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.

Emerging markets edge forward as Indian IT absorbs visa fee shock

Emerging markets pushed higher even as Indian IT stocks fell under pressure from a sudden US visa fee hike...

September 22, 2025

Momentum emerges from a narrow corner of Chinese tech

A group of Chinese tech names tied to global supply chains is showing momentum that could matter far more than the broader index...

September 22, 2025

AVI Japan Opportunity Trust adds to portfolio; 2.4% NAV August rise (LON: AJOT)

September 22, 2025

Vietnam Enterprise Investments reports interim results with NAV growth and narrowed discount

Vietnam Enterprise Investments has published its Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2025. NAV per share rose 0.9% in US$ terms, while the share price increased 9.0%, narrowing the discount to 14.9%...

September 22, 2025

Manx Financial reports 16% rise in interim PBT to £4.1m

Manx Financial has published its Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2025, reporting a 16% increase in Profit Before Tax to £4.1 million. Net loan book growth reached £392.6 million, operating income rose to £18.4 million, and profit attributable to owners increased 55% to £3.7 million..

September 22, 2025

Manx Financial’s Conister Bank enters £2m convertible loan note agreement with Fiinu

Manx Financial Group PLC (AIM: MFX) has announced that its subsidiary, Conister Bank, has entered into a £2 million convertible loan note agreement with AIM-listed Fiinu plc...

September 22, 2025

A security alliance shaping the future of connected infrastructure

Device Authority and Optiv are aligning identity automation with enterprise integration to secure the next wave of connected infrastructure...

September 19, 2025

Stability creeping back into European commercial real estate

September 19, 2025

Finseta CEO on 16% Revenue Growth and Expansion into UAE & Canada (LON:FIN)

Finseta Group CEO James Hickman speaks with Giles Arbor about the company’s interim results, highlighting 16% revenue growth, the successful ramp-up of operations in Dubai and Canada, the launch of agency banking, and the Finseta corporate card...

September 19, 2025

Investec pre-close update shows stable earnings and strong capital position

Investec Group expects first-half 2026 results to be broadly in line with the prior year, with adjusted earnings per share guided between 38.7p and 41.5p and adjusted operating profit before tax of £451.0 million to £481.8 million...

September 19, 2025

Fed’s cautious easing shifts Asia into a new risk-reward landscape

Fed’s rate cut has ignited Asia’s stock bounce, but currency volatility and local economic weakness are making gains uneven...

September 18, 2025

Signals from abroad spark a rise in European shares

European shares rose as the Fed’s rate cut rippled through global markets, setting up a divergence with the Bank of England’s steadier stance...

September 18, 2025

Emerging markets draw fresh attention as policy winds shift

Emerging markets are gaining momentum after the Fed’s rate cut with India’s rupee, IT, and metals sectors drawing renewed investor focus...

September 18, 2025

Markets shift as London traders weigh fresh US easing against Bank of England caution

London equities reflected a tension between US easing and UK caution, leaving investors weighing selective opportunities across sectors...

September 18, 2025

China’s equities may be at a turning point

China’s push for chip self-sufficiency and AI innovation is transforming tech valuations and offering new opportunities amid policy-driven momentum...

September 18, 2025

European stocks tick up after US rate cut

European equities are showing modest gains after the Fed cut rates, with technology stocks leading the charge...

September 18, 2025

A new direction in pensions and inheritance tax

Inheritance tax reforms will soon draw pensions into the taxable estate, a fundamental change that investors must address before 2027...

September 18, 2025

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Avoid assuming profit equals cash because revenue tied up in invoices or inventory may hide serious liquidity risk...

September 18, 2025

Real Estate Credit Investments maintains quarterly 3p dividend for 8 years (LON:RECI)

Real Estate Credit Investments has declared a first interim dividend of 3.0 pence per Ordinary Share for the year ending 31 March 2026, payable on 17 October 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 26 September 2025...

September 18, 2025

Manx Financial Group New Overdraft Tech Partnership with Fiinu Plc Targets UK Liquidity Crunch (Video)

Group CEO Douglas Grant shares why now is the moment for this bold fintech move, offering short-term lending products tailor-made for consumers and SMEs squeezed by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis..

September 18, 2025

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28 October 2025

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28 October 2025

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28 October 2025

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28 October 2025

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Financial Services

Emerging markets edge forward as Indian IT absorbs visa fee shock

Emerging markets pushed higher even as Indian IT stocks fell under pressure from a sudden US visa fee hike...

September 22, 2025

Momentum emerges from a narrow corner of Chinese tech

A group of Chinese tech names tied to global supply chains is showing momentum that could matter far more than the broader index...

September 22, 2025

AVI Japan Opportunity Trust adds to portfolio; 2.4% NAV August rise (LON: AJOT)

September 22, 2025

Vietnam Enterprise Investments reports interim results with NAV growth and narrowed discount

September 22, 2025

Manx Financial reports 16% rise in interim PBT to £4.1m

September 22, 2025

Manx Financial’s Conister Bank enters £2m convertible loan note agreement with Fiinu

Manx Financial Group PLC (AIM: MFX) has announced that its subsidiary, Conister Bank, has entered into a £2 million convertible loan note agreement with AIM-listed Fiinu plc...

September 22, 2025

A security alliance shaping the future of connected infrastructure

Device Authority and Optiv are aligning identity automation with enterprise integration to secure the next wave of connected infrastructure...

September 19, 2025

Stability creeping back into European commercial real estate

September 19, 2025

Finseta CEO on 16% Revenue Growth and Expansion into UAE & Canada (LON:FIN)

September 19, 2025

Investec pre-close update shows stable earnings and strong capital position

September 19, 2025

Fed’s cautious easing shifts Asia into a new risk-reward landscape

Fed’s rate cut has ignited Asia’s stock bounce, but currency volatility and local economic weakness are making gains uneven...

September 18, 2025

Signals from abroad spark a rise in European shares

European shares rose as the Fed’s rate cut rippled through global markets, setting up a divergence with the Bank of England’s steadier stance...

September 18, 2025

Emerging markets draw fresh attention as policy winds shift

Emerging markets are gaining momentum after the Fed’s rate cut with India’s rupee, IT, and metals sectors drawing renewed investor focus...

September 18, 2025

Markets shift as London traders weigh fresh US easing against Bank of England caution

London equities reflected a tension between US easing and UK caution, leaving investors weighing selective opportunities across sectors...

September 18, 2025

China’s equities may be at a turning point

China’s push for chip self-sufficiency and AI innovation is transforming tech valuations and offering new opportunities amid policy-driven momentum...