Investment

The UK's biggest investor has cautiously supported Sir Pascal Soriot’s controversial AstraZeneca pay deal, but warned that a successor shouldn't expect the same treatment. Legal & General voted in favor of plans to increase the…

The escalating Middle East crisis threatens to push oil prices to close to $100 per barrel. The RAC has warned that the price of petrol could reach £1.50 a litre if Iran’s attack on Israel causes crude to rise. Oil prices have already…

Polar Capital's figures show that investors are now putting more money back into technology funds after an eight quarter period of net redemptions. The shares of the London-listed specialist investment manager in technology jumped by a…

Nationalising Thames Water will discourage investment in UK infrastructure. This is the warning of a major bondholder. Royal London Asset Management's senior fund manager said that taking the heavily-indebted water company under public…

Investors rush to buy British bonds as traders increase bets on the Bank of England cutting interest rates ahead of the US Federal Reserve. The official data showed that the US rose more than expected in march, which was a blow for US rate…

Vitol is the largest independent commodity trader in the world. It has earned far more profits than its competitors for the second consecutive year, cementing its position as a major player in the global energy market. According to…

Calastone, a data specialist, says that British investors are choosing to invest in US-listed companies over UK stocks. Investors withdrawn a net £823million from UK funds in February, the highest amount since last February. This was the…

Hedge funds are swooping on the UK's £200bn Investment Trust sector, which is being shunned and undercut by cheaper competitors. Investment Trusts have been a cornerstone in UK equity markets for more than 100 years. They are now facing…

The government has accused a group of companies of "breach" of the scheme rules after they received £9million in taxpayer funding through Rishi Sunak’s Future Fund. Administrators have announced that several businesses owned by Nova…

The former head of Sequoia Capital’s India unit said that the country was getting a “huge” boost as investors moved their money from China, as geopolitical conflicts reshaped the global venture capital markets. Shailendra Singh is the…

Bluebell Capital, an activist investor, has launched a new campaign to force the $10 trillion fund giant BlackRock to rethink its lauded commitments towards environmental and social governance (ESG). Next month, the London-based hedge…

Hedge funds have threatened to withdraw their investments from India due to controversial new rules that were introduced as a response to the short seller attack last year on Adani, which is one of India's largest companies. According to…

Gold's price has soared to record levels, driven by investors looking for safe havens and central banks. According to LSEG, the yellow metal reached $2,141 an ounce, which was a record, surpassing the previous record set in December of…

Berenberg has issued a call to investors who have suffered for BT. Berenberg questioned whether the shares of the telecoms company, which had fallen 15 percent since the beginning of the year, were too low. The mood at BT is tense. There…

Rolls-Royce has a habit of occupying the top spot in the FTSE 100 leaderboard. Today was no different, after some bullish remarks from Deutsche Bank. According to Christophe Menard of the German bank, the engine maker's results showed…

BAE Systems is no longer a pariah, but a saviour to many investors. The latest call for more material by President Zelensky, at the second anniversary, has brought the spotlight back on arms manufacturers. BAE Systems' announcement of its…

Hargreaves Lansdown said it would reduce its interest share from the balances of customers to avoid a regulatory crackdown. However, it did not indicate that it would be making a big sacrifice. The concessions on cash windfalls were made…

A US private equity fund launched an auction for Village Hotels, the UK's largest mid-market chain. The sale is expected to reach £800 million. Sources in City say that advisors to KSL Capital Partners are marketing Village through…