Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today March 4, 2024 Asian markets rallied as Japan's Nikkei surged, bitcoin hit a two-year peak, and oil prices rose. All eyes are on the UK Budget and the Annual Chinese Communist Party (CCP) meetings, set to influence market dynamics this week.
Bank of England chief economist warns of ‘significant’ response to market turmoil September 27, 2022 The Bank of England’s chief economist today rushed to calm the City by promising a “significant” response to the UK market turmoil. Huw Pill said it is hard “not to conclude” the Bank must hike interest rates steeply at its next meeting on 3 November after markets were rocked by chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax cuts and [...]
Aviva confirms it will still pay dividend despite fall in cash March 17, 2020 Insurance giant Aviva confirmed today that it is still planning on paying its dividend in May despite its financial position contracting. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Financial Services Conference, which was held remotely, the firm said that its solvency cover ratio had fallen to 175 per cent, down from 206 per cent on 31 December. [...]
Top investors demand firms including Tesla and Exxon Mobil cough up climate data June 29, 2022 A group of 263 top financial institutions have today called on firms including Tesla and Exxon Mobil to reveal their environmental impact data, as pressure grows on businesses for transparency on climate impact.
Labour’s plan for business also means supporting women through their menopause March 3, 2023 For too long women at work have suffered in silence when it comes to the menopause. Many experience debilitating mental health and physical menopausal symptoms that have a huge impact on their everyday activities, not to mention their personal and intimate relationships too. And far too many are left feeling ashamed of this, trying their [...]
Rachel Reeves: Macron is ‘eating UK’s lunch’ when it comes to global investment December 7, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron is “eating the UK’s lunch” when it comes to attracting global investment, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves today told City A.M. that France was stealing investment away from British start-ups post-Brexit, with the shadow chancellor promising to help pension funds unleash billions of pounds of long-term capital into the [...]
FTSE 100: London edges ever closer to a new record high January 14, 2023 The FTSE 100 fell short of hitting some all-time highs on Friday after a strong start to the year. Pushing up to fresh five-year highs, the FTSE hit its highest score since the record points it had tallied in May 2018. It closed at 7,844.07 on Friday after briefly peaking at 7,864.95 a little earlier [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? July 13, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Actis Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has poached its new head of central and eastern Europe from Allianz Capital Partners (ACP). Jaroslava Korpanec, who was a founding partner at ACP, also joins the firm as a partner, leading [...]
Mark Kleinman: Will Reeves step back from a Hallowe’en nightmare? October 10, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City AM column.
Mark Kleinman: Cineworld revamp is a horror show for landlords August 29, 2024 This week Mark Kleinman tackles Cineworld's closures, Rolls-Royce's chief executive and plans to rename Twickenham.