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Companies providing banking, savings and loans, asset management, credit services, investment brokerage and insurance. UK‑listed companies in this sector include HSBC Holdings plc, Barclays plc, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Standard Chartered plc, Prudential plc and Schroders plc.

Diverse Income Trust reports £257.9m net assets with 4.18% yield

Diverse Income Trust reported net assets of £257.9 million as of 31 July 2025, with a NAV of 109.08p per share and a share price of 104.00p, reflecting a 4.66% discount. The trust, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner, delivered a 19.42% one-year share price total return and maintains a historic yield of 4.18%...
Global Opportunities Trust

12.2% total return in H1 2025! Global equity income trust GOT delivers

Global Opportunities Trust reports a 4.0% NAV total return and a 12.2% share price total return for the six months to 30 June 2025, with net assets rising to £110.7 million...
Pershing Square

Pershing Square Holdings reports 15.5% NAV growth in H1 2025

Pershing Square Holdings delivered a 15.5% NAV increase in the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.2% return. Year-to-date through 19 August, NAV rose 17.7% with a 16.5% share price gain...
Temple Bar Investment Trust Plc

Temple Bar Investment Trust delivers 19.9% share price return in H1 2025

Temple Bar Investment Trust has reported strong half-year results to 30 June 2025, with a 14.2% NAV total return and a 19.9% share price total return, outperforming the FTSE All-Share’s 9.1%. The Trust reduced its discount to NAV to 2% and declared an increased second interim dividend of 3.75p per share, reflecting its progressive dividend policy...
Plus500 Ltd

Plus500 gains approval to open representative office in Colombia

Plus500 has received authorisation from the Colombian Financial Superintendence to establish a new representative office in Colombia, marking its first strategic expansion into Latin America...
HICL Infrastructure

HICL Infrastructure Plc agrees £225m sale of seven UK PPP assets

HICL has agreed to sell a portfolio of seven UK PPP assets to APG for around £225m, in line with its March 2025 valuation. Proceeds will support the £150m share buyback programme and meet outstanding equity commitments, bringing total disposals over the past two years to about £725m at strong valuations...
Investments

Ocean Wilsons reports Q2 NAV growth and progress on Hansa merger

Ocean Wilsons posted a 6.2% investment portfolio return in Q2 2025 and completed the US$594 million sale of Wilson Sons. The company returned £109.1 million to shareholders via a tender offer and is progressing with a proposed all-share merger with Hansa, expected to complete in late September...
Murray Income Trust PLC

Murray International Trust reports strong half-year returns and dividend growth

Murray International Trust delivered a NAV total return of 6.0% and a share price total return of 11.6% for the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming its reference index. The company declared two interim dividends of 2.6p per share and achieved ‘Dividend Hero’ status for 20 consecutive years of dividend growth...
Admiral Group plc

Admiral Group Plc delivers record £521m profit in H1 2025

Admiral Group reported a 69% rise in profit before tax to £521 million for the first half of 2025, with earnings per share up 72% and an interim dividend of 115p...

Diverse Income Trust recommends final dividend of 1.35p

Diverse Income Trust plc has proposed a final dividend of 1.35p per share, payable on 28 November 2025, bringing the total annual dividend to 4.50p, up 5.9% from last year...
Real Estate Credit Investments Limited

Real Estate Credit Investments posts 2025 AGM circular

Real Estate Credit Investments has issued its 2025 AGM circular and proxy form to shareholders. The meeting will take place on 17 September 2025 at East Wing, Trafalgar Court, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, with documents available via the National Storage Mechanism...
Plus500 Ltd

Plus500 reports H1 2025 revenue of $415.1m and record customer deposits

Plus500 has reported first-half 2025 revenue of $415.1m and EBITDA of $185.1m, supported by record customer deposits of $3.1bn, more than double last year...
TBC Bank Group

TBC Bank Group declares 2Q 2025 dividend of GEL 1.75 per share

TBC Bank Group PLC has announced a quarterly dividend of GEL 1.75 per share for 2Q 2025, payable in Pounds Sterling...

