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Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

IPOs
Sustainable shoemaker Allbirds files for US IPO
San Francisco-based group targets demand for green fashion brands with ‘sustainable’ listing
Friday, 27 August, 2021

Retail trading
SEC to review gamelike features on stock trading apps
US regulator will also examine marketing practices based on personal profiles of investors
Thursday, 26 August, 2021

News in-depthUS equities
US investors cut leverage for first time since start of pandemic
Borrowings to buy securities dipped to lowest level since March
Tuesday, 24 August, 2021

News in-depthBroadridge Financial Solutions Inc
‘A true monopoly’: fee fight reveals heft of Wall Street linchpin Broadridge
Fund advocates claim distributor of shareholder materials is charging exorbitant prices
Tuesday, 10 August, 2021

News in-depthRobinhood
Robinhood’s growth hinges on loyalty of next-gen traders
Steady assets will be critical for growth at commission-free broker popular with meme-stock set
Thursday, 5 August, 2021

ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
Companies dole out stocks and ETFs as perks to loyal customers
AT&T’s Cricket Wireless ties up with micro-investing app Acorns to reduce churn among pre-paid phone users
Wednesday, 4 August, 2021

Robinhood
Robinhood soars after retail traders flock to shares
Venue that helped power the ‘meme stock’ rally gains favour on social media as options trading debuts
Friday, 30 July, 2021

The Big Read
Robinhood IPO: why believers failed to deliver the ‘moonshot’
Fear of regulatory intervention has put off retail traders and institutional investors alike
Friday, 30 July, 2021

On Wall StreetRobinhood
Robinhood push to democratise finance falters with own shares
IPO gives greater voting rights to founders of upstart brokerage
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Thursday, 29 July, 2021

IPOs
Robinhood shares slide in debut as investors give broker cold shoulder
App owner valued at $29bn after first day of trading in IPO with high retail allocation
Wednesday, 28 July, 2021

IPOs
‘The IPO is a black box’: Robinhood’s unconventional stock market debut
Brokerage to set aside up to 35% of shares for retail investors on its own app in break from norm
Monday, 19 July, 2021

Robinhood
Robinhood seeks valuation of up to $35bn in IPO
Online brokerage hopes to raise more than $2bn in hotly anticipated listing
Friday, 16 July, 2021

House & Home
A New York homecoming — more slowdown in the suburbs than ‘Sex and the City’
‘While the city is 70 per cent vaccinated and dancing through “shot girl summer”, I am alone at my parents’ house babysitting the geriatric family dog’
Tuesday, 13 July, 2021

Residential
Fantasy home: a Montana cabin inspired by A River Runs Through It
The landscape of Norman Maclean’s novella offers beauty, calm and a sense of perspective
Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

AMC Entertainment
‘Meme stock’ AMC scraps share plan
Cinema chain’s investors balk at creation of more shares after burst of fundraising
Friday, 2 July, 2021

ExplainerRobinhood
The 5 most revealing numbers in Robinhood’s IPO prospectus
Fast-growing but controversial brokerage readies hotly-anticipated flotation
Thursday, 1 July, 2021

Robinhood
Robinhood targets valuation of at least $40bn in IPO
Trading platform’s prospectus reveals explosive growth and regulatory scrutiny
Wednesday, 30 June, 2021

Financial services
Robinhood ordered to pay $70m penalty to US regulator
Finra says retail trading platform caused ‘widespread and significant’ harm to customers
Wednesday, 30 June, 2021

ExplainerCryptocurrencies
What protections do consumers have in crypto trading?
Right now, the answer is: not many
Tuesday, 29 June, 2021

Cryptocurrencies
Online broker eToro predicts more crypto regulation ahead
CEO of fast-growing trading platform says rulemakers need to do more to understand digital coins
Friday, 25 June, 2021

News in-depthHedge funds
Hedge funds rethink tactics after $12bn hit from meme stock army
Short sellers on guard over risk that day trader sprees could trigger ‘extinction-level events’
Friday, 18 June, 2021

Barclays PLC
Barclays to repay customers hit by £48m Malta timeshare scandal
Bank to compensate in full 1,500 customers who were improperly sold loans
Thursday, 10 June, 2021

Retail trading
GameStop shares tumble while SEC probes trading activity
Plan to issue new shares and regulator’s investigation send retail investor favourite falling
Wednesday, 9 June, 2021

Equities
Retail trading fervour moves on to Clover Health
Shares in Spac launched by Chamath Palihapitiya latch on to Reddit enthusiasm
Monday, 7 June, 2021

ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
Retail investors keep buying the dip in ETFs
Inflows help explain the limited pullbacks in the market since last November