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.

Volta Finance, Mark Thomas Unmasks CLO Stability Amid Market Shocks (Video)

Hardman & Co’s Mark Thomas turns the spotlight on Volta Finance, showing that its CLO-backed NAV and share-price moves have at times outperformed equity markets during 2025 tariff uncertainty...

International Public Partnerships completes £49 million capital release

INPP releases £49m from Priority Schools and BSF assets at a valuation premium, lifting total realisations to £315 m and extending its £200 m share buyback programme...

Arbuthnot names Charlotte Crosswell OBE as non-executive director

Arbuthnot has appointed Charlotte Crosswell OBE as independent non-executive director, joining the board and its banking subsidiary from 16 July 2025 and strengthening its financial services expertise...

Secured lending shapes an uncommon edge at Time Finance

By refocusing almost all new deals into secured invoice and asset finance, the Bath-based specialist has quietly crafted a lending platform that blends resilience with rising margins, setting a fresh agenda for long-term value creation...

The overlooked gateway to seamless international payouts

A platform once overlooked is now rewriting the rules of high-volume global payouts, weaving compliance, scalability and security into every transfer...

Time Finance’s Ed Rimmer on record results and three-year growth plan (LON:TIME)

In FY 2024/25, Time Finance delivered record revenue of £37.0 million and profit before tax of £7.9 million, all while maintaining stable arrears and bad debts...

Trust in the untamed edge

A unified, AI-driven platform is transforming unmanaged IoT risks into automated, policy-based guardianship, promising both operational simplicity and strategic upside...

UK SME funding shifting gears

Britain’s small business financing is evolving through record lending volumes and governance innovation, offering investors a new blend of opportunity and resilience...

When emerging powers reroute commerce

A coalition representing nearly 40% of global GDP is quietly forging new trade pathways, offering investors a structural shift worth exploring...

Plus500 reports 4% revenue growth and record deposits in H1 2025

Plus500’s H1 2025 revenue rose 4 per cent to $415.1 million, EBITDA reached $185.1 million at a 45 per cent margin, and customer deposits hit a record $3.1 billion...

When cross-border complexity becomes opportunity

A new era of international payments is emerging, and Finseta Plc is at the forefront, turning cross-border complexity into strategic advantage...

The factory floor’s revolution

Industrial IoT is the unseen force turning routine equipment into predictive partners, trimming costs, smoothing cash flows and revealing investment edge, long before those insights show up in the numbers...

NB Private Equity Partners declares $0.47 dividend for 2H 2025

NB Private Equity Partners Limited, the $1.2bn FTSE 250-listed investment company managed by Neuberger Berman, has declared a $0.47 per share dividend for the second half of 2025, payable on 29 August...

BlackRock American Income Trust posts 2.5% NAV gain in May

BlackRock American Income Trust plc reported a 2.5% NAV increase and 3.8% share price gain in May 2025. Strong performance in financials offset weaker energy positions...

European equity markets show shift in global trade sentiment

European markets are gradually repricing as easing Sino‑US tensions recalibrate export forecasts and corporate earnings models...

Record highs signal an unexpected turning point in US equities

A rare convergence of geopolitical calm, currency moves, and bold corporate pivots is reshaping investor sentiment in US markets...

Unexpected calm as fiscal strain gathers pace

Political reassurance steadied UK markets, but a reopened budget gap and strained fiscal credibility now dominate investor focus...

European stocks reflect renewed trade confidence

Europe’s equity rebound reflects more than trade relief, it signals a structural shift towards stability and strategic capital allocation...

A pattern emerging beneath the noise in global allocation

Global Opportunities Trust’s latest dividend uplift and insider buying hint at a potent repositioning, offering income and nimble equity exposure in evolving markets...