TEAM plc Mark Clubb Executive Chairman Sets Sights on £2 billion as UCITS Launch Fuels Global Growth

TEAM plc Executive Chairman Mark Clubb has given an interview with DirectorsTalk, outlining the firm’s UCITS fund launch, HY25 interim results, and future outlook...
Hiscox Ltd

Hiscox Ltd reports profitable growth across all divisions in H1 2025

Hiscox delivered 5.7% growth in written premiums to $2.94bn and maintained strong profitability with a 92.6% combined ratio. Retail margins expanded, investment income rose to $234.9m, and operating return on tangible equity reached 14.5%...
Legal & General

Legal & General grows core EPS by 9% as strategic focus strengthens

Legal & General reported a 9% rise in core operating EPS and a 6% increase in core operating profit to £859m for H1 2025. The group recorded £5.2bn of new Institutional Retirement business and grew Workplace pension assets to over £100bn...
Team plc

TEAM Plc launches UCITS fund to expand global access to MPS range

TEAM plc has launched a new UCITS fund, following regulatory approvals in Ireland and Jersey, to offer international investors access to its Managed Portfolio Services. The fund will be supported by TEAM’s growing advisory network across key global markets, with initial inflows expected from existing client allocations...
Impax Environmental Markets Plc

Impax Environmental Markets Plc declares 1.9p interim dividend for 2025

Impax Environmental Markets plc has announced a first interim dividend of 1.9p per Ordinary Share for the 2025 financial year, an increase from 1.8p in 2024. The dividend will be paid on 28 August 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 15 August...
Time Finance plc

Time Finance secures over £250m in funding facilities

Time Finance has increased its total funding facilities to more than £250 million, providing over £95 million in headroom to support its three-year growth strategy through to May 2028. The expanded facilities, backed by eight long-standing funding partners, will help meet continued demand across Asset and Invoice Finance divisions...

ICG Enterprise Trust: Inside the Numbers Driving Outperformance in Private Equity (Video)

Mark Thomas from Hardman & Co breaks down the new hard data behind ICGT’s long-term share outperformance...
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Diverse Income Trust reports £257.9m net assets with 4.18% yield

Diverse Income Trust reported net assets of £257.9 million as of 31 July 2025, with a NAV of 109.08p per share and a share price of 104.00p, reflecting a 4.66% discount. The trust, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner, delivered a 19.42% one-year share price total return and maintains a historic yield of 4.18%...
Global Opportunities Trust

12.2% total return in H1 2025! Global equity income trust GOT delivers

Global Opportunities Trust reports a 4.0% NAV total return and a 12.2% share price total return for the six months to 30 June 2025, with net assets rising to £110.7 million...
Pershing Square

Pershing Square Holdings reports 15.5% NAV growth in H1 2025

Pershing Square Holdings delivered a 15.5% NAV increase in the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.2% return. Year-to-date through 19 August, NAV rose 17.7% with a 16.5% share price gain...
Temple Bar Investment Trust Plc

Temple Bar Investment Trust delivers 19.9% share price return in H1 2025

Temple Bar Investment Trust has reported strong half-year results to 30 June 2025, with a 14.2% NAV total return and a 19.9% share price total return, outperforming the FTSE All-Share’s 9.1%. The Trust reduced its discount to NAV to 2% and declared an increased second interim dividend of 3.75p per share, reflecting its progressive dividend policy...
Plus500 Ltd

Plus500 gains approval to open representative office in Colombia

Plus500 has received authorisation from the Colombian Financial Superintendence to establish a new representative office in Colombia, marking its first strategic expansion into Latin America...
HICL Infrastructure

HICL Infrastructure Plc agrees £225m sale of seven UK PPP assets

HICL has agreed to sell a portfolio of seven UK PPP assets to APG for around £225m, in line with its March 2025 valuation. Proceeds will support the £150m share buyback programme and meet outstanding equity commitments, bringing total disposals over the past two years to about £725m at strong valuations...
Investments

