Markets

FCA Continues Review Into NatWest After 'potential Regulatory Breaches' Identified Over Coutts Incident

The Financial Conduct Authority is continuing its review into NatWest Group after the independent report carried out b... Read more

BoE's Jon Cunliffe: Digital Pound Likely Needed By 'end Of The Decade'

Plans to implement a ‘digital pound’ will not be decided on for a few years but its introduction is likely to happ... Read more

Quiet Asian Markets Brush Off US Stock Decline; All Eyes On US PCE Data

Markets remained relatively subdued in today’s Asian trading session with Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar show... Read more

Saba Capital Eyes $500m For Activist UK Investment Trust Fund

US hedge fund Saba Capital has been fundraising for a targeted $500m from investors for the launch of a fund that aims... Read more

M&G Names Kathy Ryan Chief Sustainability Officer

M&G has appointed Kathy Ryan as chief sustainability officer to lead the group’s sustainability strategy. Read more

Euros Soft Stance Continues Post-ECB; Strong US GDP Fails To Rouse Dollar

Euro is trading as the worst performer for the today so far, but there is no extended selloff after ECB’s decision t... Read more

Greencoat UK Wind Boosts Annual Dividend And Launches £100m Buyback Scheme

Renewable infrastructure trust Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) will increase its annual dividend for the 2024 financial year, ... Read more

US GDP Beats Expectations At 4.9% In Q3

US GDP rose by an annualised rate of 4.9% in the third quarter of this year, surpassing analyst expectations of 4.3%. ... Read more

Higher For Longer: Fixed Income Popularity Mounts As Investors Prepare For A New Rates Environment

As central banks poise to hold interest rates higher for longer, a fixed income market used to near-zero rates is set ... Read more

ECB Meets Expectations As Rates Held At 4%

The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest rates steady at 4% today (26 October), following clear guidance l... Read more

Asia Dragon Shareholders Greenlight Abrdn New Dawn Merger

The vast majority (99.9%) of Asia Dragon (DGN) shareholders have approved its proposed merger with the abrdn New Dawn ... Read more

Hipgnosis Catalogue Sale Cancelled As Shareholders Vote Against Continuation

The proposed music catalogue sale from Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital has bee... Read more

UK Dividends Fall In Q3 As 2023 Outlook Downgraded

UK dividends fell to £27.5bn, down 8.3% year-on-year, in the third quarter of 2023, according to data from Computersh... Read more

How To Weather The Storm: A Roadmap For More Resilient Portfolios

The world has entered a new era of elevated market and macroeconomic volatility, with significant divergence across re... Read more

Evelyn Partners Sustainable MPS Sells Out Of Impax Trust Amid Discount To NAV

Evelyn Partners’ sustainable MPS team has sold its holding in the Impax Environmental Markets investment trust as pa... Read more