Financial Services

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.

UK equities regain investor interest as valuation opportunities widen

Fidelity Special Values manager Alex Wright says UK equities have seen renewed interest as valuations remain attractive compared with global peers. The trust continues to follow a contrarian approach, focusing on undervalued mid and small cap companies and aiming to identify positive change not yet reflected in share prices...

Global Opportunities Trust reaffirms successful value and absolute-return strategy (LON: GOT)

As at the end of October 2025, Global Opportunities Trust continued to apply its value focused strategy across global markets, holding a blend of equities, private market investments and significant liquidity positions...

Tern Plc updates position in Talking Medicines with new convertible loan notes

Tern Plc has received about £230,000 in new unsecured convertible loan notes from Talking Medicines after cancelling around £180,000 of short term loans provided over 2024 and 2025...

Prediction markets move into the mainstream as trading surges | Ruffer Investment Company

New prediction markets are turning public opinion into tradable data, offering investors fresh insight into where conviction and risk are building...

China’s growth drivers create new openings

Dale Nicholls of Fidelity China Special Situations outlines how economic change, evolving regulation and continued innovation are creating selective opportunities in China...

Why investors are reassessing securitised credit structures like CLOs

Amid shifting rate dynamics, structured instruments like CLOs are gaining attention for targeted exposure to income and credit in a more controlled format...

Peter Cruddas CEO CMC Markets: Building a Fintech Powerhouse from London to Sydney (Video)

CMC Markets’ CEO Lord Peter Cruddas argues it’s time for a market re-rating. With $150bn in client assets and global tech deals from Westpac to Revolut, the business is no longer just a B2C trading firm—it’s a tech-driven financial engine...

China’s market recovery brings renewed interest

Improving geopolitical conditions, stronger innovation and rising domestic confidence are supporting the view that technology, industrials and consumer sectors hold long-term growth potential despite past volatility...

NB Private Equity Partners 2025 CMD: good returns from low-risk PE model

NB Private Equity Partners reports continued strength across its portfolio, supported by solid operating performance in its larger positions and a maturing set of holdings that are increasingly ready for exit...

The real problem holding back connected vehicle programmes

Vehicle identity is fast becoming a core infrastructure challenge, and a new bottleneck for OEMs aiming to scale software-defined platforms...

Fidelity China HY Report Highlights Strong Scalable Growth in Core Domestic Industries (LON: FCSS)

Fidelity China Special Situations reported strong half-year results for the six months to 30 September 2025, delivering a share price return of 28.7% and a NAV return of 29.7%...

Manx Financial Group appoints Shore Capital as financial adviser and broker

Manx Financial Group has appointed Shore Capital as its financial adviser and sole broker with immediate effect...

Ruffer Investment Company delivers positive November performance amid market volatility

Ruffer Investment Company Limited recorded a positive portfolio return in November despite broader equity market volatility...

Why today’s market calm feels engineered

Index calm is being built on unstable foundations, investors may want to rethink what safety really looks like...

A founder-led reshaping of one trading platform’s entire future

CMC Markets is moving fast to rebuild itself as a full-spectrum trading platform, with blockchain and broking now part of the same plan...

Why fixed portfolio models may be losing their edge

A flexible global strategy that treats cash not as a gap but as a tool for timing and protection...

Defence stocks take the lead as investors pull back from consumer names

A sector rotation is taking shape in the FTSE, as defensive names and operational clarity draw renewed investor focus...

Scams are targeting investors through everyday transactions

Scams are targeting investors through ordinary digital habits, the risk is real and preventable...

Record’s FX Alpha offers a targeted route to uncorrelated return streams

FX Alpha gives investors access to a disciplined, currency-based strategy designed to perform independently of equities and bonds...

Europe stocks climb as renewables react to US permit decision

Europe stocks climbed as a US court decision opened the door for renewable firms to regain momentum across international markets...
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UK equities regain investor interest as valuation opportunities widen

Fidelity Special Values manager Alex Wright says UK equities have seen renewed interest as valuations remain attractive compared with global peers. The trust continues to follow a contrarian approach, focusing on undervalued mid and small cap companies and aiming to identify positive change not yet reflected in share prices...

Global Opportunities Trust reaffirms successful value and absolute-return strategy (LON: GOT)

As at the end of October 2025, Global Opportunities Trust continued to apply its value focused strategy across global markets, holding a blend of equities, private market investments and significant liquidity positions...

Tern Plc updates position in Talking Medicines with new convertible loan notes

Tern Plc has received about £230,000 in new unsecured convertible loan notes from Talking Medicines after cancelling around £180,000 of short term loans provided over 2024 and 2025...

Prediction markets move into the mainstream as trading surges | Ruffer Investment Company

New prediction markets are turning public opinion into tradable data, offering investors fresh insight into where conviction and risk are building...

China’s growth drivers create new openings

Dale Nicholls of Fidelity China Special Situations outlines how economic change, evolving regulation and continued innovation are creating selective opportunities in China...

Why investors are reassessing securitised credit structures like CLOs

Amid shifting rate dynamics, structured instruments like CLOs are gaining attention for targeted exposure to income and credit in a more controlled format...

Peter Cruddas CEO CMC Markets: Building a Fintech Powerhouse from London to Sydney (Video)

CMC Markets’ CEO Lord Peter Cruddas argues it’s time for a market re-rating. With $150bn in client assets and global tech deals from Westpac to Revolut, the business is no longer just a B2C trading firm—it’s a tech-driven financial engine...

China’s market recovery brings renewed interest

Improving geopolitical conditions, stronger innovation and rising domestic confidence are supporting the view that technology, industrials and consumer sectors hold long-term growth potential despite past volatility...

NB Private Equity Partners 2025 CMD: good returns from low-risk PE model

NB Private Equity Partners reports continued strength across its portfolio, supported by solid operating performance in its larger positions and a maturing set of holdings that are increasingly ready for exit...

The real problem holding back connected vehicle programmes

Vehicle identity is fast becoming a core infrastructure challenge, and a new bottleneck for OEMs aiming to scale software-defined platforms...

Fidelity China HY Report Highlights Strong Scalable Growth in Core Domestic Industries (LON: FCSS)

Fidelity China Special Situations reported strong half-year results for the six months to 30 September 2025, delivering a share price return of 28.7% and a NAV return of 29.7%...

Manx Financial Group appoints Shore Capital as financial adviser and broker

Manx Financial Group has appointed Shore Capital as its financial adviser and sole broker with immediate effect...

Ruffer Investment Company delivers positive November performance amid market volatility

Ruffer Investment Company Limited recorded a positive portfolio return in November despite broader equity market volatility...

Why today’s market calm feels engineered

Index calm is being built on unstable foundations, investors may want to rethink what safety really looks like...

A founder-led reshaping of one trading platform’s entire future

CMC Markets is moving fast to rebuild itself as a full-spectrum trading platform, with blockchain and broking now part of the same plan...

Why fixed portfolio models may be losing their edge

A flexible global strategy that treats cash not as a gap but as a tool for timing and protection...

Defence stocks take the lead as investors pull back from consumer names

A sector rotation is taking shape in the FTSE, as defensive names and operational clarity draw renewed investor focus...

Scams are targeting investors through everyday transactions

Scams are targeting investors through ordinary digital habits, the risk is real and preventable...

Record’s FX Alpha offers a targeted route to uncorrelated return streams

FX Alpha gives investors access to a disciplined, currency-based strategy designed to perform independently of equities and bonds...

Europe stocks climb as renewables react to US permit decision

Europe stocks climbed as a US court decision opened the door for renewable firms to regain momentum across international markets...
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