Exclusive: Co-working firm Second Home launches sale process amid battle for rescue cash June 6, 2022 Shared office firm Second Home has started scouting for a buyer in parallel with efforts to secure rescue cash, CityA.M. understands. The workspace provider has launched a sale process after administrators from FRP Advisory were called in to help fend off insolvency. Headed by a former aide to ex-Prime Minister David Cameron, Rohan Silva, Second [...]
London Metal Exchange sued by US fund manager over nickel freeze June 6, 2022 The London Metal Exchange (LME) is being sued for a sum worth £365m by a Wall Street hedge fund after the cancellation of nickel trading earlier this year. Fund manager Elliott Associates has filed a claim in the English High Court against the platform and its subsidiary LME Clear. The trading platform suspended nickel trading [...]
Exclusive: ‘Significant barriers’ for female progression in fintech, report warns June 6, 2022 A top fintech body has warned today that “significant barriers still exist” to female progression in the sector despite an improvement in gender representation in recent years.
JP Morgan braced for economic ‘hurricane’, says Jamie Dimon June 1, 2022 JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warned of a coming economic “hurricane” today as he called on the US federal Reserve to implement quantitative tightening and hike interest rates.
Jubilee 2022: what’s changed for savers since 1952? June 1, 2022 | City Talk It’s 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. How have some of our key financial metrics – from longevity to inflation, interest rates to investment returns – moved over the decades? The seven-decade reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen transformations in many aspects of our lives. That includes sweeping changes to the [...]
Amundi chief labels parts of private equity as ‘pyramid’ and ‘ponzi’ scheme June 1, 2022 Europe’s biggest asset manager Amundi has described elements of private equity as a “pyramid scheme” and “ponzi scheme” due to the fact that private equity firms can sell assets onto peers for major profits.
Social care startup sets ‘broken system’ in sights after £28.5m cash injection June 1, 2022 London-based social care startup Florence said it is looking to solve the issues of the “broken” care system today after securing a £28.5m cash injection.
Deutsche Bank unit raided in Germany over ‘greenwashing’ allegations May 31, 2022 Prosecutors in Germany raided Deutsche Bank’s asset management unit DWS and the bank’s headquarters yesterday.
Bain & Co snaps up London procurement specialist Proxima May 31, 2022 US consulting giant Bain & Co revealed it has snapped up London procurement specialist Proxima today, as demand for supply chain consultancy surges amid a wave of inflationary and geopolitical shocks.
Closing the gap: gender lens investing and the future of finance May 31, 2022 | City Talk Public perception of gender equality issues runs in a repetitive cycle. We’ve all seen it. A scandal breaks out, or a study discovers yet another damaging disparity. Think pieces are written, hands are wrung, and companies promise to do better. Then the public’s attention moves on until another cycle starts. Actual change comes very slowly, [...]