Do-it-yourself investment platform Hargreaves Landsdown has reported a jump in revenue for the three months to 31 March thanks, in part, to a higher number of UK-based investors trading internationally. …
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UK’s biggest Christmas cracker designer warns on ‘soft’ market
IG Design Group, the UK’s largest gift wrap and Christmas cracker designer, said it expects revenue to have dropped 10 per cent in 2024 due to an under-performing Americas division …
Consensys swings first at the SEC
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. So far, …
The Hipgnosis saga shines a spotlight on critical London failings
Amongst the stash of pop culture offerings in Hipgnosis’ rights catalogue are those of the legendary music producer Jimmy Iovine. The impresario sold his future royalties to the investment vehicle, …
HSBC chief Noel Quinn unexpectedly steps down after nearly five years
HSBC has unexpectedly announced that its group chief executive Noel Quinn would retire after almost five years in the role and has started searching for a successor to lead Europe’s …
Football, snooker and the dangers of over-regulation
Whether it’s the gambling white paper putting advertisers off snooker or plans for a new football regulator, our favourite sports risk being legislated out of existence, says Emma Revell When …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to extend record streak on strong global cues
Moving markets today: Asian stocks rise with Wall Street, Japan’s yen holds firm, oil slips amid Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, China’s factory activity growth slows; Focus shifts to US Fed policy …
UK Finance CEO: FCA’s name and shame plans will harm UK competitiveness
Improving transparency is well and good, but FCA plans to name firms under investigation will do damage to innocent firms, writes UK Finance chief executive David Postings The principle of …
The Notebook: For the UK’s poorest, things are only getting worse – just look at the numbers
Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Ian Whittaker, founder of Liberty Sky Advisors and twice City A.M. analyst of the year, takes …
Humza Yousaf’s SNP is more like a cult than a political project
The SNP has held on to power in Scotland through the force of personality of its leaders and the pursuit of independence at all costs. And like so many cults …