Baillie Gifford in line for Anthropic windfall just months after £3.6bn SpaceX bonanza Investing Scottish investment shop Baillie Gifford is in line to more than triple its money on its stakes in Anthropic when the AI juggernaut floats on the stock market this summer, just months after netting a £3.6bn gain on its historic SpaceX punt. Three of the Edinburgh-based asset manager’s flagship trusts could use Anthropic’s eagerly awaited [...]
Peel Hunt: City broker makes a loss amid economic headwinds Markets Investment bank Peel Hunt faced the pinch of economic and market struggles in its latest financial year as cost-cutting measures took a chunk out of the firm’s bottom line. The City broker made a loss before tax of £3.5m, which the firm said was due to restructuring costs. But the company recorded a profit of [...]
Interactive Investor CEO: My top three tips for investing Investing The boss of Interactive Investor has shared his top three tips for investing in UK and foreign markets ahead of the Spring Statement.
UK markets being ‘gradually undermined’ by tax regime – Interactive Investor boss March 10, 2025 The current tax regime is making UK markets “just about tradable” and are leading to their “gradual undermining”, according to the chief executive of Interactive Investor*. Speaking in the latest episode of Morning Wire‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Richard Wilson said his company has seen an increase in more investors trading in foreign markets instead of [...]
Etoro: ‘We could still float in London but things need to change’ December 3, 2024 The UK boss of trading platform Etoro has opened up about what the London Stock Exchange has to do to win its backing.
Payday for Artemis partners despite £1.4bn drop in assets October 2, 2024 Partners at Artemis Investment Management received a whopping £56.8m payout for 2023 despite a drop in profit and assets under management at the fund house. The firm, which has 27 partners, suffered a six per cent slide in assets under management to £23.3bn last year, down from £24.7bn, according to accounts filed with Companies House. [...]
Liontrust continues to struggle with investor outflows despite positive fund returns April 17, 2024 Investors continued to pull money from Liontrust’s funds in the first quarter of 2024. In a trading update issued this morning, the asset manager said it had recorded £1.2bn in outflows during the first quarter of 2024. Despite the massive withdrawals, the company’s assets under management stayed flat during the quarter at £27.8bn. A total [...]
Polar Capital sees ‘positive momentum’ as market returns offset outflows for the fund manager April 11, 2024 Polar Capital, the specialist fund manager, has reported an uptick in assets under management (AuM) in the last quarter, as well as a period of net inflows, as it expects investors to seek more exposure to improving global equity markets.
Former St James’s Place boss denied £450k bonus after tumultuous 2023 April 8, 2024 The board of wealth manager St James’s Place has cancelled a £456,700 bonus due to its former chief executive for 2023 after his final few months in the role saw the FTSE 100 firm in turmoil from excessive fees.
Abrdn hands chief £800k bonus as profits dip and clients pull £13.9bn February 27, 2024 Fund manager Abrdn has handed chief executive Stephen Bird a near £800k bonus despite clients pulling out even more funds, leading to a dip in annual profits.