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.

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..

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 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...

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 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...

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..

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..

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..

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..

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...

Why capital is returning to China despite the noise

China remains a systemically important market driven by policy-linked sectors such as technology, energy, infrastructure and consumer demand, offering selective opportunities for long-term investors seeking differentiated exposure...

Repricing unfolds across Europe as trade pressures ease

A new transatlantic trade deal eased tariff pressures and sparked renewed interest in European and Asian exporters...

Arbuthnot Banking Group 1H’25 results: Growing where it wants to

Arbuthnot Banking delivered 1H’25 results reflecting strong growth in specialist lending and deposit-gathering businesses, despite a halving of pre-tax profits due to interest rate pressures and subdued market activity...

Barclays Plc H125 Interim Results: RoTE 13.2% and £1.4 bn capital distributions

Barclays delivered a profit before tax of £5.2 bn and a return on tangible equity of 13.2 per cent in the first half of 2025, with income up 12 per..

Tern Plc raises £642,486 through underwritten Open Offer

Tern Plc’s underwritten Open Offer achieved a 43 per cent take‑up, with qualifying shareholders subscribing for 27,704,433 shares. CMC Markets UK plc, as underwriter, will take up the remaining 36,544,213..

Real Estate Credit Investments Investor Day, 8 September 2025

The event will cover an overview of Cheyne Real Estate, UK and European real estate lending challenges and opportunities, RECI’s current portfolio and outlook, and portfolio case studies...

Close Brothers to sell Winterflood Securities to Marex for £103.9m

Close Brothers Group has agreed to sell its execution services and securities arm, Winterflood Securities, to Marex Group for approximately £103.9 million in cash...

NatWest Group Plc reports H1 2025 profit rise of 28%, dividend up 58%

NatWest Group delivered an attributable profit of £2.5 billion in H1 2025, with earnings per share up 28% to 30.9 pence, Return on Tangible Equity of 18.1% and a cost:income..

Earnings whisper a new market narrative

Corporate results have quietly overridden trade tensions this quarter, offering a fresh perspective on market resilience...

Trade talks propel markets into uncharted territory

Trade truce headlines and a pause in European rate cuts have driven stocks to new highs even as bonds, currencies and commodities adjust to shifting policy winds...
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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 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 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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

Why capital is returning to China despite the noise

China remains a systemically important market driven by policy-linked sectors such as technology, energy, infrastructure and consumer demand, offering selective opportunities for long-term investors seeking differentiated exposure...

Repricing unfolds across Europe as trade pressures ease

A new transatlantic trade deal eased tariff pressures and sparked renewed interest in European and Asian exporters...

Arbuthnot Banking Group 1H’25 results: Growing where it wants to

Arbuthnot Banking delivered 1H’25 results reflecting strong growth in specialist lending and deposit-gathering businesses, despite a halving of pre-tax profits due to interest rate pressures and subdued market activity...

Barclays Plc H125 Interim Results: RoTE 13.2% and £1.4 bn capital distributions

Barclays delivered a profit before tax of £5.2 bn and a return on tangible equity of 13.2 per cent in the first half of 2025, with income up 12 per cent to £14.9 bn and EPS rising to 24.7 p...

Tern Plc raises £642,486 through underwritten Open Offer

Tern Plc’s underwritten Open Offer achieved a 43 per cent take‑up, with qualifying shareholders subscribing for 27,704,433 shares. CMC Markets UK plc, as underwriter, will take up the remaining 36,544,213 shares...

Real Estate Credit Investments Investor Day, 8 September 2025

The event will cover an overview of Cheyne Real Estate, UK and European real estate lending challenges and opportunities, RECI’s current portfolio and outlook, and portfolio case studies...

Close Brothers to sell Winterflood Securities to Marex for £103.9m

Close Brothers Group has agreed to sell its execution services and securities arm, Winterflood Securities, to Marex Group for approximately £103.9 million in cash...

NatWest Group Plc reports H1 2025 profit rise of 28%, dividend up 58%

NatWest Group delivered an attributable profit of £2.5 billion in H1 2025, with earnings per share up 28% to 30.9 pence, Return on Tangible Equity of 18.1% and a cost:income ratio improved to 48.8%...

Earnings whisper a new market narrative

Corporate results have quietly overridden trade tensions this quarter, offering a fresh perspective on market resilience...

Trade talks propel markets into uncharted territory

Trade truce headlines and a pause in European rate cuts have driven stocks to new highs even as bonds, currencies and commodities adjust to shifting policy winds...
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