China tech stocks signal subtle shift in trade framework

A behind-the-scenes easing in tech trade has rekindled Chinese industrial stocks and hints at deeper cooperation between Washington and Beijing...
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Volta Finance, Mark Thomas Unmasks CLO Stability Amid Market Shocks (Video)

Hardman & Co’s Mark Thomas turns the spotlight on Volta Finance, showing that its CLO-backed NAV and share-price moves have at times outperformed equity markets during 2025 tariff uncertainty...

International Public Partnerships completes £49 million capital release

INPP releases £49m from Priority Schools and BSF assets at a valuation premium, lifting total realisations to £315 m and extending its £200 m share buyback programme...

Arbuthnot names Charlotte Crosswell OBE as non-executive director

Arbuthnot has appointed Charlotte Crosswell OBE as independent non-executive director, joining the board and its banking subsidiary from 16 July 2025 and strengthening its financial services expertise...

Secured lending shapes an uncommon edge at Time Finance

By refocusing almost all new deals into secured invoice and asset finance, the Bath-based specialist has quietly crafted a lending platform that blends resilience with rising margins, setting a fresh agenda for long-term value creation...

The overlooked gateway to seamless international payouts

A platform once overlooked is now rewriting the rules of high-volume global payouts, weaving compliance, scalability and security into every transfer...

Time Finance’s Ed Rimmer on record results and three-year growth plan (LON:TIME)

In FY 2024/25, Time Finance delivered record revenue of £37.0 million and profit before tax of £7.9 million, all while maintaining stable arrears and bad debts...

Trust in the untamed edge

A unified, AI-driven platform is transforming unmanaged IoT risks into automated, policy-based guardianship, promising both operational simplicity and strategic upside...

UK SME funding shifting gears

Britain’s small business financing is evolving through record lending volumes and governance innovation, offering investors a new blend of opportunity and resilience...

When emerging powers reroute commerce

A coalition representing nearly 40% of global GDP is quietly forging new trade pathways, offering investors a structural shift worth exploring...

Plus500 reports 4% revenue growth and record deposits in H1 2025

Plus500’s H1 2025 revenue rose 4 per cent to $415.1 million, EBITDA reached $185.1 million at a 45 per cent margin, and customer deposits hit a record $3.1 billion...

When cross-border complexity becomes opportunity

A new era of international payments is emerging, and Finseta Plc is at the forefront, turning cross-border complexity into strategic advantage...

The factory floor’s revolution

Industrial IoT is the unseen force turning routine equipment into predictive partners, trimming costs, smoothing cash flows and revealing investment edge, long before those insights show up in the numbers...

NB Private Equity Partners declares $0.47 dividend for 2H 2025

NB Private Equity Partners Limited, the $1.2bn FTSE 250-listed investment company managed by Neuberger Berman, has declared a $0.47 per share dividend for the second half of 2025, payable on 29 August...

BlackRock American Income Trust posts 2.5% NAV gain in May

BlackRock American Income Trust plc reported a 2.5% NAV increase and 3.8% share price gain in May 2025. Strong performance in financials offset weaker energy positions...

European equity markets show shift in global trade sentiment

European markets are gradually repricing as easing Sino‑US tensions recalibrate export forecasts and corporate earnings models...

Record highs signal an unexpected turning point in US equities

A rare convergence of geopolitical calm, currency moves, and bold corporate pivots is reshaping investor sentiment in US markets...

Unexpected calm as fiscal strain gathers pace

Political reassurance steadied UK markets, but a reopened budget gap and strained fiscal credibility now dominate investor focus...

European stocks reflect renewed trade confidence

Europe’s equity rebound reflects more than trade relief, it signals a structural shift towards stability and strategic capital allocation...

A pattern emerging beneath the noise in global allocation

Global Opportunities Trust’s latest dividend uplift and insider buying hint at a potent repositioning, offering income and nimble equity exposure in evolving markets...

China tech stocks signal subtle shift in trade framework

A behind-the-scenes easing in tech trade has rekindled Chinese industrial stocks and hints at deeper cooperation between Washington and Beijing...
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