M&A slumps as UK dealmakers sit out rocky markets December 6, 2022 Mergers and acquisitions in the UK have slumped back to pre-pandemic levels this year as dealmakers play the waiting game amid wild swings on the markets, official figures have revealed. A total of 459 domestic and cross-border deals were completed in the third quarter of the year, nine down on the previous quarter and 159 [...]
Bitcoin could tumble to £4,100 next year, analysts warn December 5, 2022 Bitcoin could plunge by a further 70 per cent next year as investors scramble for safe havens like gold amid continued turmoil on the markets, analysts have warned.
Credit Suisse shares jump on rumours of Saudi Crown Prince investment December 5, 2022 Shares in beleaguered lender Credit Suisse have been given a boost today on reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is poised to snap up a stake of its spun out investment banking division.
Home REIT ‘significantly’ inflated property value, claims shadowy activist investor December 5, 2022 Home REIT has faced calls for its board to be sacked today for “significantly” inflating its property portfolio, in the latest of a string of attacks against the social housing investor in the past two weeks.
Allica Bank bags £100m cash injection after swing into profit December 5, 2022 Digital lender Allica said it had bagged a £100m cash injection today as it looks to guzzle up more of the UK’s small business banking market.
Bankman-Fried admits meetings on Alameda’s finances prior to FTX collapse December 4, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried has admitted he had more knowledge of the financial health of FTX’s sister trading Alameda Research than previously suggested, as the extent of the ties between the two collapsed firms emerges.
FTX collapse shows need for venture capital ‘correction’, says investment chief December 4, 2022 The collapse of FTX has underscored a “distortion” in the venture capital market and the need for a correction across the industry, the boss of a global investment body has said.
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.
AJ Bell assets slide as volatility hits investors December 1, 2022 Trading firm AJ Bell said the value of assets on its platform had dipped two per cent in the past year as extreme volatility on the markets dealt a blow to retail investors' holdings.
Bitcoin ‘on the road to irrelevance’, says ECB November 30, 2022 The European Central Bank said Bitcoin is on the “road to irrelevance” today as it slammed the cryptocurrency as a “speculative bubble” with no productive value.