Ocean Wilsons reports Q2 NAV growth and progress on Hansa merger

Ocean Wilsons posted a 6.2% investment portfolio return in Q2 2025 and completed the US$594 million sale of Wilson Sons. The company returned £109.1 million to shareholders via a tender offer and is progressing with a proposed all-share merger with Hansa, expected to complete in late September...
Murray Income Trust PLC

Murray International Trust reports strong half-year returns and dividend growth

Murray International Trust delivered a NAV total return of 6.0% and a share price total return of 11.6% for the six months to 30 June 2025, outperforming its reference index. The company declared two interim dividends of 2.6p per share and achieved ‘Dividend Hero’ status for 20 consecutive years of dividend growth...
Admiral Group plc

Admiral Group Plc delivers record £521m profit in H1 2025

Admiral Group reported a 69% rise in profit before tax to £521 million for the first half of 2025, with earnings per share up 72% and an interim dividend of 115p...

Diverse Income Trust recommends final dividend of 1.35p

Diverse Income Trust plc has proposed a final dividend of 1.35p per share, payable on 28 November 2025, bringing the total annual dividend to 4.50p, up 5.9% from last year...
Real Estate Credit Investments Limited

Real Estate Credit Investments posts 2025 AGM circular

Real Estate Credit Investments has issued its 2025 AGM circular and proxy form to shareholders. The meeting will take place on 17 September 2025 at East Wing, Trafalgar Court, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, with documents available via the National Storage Mechanism...
Plus500 Ltd

Plus500 reports H1 2025 revenue of $415.1m and record customer deposits

Plus500 has reported first-half 2025 revenue of $415.1m and EBITDA of $185.1m, supported by record customer deposits of $3.1bn, more than double last year...
TBC Bank Group

TBC Bank Group declares 2Q 2025 dividend of GEL 1.75 per share

TBC Bank Group PLC has announced a quarterly dividend of GEL 1.75 per share for 2Q 2025, payable in Pounds Sterling...

TEAM plc Mark Clubb Executive Chairman Sets Sights on £2 billion as UCITS Launch Fuels Global Growth

TEAM plc Executive Chairman Mark Clubb has given an interview with DirectorsTalk, outlining the firm’s UCITS fund launch, HY25 interim results, and future outlook...
Hiscox Ltd

Hiscox Ltd reports profitable growth across all divisions in H1 2025

Hiscox delivered 5.7% growth in written premiums to $2.94bn and maintained strong profitability with a 92.6% combined ratio. Retail margins expanded, investment income rose to $234.9m, and operating return on tangible equity reached 14.5%...
Legal & General

Legal & General grows core EPS by 9% as strategic focus strengthens

Legal & General reported a 9% rise in core operating EPS and a 6% increase in core operating profit to £859m for H1 2025. The group recorded £5.2bn of new Institutional Retirement business and grew Workplace pension assets to over £100bn...
Team plc

TEAM Plc launches UCITS fund to expand global access to MPS range

TEAM plc has launched a new UCITS fund, following regulatory approvals in Ireland and Jersey, to offer international investors access to its Managed Portfolio Services. The fund will be supported by TEAM’s growing advisory network across key global markets, with initial inflows expected from existing client allocations...
Impax Environmental Markets Plc

Impax Environmental Markets Plc declares 1.9p interim dividend for 2025

Impax Environmental Markets plc has announced a first interim dividend of 1.9p per Ordinary Share for the 2025 financial year, an increase from 1.8p in 2024. The dividend will be paid on 28 August 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 15 August...
Time Finance plc

Time Finance secures over £250m in funding facilities

Time Finance has increased its total funding facilities to more than £250 million, providing over £95 million in headroom to support its three-year growth strategy through to May 2028. The expanded facilities, backed by eight long-standing funding partners, will help meet continued demand across Asset and Invoice Finance divisions...

ICG Enterprise Trust: Inside the Numbers Driving Outperformance in Private Equity (Video)

Mark Thomas from Hardman & Co breaks down the new hard data behind ICGT’s long-term share outperformance...
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