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New York private equity predator KKR swoops on UK energy giant Contour
New York private equity predator KKR swoops on UK solar energy giant Contour in £1.75bn deal By Archie Mitchell For…
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Can tech queen seal deal to buy iconic ad agency?
Tech tycoon Vin Murria has gone hostile in her swoop on M&C Saatchi after the iconic advertising agency repeatedly rebuffed…
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Vodafone chief Nick Read under pressure over mega merger
Vodafone chief under pressure over mega merger: Lack of signal on a telecoms tie-up agitates investors By Calum Muirhead For…
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Musk warns Twitter deal is stuck without proof on bot accounts
Musk warns Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ without proof of number of bot accounts By Farah Khalique For The Daily…
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So what does the price cap bombshell mean for you?
Any hope that cheap fixed energy deals might soon return was dashed yesterday by a bleak announcement from watchdog Ofgem.…
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Falling unemployment and rising wages mask worrying economic outlook
Fresh data has shown falling unemployment and growing wages, but experts warn the figures obscure a worrying outlook for the…
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How to save money on energy: Your essential guide to bills
Millions of British households are expected to struggle with their energy bills as the cost of living crisis mounts. Many…
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S4 Capital reveals new merger amidst accounting problems
Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital reveals tie-up with Californian tech services firm against background of accounting scandal MediaMonks is set…
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EFAMA: Investors pour €102bn into sustainable UCITS bond funds last year
The latest issue of EFAMA Market Insights series, ‘Sustainable UCITS Bond Funds for a Better Future’, revealed sustainable UCITS bond…
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Grayscale Investments launches Future of Finance UCITS ETF
The passively-managed fund, which will list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Borsa Italiana, and the Deutsche Börse Xetra, tracks…
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Evenlode establishes philanthropic foundation
The Evenlode Foundation engages with charities and companies that are working towards addressing global challenges, including climate change, poverty, inequality,…
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St James’s Place drops fund of fund structure from Global Growth fund
According to the fund house, the shift is intended to provide greater flexibility and liquidity for investors. Alongside this change,…
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Is stagflation the future? Depends on your definition
At the end of February, just after the start of the war in Ukraine, it began to look as if…
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The cost of driving crunch: Motorists struggling to afford rising bills
One in four motorists struggled to afford the cost of driving in the past month, as the cost of running…
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Sorrell waives bonus at S4 Capital in wake of accounting scandal
Sir Martin Sorrell waives bonus at S4 Capital in wake of ’embarrassing’ accounting scandal By John Abiona For The Daily…
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MAGGIE PAGANO: Double whammy of inflation and rate hikes hits hard
Time to take cover. Fresh data from China and the European Commission have triggered fears of an even sharper global…
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End of the Davos love-in: World Economic Forum is back in business
End of the Davos love-in: The World Economic Forum is back in business week but not like you remember it…
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Oil jump delivers record Aramco results
The results come as the price of oil increases worldwide following a Covid-era slump, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
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Housing market confidence holds up as 82% of movers think they can sell in three months
The cost of living crisis and interest rate hikes have not yet dampened confidence in the housing market, as new…
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Average house prices exceed £500k in 15% of Britain
The number of property hotspots around the country with homes costing more than half a million pounds has risen significantly…
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs a battle plan, says MAGGIE PAGANO
Chancellor Rishi Sunak should take a lesson from Britain’s Eurovision entry Sam Ryder and produce winning battle plan to lift…
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McDonald’s storm over antibiotics in its beef
McDonald’s storm over antibiotics in its beef: Burger giant faces showdown with investors who say it broke promise to tackle…
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Experts accuse banks of ‘scornful disdain’ on rates
Banks slammed by savings experts for treating customers with ‘scornful disdain’ following failure to pass on latest Bank of England…
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MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Phone tip Airtel’s hotline to growth
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Phone tip’s hotline to growth as Airtel’s share price shoots up By Joanne Hart, Financial…
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McColl’s boss Jonathan Miller in £560k payoff before crash
Former chief executive of McColl’s pocketed more than half a million pounds despite leaving company just over a month before…
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Budget airline easyJet offering cabin crew £1,000 bonus
EasyJet offering cabin crew £1,000 bonus as it fights to recruit and retain prized staff By Luke Barr, Financial Mail…
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JP Morgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon facing shareholder backlash
JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon facing shareholder backlash over £43m retention bonus By Daily Mail City & Finance…
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Can ailing online supermarket Ocado deliver the goods?
