Peel Hunt profits plunge 99 per cent amid capital markets slowdown December 1, 2022 Peel Hunt said profits plunged by 99 per cent in the first half of the year as it is hammered by a slump in initial public offerings and volatility on the markets.
Court blocks Mastercard’s bid to exclude three million dead people from collective action lawsuit November 30, 2022 A UK appeals court has blocked Mastercard’s bid to prevent three million dead people from participating in a £10bn class action lawsuit against the credit card company. The UK’s Court of Appeals refused to exclude three million individuals who died after the class-action lawsuit was first filed against Mastercard in September 2016. The decision comes [...]
Law Society backs calls to smash City’s ‘class ceiling’ by boosting social mobility November 30, 2022 The Law Society today backed calls to break the “class ceiling” by boosting social mobility in the City. The solicitors’ body came out in support of Canada’s push towards 50 per cent of senior leaders in the financial and professional services sector coming from non-professional backgrounds. The Law Society said it [...]
Boss at Mayfair hedge fund TCI gets £575m dividend – but it won’t go in his pocket November 30, 2022 The boss at a Mayfair hedge fund management company has been given more than a half-a-billion dividend, which will be reinvested in companies it runs. Sir Chris Hohn of TCI Fund Management gave himself £575m after a rise in profits, but it is understood it won’t be going into his bank account, according to The [...]
Private bank Julius Baer fined £18m over ‘corrupt’ dealings with Yukos Oil November 30, 2022 The UK’s financial watchdog has fined private bank Julius Baer more than £18m over its “corrupt” dealings with Russian oil company Yukos Group. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today fined Julius Baer’s international business £18,022,500 and sanctioned three of its executives, over the private bank’s use of third-party agents in carrying out business with [...]
HSBC ditches 114 branches as Brits flock to mobile banking November 30, 2022 Britain’s biggest lender HSBC is closing 114 high street branches from next April driven by consumers shunning in person services for online banking, it announced today. The number of Brits visiting their local HSBC store has plummeted since the pandemic, which engineered a surge in mobile banking app usage to manage finances. The move adds [...]
UK shareholders face 60 per cent ‘wealth grab’ under Labour, warns City heavyweight Lord Lee November 30, 2022 Shareholders face a 60 per cent raid on profits under Labour, City veteran and senior private investor Lord Lee of Trafford warned this morning. Capital gains tax on shares sold outside an ISA is currently charged at 10 per cent or 20 per cent depending on your income tax band. But the Liberal Democrat peer [...]
City bosses more Santa than Scrooge this Christmas as it rains parties, presents and bonuses in London November 30, 2022 Despite economic difficulties, London bosses are still planning to give their staff Christmas parties, presents, or bonuses. London employers appear to be going bigger on bonuses, with 56 per cent of London staff expecting a Christmas bonus, compared with just 23 per cent of those in both the South East and South West, and only [...]
Klarna targets 2023 profits despite swelling losses November 30, 2022 Buy-now pay-later giant Klarna said it was targeting profitability in the second half of 2023 despite losses nearly doubling in the third quarter of the year. In its third quarter results today, the Swedish-headquartered fintech firm said losses had swelled to SEK 2.13bn (£170m) in the three months to the end of September, up from SEK [...]
Credit Suisse shares tumble to record lows as sell-off continues November 29, 2022 Shares in Credit Suisse tumbled to record lows today as investors continued to shun the firm after warnings of a $1.5bn loss last week.