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From this month, for the first time in history, one of the most followed global bond indices – the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index – will contain Chinese government and high quality renminbi ...

Ten years ago, many of the world’s banks were essentially bust. The global financial crisis was in full swing, and banks were facing their comeuppance for employing huge amounts of leverage to boost returns. This ...

Here’s a fact you may not have heard before. Of the 5.6m companies in the UK, 22,470 – less than 1% – create 22% of economic growth. That’s one of the findings from the Octopus High Growth Small Business ...

The Takeover Panel has, in a paper issued on 19 September, made proposals requiring buyers of publicly listed UK companies to report back on certain matters one year after completing their acquisition. The Panel wants to ...

Can a company use its powers as a shareholder to appoint directors to the board of a rival business and potentially influence how it is run? We’ve just seen Ecotricity try to appoint two non-executive directors to ...

Unlisted companies are the driving force behind the UK economy and are currently achieving unprecedented levels of survival and success. The opportunity for investors with a sharp eye to achieve tax-efficient, risk ...

Shareholder activism continues to be a strategy pursued by investors seeking to realise value by influencing or changing company behaviour. Hedge fund Elliott Advisors in May commenced legal action in the Dutch courts ...

You may have noticed that small investment companies are increasingly shunning the AIM market in favour of having a standard listing on London’s Main Market. Historically cash shells and SPACs (special purpose ...

UK banking stocks have been out of favour with investors for much of the past decade and the recent period is no exception. Last year brought a fresh wave of challenges for the sector which sold off sharply in the ...

We are in a moment in time where the macro view is important when crafting trading strategies. Britain is a prime example. The UK stock market took a while to regain its poise after the Brexit vote but it eventually ...