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.

Manx Financial Group’s profits are surging, Payment Assist is flying, and a new high-margin fintech overdraft product is about to launch. Group FD James Smeed reveals how the company’s 2025 strategy is reshaping its lending engine and unlocking new revenue streams...

September 30, 2025

Sterling struggles as global forces shift against domestic fragility

Sterling weakness and dollar strength highlight diverging economic paths now shaping investor positioning...

September 30, 2025

Tracking resonance at medical congresses

Pharma congresses draw crowds, but Talking Medicines is shifting focus to the harder measure of success, whether messages truly resonate with healthcare professionals...

September 30, 2025

Signals of divergence shape investor positioning through August

August kept markets steady on the surface but revealed diverging signals in policy, earnings, and sector performance that will shape investor positioning...

September 30, 2025

Real Estate Credit Investments extends share buybacks up to £10 million

Real Estate Credit Investments has extended its share buyback programme to 31 March 2026 with a limit of up to £10 million. Since the launch of its first programme in 2023, the Company has repurchased over 7.6 million shares for £9.4 million...

September 30, 2025

Emerging market stocks climb in longest rally since 2004

Emerging market equities just logged their ninth monthly rally, but only a few names are doing all the work...

September 30, 2025

3i Infrastructure expects half-year returns ahead of target

3i Infrastructure reported strong portfolio performance for the period to 29 September 2025, with its largest holding, TCR, outperforming expectations and driving value growth...

September 30, 2025

Manx Financial extends £2m loan agreements to support Conister Bank capital

Manx Financial Group plc has renewed two unsecured £1.0 million loans for five years to strengthen Conister Bank Limited’s regulatory capital position...

September 30, 2025

Legal & General appoints Andrew Kail as Group CFO from December 2025

Legal & General Group announced that Jeff Davies will step down as Group CFO after eight years, with Andrew Kail appointed as his successor effective 1 December 2025, subject to regulatory approval...

September 30, 2025

Pharma shifts and tech resilience shape a new mood in European equities

European stocks are catching lift from pharma reshuffles and tech rebounds even as Lufthansa’s bold cost cuts raise the stakes for execution...

September 29, 2025

FTSE share prices climb as healthcare momentum meets US data focus

Momentum in UK healthcare stocks is reshaping the FTSE’s profile just as US jobs data becomes the next major inflection point...

September 29, 2025

Asia steadies as investors navigate policy shifts and US uncertainty

Asia steadies as technology strength offsets global uncertainty while investors await key central bank signals...

September 29, 2025

Signs of a subtle shift in China’s market mood

China’s rally now speaks less of stimulus and more of a change in the rules, from low-price warfare to disciplined profitability...

September 29, 2025

European stocks rise as underlying drivers shift

European markets start the week on a measured note as investors weigh data risks and corporate recalibration...

September 29, 2025

CMC Markets extends partnership with Westpac for online share trading

CMC Markets Stockbroking has been selected as the preferred vendor for Westpac’s online share trading services, covering Westpac Share Trading and St.George Directshares...

September 29, 2025

Tern Plc launches £642k Open Offer at 0.50p per share

Tern Plc has announced an Open Offer to raise up to £642,486 through the issue of 128.5 million new shares at 0.50p each, a 20% discount to the recent market price...

September 29, 2025

Private credit finds new footing as property values edge upward

Commercial property prices are stirring just as private credit broadens into more complex and flexible strategies, creating a moment of recalibration for investors...

September 25, 2025

Collateralised loan obligations in capital allocation

Collateralised loan obligations offer investors a layered way to access corporate credit with risk and return tailored across the cycle...

September 25, 2025

Manx Financial CEO on Conister Bank’s partnership with Fiinu (LON:MFX)

Manx Financial CEO Douglas Grant spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss Conister Bank’s exclusive strategic partnership with Fiinu. The collaboration will deliver an app-driven, AI-powered overdraft product designed to help UK customers and SMEs manage short-term financial pressures during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis...

September 25, 2025

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Manx Financial Group Record Profits, Fintech Deals, and a Lending Surge Fuel 2025 Growth (Video)

September 30, 2025

Sterling struggles as global forces shift against domestic fragility

Sterling weakness and dollar strength highlight diverging economic paths now shaping investor positioning...

September 30, 2025

Tracking resonance at medical congresses

Pharma congresses draw crowds, but Talking Medicines is shifting focus to the harder measure of success, whether messages truly resonate with healthcare professionals...

September 30, 2025

Signals of divergence shape investor positioning through August

August kept markets steady on the surface but revealed diverging signals in policy, earnings, and sector performance that will shape investor positioning...

September 30, 2025

Real Estate Credit Investments extends share buybacks up to £10 million

September 30, 2025

Emerging market stocks climb in longest rally since 2004

Emerging market equities just logged their ninth monthly rally, but only a few names are doing all the work...

September 30, 2025

3i Infrastructure expects half-year returns ahead of target

3i Infrastructure reported strong portfolio performance for the period to 29 September 2025, with its largest holding, TCR, outperforming expectations and driving value growth...

September 30, 2025

Manx Financial extends £2m loan agreements to support Conister Bank capital

Manx Financial Group plc has renewed two unsecured £1.0 million loans for five years to strengthen Conister Bank Limited’s regulatory capital position...

September 30, 2025

Legal & General appoints Andrew Kail as Group CFO from December 2025

September 30, 2025

Pharma shifts and tech resilience shape a new mood in European equities

European stocks are catching lift from pharma reshuffles and tech rebounds even as Lufthansa’s bold cost cuts raise the stakes for execution...

September 29, 2025

FTSE share prices climb as healthcare momentum meets US data focus

Momentum in UK healthcare stocks is reshaping the FTSE’s profile just as US jobs data becomes the next major inflection point...

September 29, 2025

Asia steadies as investors navigate policy shifts and US uncertainty

Asia steadies as technology strength offsets global uncertainty while investors await key central bank signals...

September 29, 2025

Signs of a subtle shift in China’s market mood

China’s rally now speaks less of stimulus and more of a change in the rules, from low-price warfare to disciplined profitability...

September 29, 2025

European stocks rise as underlying drivers shift

European markets start the week on a measured note as investors weigh data risks and corporate recalibration...

September 29, 2025

CMC Markets extends partnership with Westpac for online share trading

CMC Markets Stockbroking has been selected as the preferred vendor for Westpac’s online share trading services, covering Westpac Share Trading and St.George Directshares...

September 29, 2025

Tern Plc launches £642k Open Offer at 0.50p per share

Tern Plc has announced an Open Offer to raise up to £642,486 through the issue of 128.5 million new shares at 0.50p each, a 20% discount to the recent market price...

September 29, 2025

Private credit finds new footing as property values edge upward

Commercial property prices are stirring just as private credit broadens into more complex and flexible strategies, creating a moment of recalibration for investors...