Fintech awards season – a reason to be cheerful November 24, 2023 Lord Holmes of Richmond explains why the Electronic Trade Documents Act is an award-winning piece of parliamentary work.
Rightmove: Demand surges 50 per cent after housing market reopens August 7, 2020 Property platform Rightmove said demand was up 50 per cent in June and July as potential buyers sought new homes after months spent in lockdown. Rightmove’s share price jumped 8.93 per cent to 629.4p this morning after the company reported a bounce in activity after the housing market reopened. The figures In the six months [...]
Week ahead: City braces for further inflation surge June 19, 2022 Investors are bracing for fresh data this week to point to a further surge in UK inflation, sending the rate of price rises beyond an already 40-year high. London’s FTSE 100 last week was caught up in one of the most volatile weeks for global stock markets since the early days of the pandemic. It [...]
Crypto has ‘serious deficiencies in governance’, warns Bank of England official October 19, 2022 A Bank of England official warned there are “serious deficiencies in governance” in the crypto ecosystem today as she laid out a vision for the industry to win back trust from investors.
Week ahead: City braces for soft economy data and US inflation figures August 7, 2022 Top of City traders’ minds this week will be whether fresh GDP figures reveal the UK is already in the early stages of the drawn out recession the Bank of England forecast last week. Despite the economic doom, London’s FTSE 100 was broadly stable, edging 0.16 per cent lower to close the week at 7,439.74 [...]
British Business Bank chief Louis Taylor on risk: ‘Even if the worst happens, you learn’ July 20, 2023 For a man running a bank that has found itself at the centre of a fraud storm over the past two years, Louis Taylor talks warmly about the concept of risk. The state-owned British Business Bank he now runs shot to household-name status through the pandemic and enjoyed a moment in the sun as the [...]
Bitcoin ETF battle rumbles on as Gary Gensler and the SEC try to hinder ‘unstoppable’ progress September 29, 2023 Jason Deane picks apart the narratives that have set the backdrop to another busy week in the world of Bitcoin.
Square Mile and Me – Conservative City candidate Tim Barnes: ‘I live here, so I understand the everyday problems’ June 20, 2024 We’re asking the candidates for the Cities of London and Westminster to introduce themselves. Today, it's Conservative runner Timothy Barnes.
Interview: Ovo Energy’s boss bets on green future to cement Big Six status April 20, 2023 Ovo Energy’s CEO Raman Bhatia talks about the sector’s latest challenges, from driving renewable energy to rethinking forced prepayment meters.
Nationwide posts strongest results on record on the back of Britain’s booming property market May 20, 2022 The world’s biggest building society, Nationwide, today posted its strongest financial results on record on the back of Britain’s booming property market. The mortgage lender said its underlying profits had more than doubled from £790m for the financial year 2021 to £1,604bn for the financial year 2022. Nationwide said it had performed well across its [...]