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.

Industrial capital moves in on aviation’s next fuel shift

Sustainable aviation fuel is entering a new phase as capital, infrastructure and policy begin to align behind long-term supply...

Institutional capital turns to real estate credit as banks retreat

As traditional lenders pull back, institutional investors are stepping in to shape real estate credit on their own terms...

A contract win that plays to Danieli’s strengths

Danieli lands a complex Chinese order based on capability, reinforcing its place in long-term investor portfolios...

Volta Finance: Liquid Access to Private Credit (LON:VTA)

Volta Finance is the focus of discussion as Hardman & Co Financial Analyst Mark Thomas joins DirectorsTalk Interviews...

US regional banks face debt pressure and ripple‑effects emerge

Unexpected loan losses in U.S. regional banks are waking the market up to credit risks and cycle timing...

Schroders plc reports record AUM and fourth straight quarter of inflows

Schroders plc reported total assets under management rising 5% quarter-on-quarter to a record £816.7bn, driven by £4.9bn of net new business and supportive markets...

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Q3 2025: 6.4% Growth and £1bn Buyback

London Stock Exchange Group plc reported Q3 total income excluding recoveries up 6.4% on an organic constant currency basis, with Risk Intelligence +13.9%, FTSE Russell +9.3%, Data & Analytics +4.9% and Markets +6.3%...

Arbuthnot Banking reports 24% rise in funds under management and 17% deposit growth

Arbuthnot Banking reported strong performance for the three months to 30 September 2025, with funds under management and administration up 24% to £2.5bn and customer deposits rising 17% to £4.4bn...

Plus500 forms strategic partnership with US trading platform Topstep

Plus500 has entered a strategic partnership with Topstep, a US-based trading education and evaluation platform. Under the agreement, Plus500 will provide exclusive clearing and technology infrastructure for Topstep’s brokerage operations, giving traders direct access to CME Group markets...

Strategic funding shapes a new future for MCL

Arbuthnot’s tailored funding has enabled M&L Holdings to carve out MCL from IDOM, setting the stage for a nationwide engineering and environmental consultancy platform...

Building confidence at the edge through embedded trust anchors

By embedding trust anchors at the point of manufacture, Device Authority’s KeyScaler platform turns device identity into the foundation of scalable Zero Trust security...

Volta Finance: How Retail Investors Can Tap Into Private Credit’s Hottest Corner (Video)

Volta Finance gives everyday investors access to outperforming private credit via CLOs — a space usually reserved for institutions. Analyst Mark Thomas breaks down the structural advantages, income strategy and manager performance behind the Hardman & Co report: “Liquid Access to Outperforming Private Credit”...

CLO income fund Volta Finance reports €35.4m annual profit, 13.9% NAV return

Volta Finance has released its results for the year ended 31 July 2025, recording a profit of €35.4 million and a NAV total return of 13.9%...

Small-cap environmental specialist sets a strategic shift in motion

An environmental specialist in soil remediation has unlocked £450k in invoice financing to accelerate its next phase of growth in the construction sector...

Banks steady the FTSE as trade sentiment turns

The FTSE 100 comprises the UK’s largest publicly listed firms; it has opened higher today as banking stocks regain ground and trade-risk sentiment improves...

Asian markets find a new catalyst in trade thaw and growth signals

Asian markets are regaining momentum as trade optimism and economic resilience converge...

European stocks find their footing as confidence returns

European equities opened the week higher as sentiment improved on easing US credit concerns, renewed trade diplomacy, and strength in luxury and defence names...

Real Estate Credit Investments delivering stability and opportunity (LON:RECI)

Mark Thomas, Analyst at Hardman & Co outlines Real Estate Credit Investments’ strong 10% dividend yield, portfolio resilience, and effective risk management under Cheyne Capital...

Trade signals stir calm in China’s markets

A easing in Sino-US tensions has shifted the tone across Chinese equities, inviting investors to re-examine exposure to a market long discounted for risk...

