Plus peculiar rumblings at BlackRock and Nicola Horlick’s banking pivot
Dwindling new case numbers shows regulation works, FCA says, plus the curious case of Deutsche Wohnen’s holdouts
Plus retrodden takeover speculation puts hedge fund manager Man Group back in focus
Plus, occasional signs of life in London’s IPO market, and HSBC’s ill-timed trip into the metaverse
Plus, speculation surrounds Ted Baker, and Russian connections give Jefferies an ESG headache
Plus, Seraphim’s celebrated space launch, and the mystery blue superyacht of Canary Wharf
London fixed-income specialist says investor support makes shareholder vote unnecessary; and Next’s stop-start buyback
Tough times for London’s biggest floats; BATM faces FTSE ejection after communications breakdown
Chrysalis weighs up equity performance fees after bumper year; and THG’s latest sell-off raises fresh SoftBank doubts
Matthew Moulding clears controversial local council debt; Credit Suisse’s top Emea lawyer defects to Wall Street firm
Vin Murria’s interest in ad agency puts regulators on the spot; break-up speculation is a non-starter at media group Relx
City broker’s clean-up strategy raises hackles; Nick Train on the defensive; and bedtime reading in the van Beurden household
Former chair fights plans to close the UK small-cap fund; Hollywood and Silicon Valley A-listers back Christian app
Finnish bank deletes notes by its top strategists; investors close in on ADVFN; starspotting at Goldman
Metro’s community vision; tensions between Numis and THG; and Google’s fintech boss has Bond on the mind
Mystery stakebuilding by Birmingham City backer; City fintech pioneer looks west; and Draper Esprit rebrands
Plus500’s earnings guidance under scrutiny; Advent’s Ultra Electronics deal rides junk issuance wave; FCA’s tardy filings
Arden’s slip puts its bidder offside with the LSE; fun and games at THG; and hedge fund Tiger Global spots a UK target
Vintage legal loophole comes back to haunt drugmaker; City crypto converts in demand; and COP26 takes to the water
Billionaire on lockdown after botched investor day; counting the cost at Chrysalis; and StanChart’s vision problem
Aluminium pavilions and virtual reality fountains are the lure for environmentally purposeful socialites
Group has stopped pandemic perk — which included afternoon ice cream
Let rivals fail, says Telecom Plus CEO; US fund’s big bet on Entain; Ken Costa courts ethical millennials
Offshore interests of an ecommerce billionaire; former Asos director sets up shop; VSA Capital makes waves
Sector rivals and industry players will be keen on the UK software pioneer, says analyst who foresaw buyout
