Retirement Planning

Following on from the festival it’s the traditional Midlands National at Uttoxeter on Saturday, plus they race at Kempton on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews…

Sadiq Khan has been blasted for “incredible spin” over his linking the cost of living crisis to increasing crime in London. In a speech on Thursday, the mayor of London…

The billionaire founder and chief executive of Victorian Plumbing has been handed millions of shares in his own company by his mother. Mark Radcliffe has received more than 5.3 million…

Activist investor Tribeca sent jitters through the City yesterday with the claim that London had lost its lustre for the likes of Glencore.  The London Stock Exchange, the Aussie hedge…

The competition watchdog is to investigate Barratt’s £2.5bn acquisition of rival housebuilder Redrow.  This morning, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is: “considering whether it may be the…

Thermal processing expert Bodycote has begun a £60m share buyback programme after reporting a strong growth in profit in its annual results. The firm’s stock price jumped five per cent…

Shares in air quality solutions supplier Volution jumped more than five per cent this morning after the group posted its half-year results, which came in ahead of expectations. Covering the…

British property developer Berkeley Group is on track to deliver £1.5bn of pre-tax profits over the next three years, according to an update by the firm this morning.  The business,…

The £14.2bn Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has unveiled a £1bn share buyback programme after a rapid turnaround in the growth-focused trust’s fortunes over the last year. The trust, which is…

Vodafone has struck a deal to offload its Italian arm for €8bn (£6.3bn) and announced plans for €4bn (£3.4bn) share buyback today in the “third and final step” of efforts…