11+ hour, 59+ min ago   (202+ words) MEX Exchange, the institutional electronic trading platform of MultiBank Group, has announced the appointment of Brian Liedberg as Chief Revenue Officer and Global Head of Sales, strengthening its commercial leadership as the company continues to develop its institutional trading business…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (334+ words) Private equity giant KKR has struck a deal to buy an AIM-listed construction software company in the latest of a wave of takeovers on the London Stock Exchange this year. In partnership with venture capital firm Accel, KKR has snapped…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (434+ words) Revolut’s conditional approval for a US banking licence has been hailed as a “consequential” step in the fintech’s march towards a long-awaited public debut. The digital bank landed approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (422+ words) British businesses are paring back their spending on consulting firms as they turn to AI for problem-solving, according to City AM’s new Business Spend Pulse. Median spending on consulting fees fell by 1.9 per cent in August compared to last year,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (225+ words) Spending in the UK economy reached a 13-month high in August after a rebound in the entertainment and travel industries, according to fresh data from Barclays. Overall card spending grew 2.1 per cent year-on-year, following on from two per cent growth…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (473+ words) Tokenisation will reshape market infrastructure whatever we do – the question is whether the UK wants to shape it or adapt to decisions made elsewhere, writes Bob Wigley The UK has entered a new phase in the tokenisation of capital markets....

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (570+ words) CEO & Founder - Blonde Money Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is urging markets to stop relying on central bank guidance and instead independently interpret economic data, signalling a shift toward a paradigm where higher interest rates are accepted as a component…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (443+ words) Standard Life swung to a loss in the first half of the year after the market moved against positions the firm had taken to shield itself against volatility. The FTSE 100 pensions giant posted an overall loss of £179m for the first…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (360+ words) Business confidence has risen to a near-two-year high as the output of UK firms grows despite the looming October Budget. The optimism of British firms has reached its highest level since just before the 2024 Autumn Budget, according to advisory firm…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (650+ words) The chief executive and chair of Spire Healthcare have stepped away amid a £1bn takeover of the London-listed private hospital group. Veteran boss Justin Ash has said he will retire from the group as it “enters a new phase with strong…...