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  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    Allied Gold bypasses London for North American listings

    More precious metal miners are turning away from UK capital’s stock exchange

    Peter Marrone
  • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
    UK economy
    City of London calls for public-private partnership to grow sectors

    Square Mile’s governing body outlines proposals to secure a potential £225bn boost to economy

  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    Why is the London Stock Exchange muscling in on the private equity world?

    The market wants to give founders, investors and employees in private companies a way to sell their shares

    The logo of London Stock Exchange Group Plc in the office atrium in the City of London
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    Camilla Palladino
    It is in the UK’s interest to treat investment research as a public good

    The declining volume and quality of analyst coverage should carry some of the blame for the City’s problems

  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    Jeremy Hunt
    Hunt to set out City reforms to drive UK growth and investment

    Mansion House speech will hail pact with pension groups that could unlock £50bn

    Jeremy Hunt
  • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
    IPOs
    CAB Payments drops on first day of trading after London IPO

    UK fintech group’s listing marked one of largest public debuts for City this year

  • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
    Numis Corp PLC
    Numis warns over ‘effective closure’ of London IPO market

    UK broker says revenues faced more pressure last quarter as economic worries hit confidence

    Skyline of the City of London
  • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
    Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
    Macron’s wooing of bankers risks adding to societal tensions

    The expansion of France’s financial sector magnifies the gulf between the haves and have-nots

    Montage of Paris skyline with riot police
  • Sunday, 2 July, 2023
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Miner ACG to raise $300mn in test of London’s capital markets

    Spac seeks to buy mines in Brazil in deal backed by Glencore, Stellantis and Volkswagen

  • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
    John Plender
    Shed no tears over the travails of London’s equity market

    Rishi Sunak’s promotion of financial services misses the point that an oversized sector can harm the rest of the economy

    Skyline of the Canary Wharf business district in London
  • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Canary Wharf is changing, not dying

    Satellite business districts are having to reinvent themselves post-pandemic

    View of Canary Wharf skyline
  • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
    UK financial regulation
    Pension schemes argue London listing reforms would damage City

    Investors complain fundamental rights of shareholders would be threatened by FCA’s plans to attract more companies to list in the UK

    The Financial Conduct Authority
  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
    Fresh blow to City as WE Soda pulls $7.5bn London IPO

    Industrial material producer blames ‘cautious investors’ over what had been set to be LSE’s largest listing this year

  • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
    Andreessen Horowitz
    Andreessen Horowitz to open London crypto office in first push overseas

    VC firm to start up international outpost after renewed regulatory clampdown in US

    Chris Dixon, who leads Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto investments, on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019
  • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
    IPOs
    CAB Payments announces plans to pursue London listing

    Cross-border transfers fintech follows WE Soda’s intention to float

    City workers in Paternoster Square, where the London Stock Exchange is based
  • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
    CRH PLC
    CRH shareholders approve listing switch from London to New York

    World’s largest building materials group wins strong investor backing for plan to become ‘a truly American company’

    A lorry arrives to collect crushed gravel at the CRH quarry in Dublin, Ireland
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    Alberta Investment Management Corp
    Canadian fund to boost London office in show of faith in UK capital

    AIMCo looks to invest ‘billions’ in country as CEO says city a better global gateway than New York

    AIMCo and City of London montage
  • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
    IPOs
    Soda ash group aims to be ‘big fish’ in London with $7.5bn valuation target

    WE Soda, controlled by Turkish media mogul Turgay Ciner, bucks recent trends with plan for UK IPO

    A WE Soda facility in Turkey
  • Monday, 22 May, 2023
    Ian Smith
    It’s not just the equity market: insurance must be part of London’s competitiveness debate

    Senior executives say ‘one-size-fits-all’ rules and slow regulatory approvals are holding sector back

    People crossing a bridge with the City of London behind them
  • Friday, 19 May, 2023
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut in shareholder battle with SoftBank as UK licence talks stall

    Minister to meet payment group’s bosses amid fears UK’s biggest tech group will leave the country

    Revolut has been told it must simplify its ownership to win a long-delayed banking licence
  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    London brokers braced for shake-up as equity market languishes

    Dearth of IPOs forces industry to consolidate and look to expand its sources of revenue

  • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
    Clearing & Settlement
    EU under pressure to extend access to London clearing houses

    Bosses warn post-Brexit restrictions from mid-2025 could undermine financial stability

    City skyline behind the Tower of London
  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
    AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
    AngloGold Ashanti to switch primary listing to New York

    South African miner says move will allow it to access deeper pool of investors

    A mine worker hammers the rough surface of a newly molded gold bar
  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
    London Stock Exchange Group
    UK investors sound alarm over London exchange rule changes

    Shake-up would dilute investors’ voting rights and leave them exposed to riskier stocks, say fund managers

    London Stock Exchange headquarters
  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
    Executive Pay
    LSE chief calls for higher UK executive pay to retain listings

    Julia Hoggett wants ‘constructive discussion’ on remuneration to stop companies moving to US

    Julia Hoggett, head of the London Stock Exchange
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