European stocks find momentum as global sentiment shifts

European equities moved higher as improving sentiment from Asia encouraged investors to re-engage with risk...
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Industrial capital moves in on aviation’s next fuel shift

Sustainable aviation fuel is entering a new phase as capital, infrastructure and policy begin to align behind long-term supply...

Institutional capital turns to real estate credit as banks retreat

As traditional lenders pull back, institutional investors are stepping in to shape real estate credit on their own terms...

A contract win that plays to Danieli’s strengths

Danieli lands a complex Chinese order based on capability, reinforcing its place in long-term investor portfolios...

Volta Finance: Liquid Access to Private Credit (LON:VTA)

Volta Finance is the focus of discussion as Hardman & Co Financial Analyst Mark Thomas joins DirectorsTalk Interviews...

US regional banks face debt pressure and ripple‑effects emerge

Unexpected loan losses in U.S. regional banks are waking the market up to credit risks and cycle timing...

Schroders plc reports record AUM and fourth straight quarter of inflows

Schroders plc reported total assets under management rising 5% quarter-on-quarter to a record £816.7bn, driven by £4.9bn of net new business and supportive markets...

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Q3 2025: 6.4% Growth and £1bn Buyback

London Stock Exchange Group plc reported Q3 total income excluding recoveries up 6.4% on an organic constant currency basis, with Risk Intelligence +13.9%, FTSE Russell +9.3%, Data & Analytics +4.9% and Markets +6.3%...

Arbuthnot Banking reports 24% rise in funds under management and 17% deposit growth

Arbuthnot Banking reported strong performance for the three months to 30 September 2025, with funds under management and administration up 24% to £2.5bn and customer deposits rising 17% to £4.4bn...

Plus500 forms strategic partnership with US trading platform Topstep

Plus500 has entered a strategic partnership with Topstep, a US-based trading education and evaluation platform. Under the agreement, Plus500 will provide exclusive clearing and technology infrastructure for Topstep’s brokerage operations, giving traders direct access to CME Group markets...

Strategic funding shapes a new future for MCL

Arbuthnot’s tailored funding has enabled M&L Holdings to carve out MCL from IDOM, setting the stage for a nationwide engineering and environmental consultancy platform...

Building confidence at the edge through embedded trust anchors

By embedding trust anchors at the point of manufacture, Device Authority’s KeyScaler platform turns device identity into the foundation of scalable Zero Trust security...

Volta Finance: How Retail Investors Can Tap Into Private Credit’s Hottest Corner (Video)

Volta Finance gives everyday investors access to outperforming private credit via CLOs — a space usually reserved for institutions. Analyst Mark Thomas breaks down the structural advantages, income strategy and manager performance behind the Hardman & Co report: “Liquid Access to Outperforming Private Credit”...

CLO income fund Volta Finance reports €35.4m annual profit, 13.9% NAV return

Volta Finance has released its results for the year ended 31 July 2025, recording a profit of €35.4 million and a NAV total return of 13.9%...

Small-cap environmental specialist sets a strategic shift in motion

An environmental specialist in soil remediation has unlocked £450k in invoice financing to accelerate its next phase of growth in the construction sector...

Banks steady the FTSE as trade sentiment turns

The FTSE 100 comprises the UK’s largest publicly listed firms; it has opened higher today as banking stocks regain ground and trade-risk sentiment improves...

Asian markets find a new catalyst in trade thaw and growth signals

Asian markets are regaining momentum as trade optimism and economic resilience converge...

European stocks find their footing as confidence returns

European equities opened the week higher as sentiment improved on easing US credit concerns, renewed trade diplomacy, and strength in luxury and defence names...

Real Estate Credit Investments delivering stability and opportunity (LON:RECI)

Mark Thomas, Analyst at Hardman & Co outlines Real Estate Credit Investments’ strong 10% dividend yield, portfolio resilience, and effective risk management under Cheyne Capital...

Trade signals stir calm in China’s markets

A easing in Sino-US tensions has shifted the tone across Chinese equities, inviting investors to re-examine exposure to a market long discounted for risk...

European stocks find momentum as global sentiment shifts

European equities moved higher as improving sentiment from Asia encouraged investors to re-engage with risk...
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