structure of the London Stock Exchange’s main market today in a bid to simplify listing rules and tempt more fast-growth tech firms to come to market. The Financial Conduct Authority revealed proposals to do-away with the current split between a higher “premium” tier of the [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 20th June 2022 June 20, 2022 Volatility ReignsUS Bank Holiday May Quieten the Market for a DayCrypto Cracks but Bounces Happy Monday everyone and being a US bank holiday we may get some respite from the constant volatility we have been experiencing. The weekend did not allow us any chance to relax with BTC and ETH dropping through 20,000 and 1000 [...]
EV premiums tumble by £97, research says November 18, 2021 Insurance rates for electric vehicles (EV) have gone down by £97, from £753 to £656, while premiums for petrol and diesel slumped by £82 to £622 in the third quarter of 2021. Research from price comparison website Comparethemarket has revealed that, despite the decline, the average annual insurance for EV is still £33 more expensive [...]
Domino’s slams Amazon’s £442m investment in Deliveroo May 14, 2020 Pizza takeaway chain Domino’s has slammed a watchdog’s decision to give the go-ahead to Amazon’s £442m investment in Deliveroo, saying the decision will harm competition and consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally cleared the investment in April over concerns that Deliveroo could collapse without extra financial backing due restaurant closures during the coronavirus [...]
How do the ESG requirements apply to crypto? July 15, 2022 Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms need to consider their ESG position, say Sam Robinson and Laura Houet of CMS Law.
Investment should flow from our thriving pension market August 8, 2022 People from around the world come to use the UK’s financial markets to fund their ventures, build their economies and make a return. Yet, for years, the UK has been poor at turning this natural advantage into investment here at home. For example, the UK has the second largest pension pot in the entire world, [...]
FTSE 100 rises but Wall Street falls again on job data September 4, 2020 The FTSE 100 reversed yesterday’s losses, closing in on the 5,900 point level this morning despite last night’s ferocious sell-off of US tech stocks dragging markets down overnight. By the early afternoon London’s premier index was 0.7 per cent up at 5,888.96. The FTSE 250 index of mid caps also rose 0.2 per cent. However, [...]
Social media influencers attract a quarter of online ad complaints June 3, 2020 Influencers were responsible for a quarter of all complaints about online adverts last year amid a crackdown on brand promotions on social media. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received more than 4,400 complaints last year about 3,670 ads that used social media influencers. The figure represents more than a quarter of all complaints for online [...]
CMA clears £6.2bn Just Eat Takeaway merger April 23, 2020 Just Eat and Takeaway.com received the green light to complete their £6.2bn merger today. UK watchdog t he Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found the tie-up would not lessen competition in the food delivery space. The CMA said it was “satsified there are no competition concerns”. Takeaway.com fought off a rival bid from Dutch rival [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 26th May 2022 May 26, 2022 Trade the ExtremesCrypto Comes Under PressureFED Retains Flexibility The FOMC minutes came and went and the markets have summed it up quite nicely – nothing new. There were no fresh insights and all markets can’t make headway in either direction. The word we like to use to describe this market is ‘transactional.’ It feels that [...]