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The case for going long complacency

Investment banks hawk complex hedging strategies as ‘whack-a-mole’ sell-off rips through US stocks

Results show scale of city’s comeback as hub for initial public offerings and trading

Results indicate turnaround at UK asset manager is bearing fruit

Activist investor has been pushing for improved performance as group faces scrutiny over perceived AI threat

Investors attracted by high yields as companies look to shift debt off their balance sheets

Troubles at the private credit group’s first retail focused-fund have added to broader worries about the sector

Buyers and sellers are already pricing homes under new thresholds

Strains at the company’s first retail-focused fund have sent a chill through the broader sector

Fees for non-executive directors increased even as shareholders criticise succession process

Retailer pulls plug on venture due to changes in economic conditions and property market slowdown

Government’s crypto Isa move ‘at risk of being a damp squib’

Activist investor has privately told the government that it is not pushing for a spin-off of the exchange

UK fintech that is still awaiting key lending approvals chosen by regulator to test cryptocurrency

Chief executive Georges Elhedery has pursued an overhaul of the bank since taking over in 2024

Kinderhook’s acquisition of Enhabit comes with thin margins, heavy debt and increasing scrutiny

Or time to panic

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Baby, it’s cold outside

Investment banks capitalised on volatility in 2025, with Barclays and Deutsche Bank leading the pack

Senior figures in both sectors worry that latecomers are pushing into ever-riskier assets

When the Swedish fintech grows rapidly, short-term income goes down — as have its shares

Sites from Paddington to Canary Wharf under consideration amid dearth of top-quality office space in UK capital

The former chief delivers a sharp insider’s guide to the boom and bust era of financial services that took the shine off the investment bank

German lender waved through convicted sex offender’s millions despite compliance concerns