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.

Tech momentum lifts Europe to unfamiliar heights

European stocks just closed at record levels as tech momentum and shifting rate expectations reshape how investors view the region...

October 3, 2025

Asia’s rally builds on shifting rate bets and AI conviction

Asian markets are gaining ground as investors align with the twin forces of potential rate cuts and the next stage of the AI cycle...

October 3, 2025

Ruffer Investment Company Annual Report 2025: Shock resistance and satisfactory returns

Ruffer Investment Company (LON:RICA) released its Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2025. In this article quoting directly from the Chair’s statement in its Strategic Report, we’ve covered the key performance indicators, investment performance, fund managers, earnings and dividends and outlook...

October 3, 2025

Markets signal confidence in China’s pivot

China’s rally is about more than momentum, investors are backing a structural pivot into technology, clean energy and advanced manufacturing...

October 3, 2025

European equities mark an unexpected high as sector leadership broadens

European equities reached a fresh high led by technology, industrials and healthcare in a rally defined more by conviction than speculation...

October 3, 2025

Manx Financial on record H1 profits and Fiinu partnership (LON:MFX)

Manx Financial's Group Financial Director James Smeed caught up with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s strong interim results for the first half of 2025 and its strategic partnership with Fiinu via subsidiary Conister Bank...

October 3, 2025

Partners Group Private Equity announces partial sale of ISP Stake

October 3, 2025

Manx Financial Group publishes Interim Results Presentation for H1 2025

Manx Financial has released its presentation covering unaudited interim results for the six months to 30 June 2025. The update outlines financial performance, operational highlights, and strategic developments, including growth in profit before tax to £4.1 million and earnings per share rising to 3.11 pence..

October 3, 2025

Insurance choices that reveal deeper priorities in financial planning

Insurance choices are not about ticking boxes but about aligning protection with the priorities that safeguard long-term wealth...

October 2, 2025

When real estate credit becomes core capital allocation

Real estate credit is quietly stepping into the spotlight, reshaping how institutions build real assets exposure...

October 2, 2025

Why securitised credit structures are drawing fresh attention

A re-emergent securitised loan vehicle is quietly offering one of the more attractive risk-reward setups in today’s credit markets...

October 2, 2025

UK and European equity trusts draw investor attention

Investor interest is shifting towards UK equity income and European trusts as capital rotates away from familiar global and US-led strategies...

October 2, 2025

London markets find fresh highs as housing prices turn unexpectedly

London equities hit record highs as UK house prices bounce back, even while industry signals remain subdued...

October 1, 2025

Global capital looks beyond the usual frontier

Emerging markets are shifting from niche plays to central portfolio pivots as capital flows re‑ask where real growth may still lie...

October 1, 2025

In-demand Asian small-cap value stocks drive Fidelity Asian Values NAV up 16.2%

Fidelity Asian Values reported strong performance in its August 2025 monthly factsheet. The Trust’s NAV rose 16.2% over the 12 months to 31 August 2025, ahead of its reference index which gained 7.8%, while the share price increased 20.4% over the same period...

October 1, 2025

Time Finance sharpens focus on secured growth

Time Finance’s steady shift toward secured lending and tech-enabled operations is recasting its risk-return profile for investors...

October 1, 2025

Ruffer Investment Company declares interim dividend of 3.35p

Ruffer Investment Company has announced an interim dividend of 3.35 pence per share for the year ended 30 June 2025. The dividend will be paid on 24 October 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 10 October 2025, with an ex-dividend date of 9 October 2025...

October 1, 2025

Fidelity Emerging Markets Ltd outperforms index buoyed by stocks in Brazil, Taiwan and China

Fidelity Emerging Markets has published its monthly factsheet for August 2025. The Trust reported positive returns, outperforming its benchmark, with stock selection in Brazil, Taiwan and China adding value...