Ocado, the tech-focused online supermarket, divides opinion. It is the Marmite of enterprises: investors either love it, trusting in its…
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Weekend reading: Bonfire of the vanities – Monevator
What caught my eye this week. The Litquidity video below is in horribly bad taste. I believe the Normandy landing…
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Bitcoin price: Cryptocurrencies recover some ground
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrency peers recovered some ground on Friday, capping a week of heavy losses across the digital…
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SMALL CAP MOVERS Trafalgar Property; Ncondezi
The biggest small-cap riser this week was Trafalgar Property Group and we’d love to be able to tell you why…
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Scottish Mortgage’s Slater: We place an ‘outsized degree of importance’ on company founders to drive returns
Like many Baillie Gifford portfolios, the house’s flagship trust invests in several names whose reputation is closely linked to its…
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GAM refutes claims it has entered negotiations to prop up Luna stablecoin
A press release purporting to come from the fund house was issued at 2300 BST yesterday (12 May), alleging the…
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Assessment of Value regime called into question as fund closures remain stagnant
Figures from Morningstar for Investment Week showed that since 2012, the average number of fund closures has been 146, with…
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We test out the £99 holiday subscription claiming to offer ‘trade prices’ on flights and hotels
The cost of living crisis is prompting many to cut down on luxuries such as streaming services and takeaway coffee. …
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Vodafone eyes a bigger chunk of UK market in merger with rival Three
Vodafone eyes a bigger chunk of the UK mobile market as it begins merger talks with rival Three By Daily…
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Petrol prices back above £1.65 for first time since fuel duty cut
Petrol is back above £1.65 a litre for the first time since Rishi Sunak cut fuel duty by 5p –…
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Fidelity International expands private credit team
Fidelity’s private credit team was established in early 2021 to launch a full range of loan and private credit strategies.…
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Balfour Beatty on track thanks to government contracts
Balfour Beatty on track thanks to government contracts with £150m share buyback programme set for completion this year Balfour said…
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Event Voice: Your Questions Answered by Kempen at the Sustainable Investment Funds to Watch
Can you give a brief overview of your strategy in terms of what you are trying to achieve for investors,…
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Refinitiv Lipper: European AUM drops €800bn in first quarter
The report also found that 37% of the overall assets under management were held by ESG-related funds, and the majority…
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Hargreaves Lansdown shares tumble amid slowdown in new customers
Hargreaves Lansdown shares slide as asset and customer growth slow amid growing cost-of-living crisis and market turmoil Hargreaves Lansdown reported…
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Inflows to global ETFs slowed in April
According to data compiled by Amundi Asset Management, in the equity space there were net outflows over April of €12.4bn…
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Hargreaves Lansdown assets and new business fall in Q1
It said this was due to “adverse market movement through the period driven partly by exposure to global equity markets,…
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My son turned 18 months ago – why can’t we get hold of his NatWest Child Trust Fund?
When my son was little, I invested in a Child Trust Fund with NatWest, with money I received from the…
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Tenants fail to insure their personal items due to the cost of living crisis
Two out of five tenants have not insured their personal items due to the cost of living crisis Two out…
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No let up as inflation crisis grips the West
No let up as inflation crisis grips the West: Experts warn Bank of England may be forced to tip country…
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MARKET REPORT: Compass heads north as growth prospects rocket
Catering giant Compass Group was one of the biggest blue-chip risers after hiking its forecasts for the year. It jumped…
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Aviva boss hit out at misogyny in the City after sexism storm at AGM
Aviva boss hit out at misogyny in the City after ‘flabbergasting’ sexism storm at AGM By Daily Mail City &…
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Fears Coinbase could go bust as crypto exchange falls to all-time low
Fears Coinbase could go bust as ‘crypto winter’ rocks the digital currency exchange By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail…
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