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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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