Financial Services Sector News

Arbuthnot Bank charts next chapter as it approaches its two-hundredth anniversary with 135% increase in year-on-year profit before tax

XPS Pensions Group has been delivering consistent share price growth for investors for the past two years and looks well positioned for more.

F&G Annuities & Life has seen its share price drop over the last couple of months, but its metrics suggest investors pay attention.

Time Finance confident results for the full-year will be at least in-line with expectations as it hits record lending levels

Aquis Exchange net revenue expected to be up 12% to £22.6m (FY22 £20.1m) and profit before tax up 16% to £5.2m (FY22 £4.5m)

A positive update from Experian, with organic growth c.1% ahead of consensus expectations and FY24 guidance at the high end.

The Armchair Trader tries to predict what the top five investment sectors will be for 2024. Will they be 'hot' or 'not'?

James Coffey adds a FTSE 350 listed brokerage platform to his portfolio this month as we see a renewed sense of optimism for equity markets

Record fortunes have turned as assets under management have fallen this year, but could there be good news with a trading update approaching?

IG Group should be trading higher with analyst target price of 1,250p showing there is deep value in this stock with a dividend kicker

X Financial came out with some phenomenal numbers at the end of August, but can it weather the storm in China's debt market?

Aquis said that all four of the exchange's core divisions were profitable for the six month period to the end of June this year.

Shares in this listed hedge fund manager have picked up following news of an aggressive move into the private credit space.

STM in discussions with Pension SuperFund Capital over merger at a 70p per share acquistion price, valuing business at GBP40m

Wise Plc remains a potent outperformer in its cross-border payments sector with scope for yet further share price gains

Time Finance sees profit increase 355% with EPS up 340% as UK SME sector remains resiliant and hungry for credit despite economic climate

There's lots to like about Argentex for investors seeking opportunities with strong financial performance and growth potential

After a series of successful portfolio exits and generous payback to shareholders B.P. Marsh & Partners is expecting a strong set of results

Banking services and forex business CAB Payments has announced it will list in London with an IPO valued at over £800m.

Argo Blockchain to target hashrate improvement with installation of new rigs as it sees first quarter revenues up 15%

Onward Opportunities Investment Trust launches to seek out unrealised value in the UK smaller companies market

Duke Royalty turns-around $2.4m profit in three-months on opportunistic private equity sale of its investment in Instor Solutions

Fund manager Ninety-one has tough year seeing falls in AUM, profit, EPS and increased investment outflows on the back of 2022 market instability

Fund manager Man Group saw some selling of its stock in late March, but this is starting to make it look cheap for the investor.

TMT Investments is investing in the emerging technology sector, bringing entrpreneurs from the former Soviet Union to a wider market

Aquis Stock Exchange, the fast-growing market for smaller companies has released full year numbers, hosting 22 IPOs with net revenue up 24%

Conduit Holdings looks to us like a very well positioned and high quality reinsurance asset which is still being under-priced by the market.

Time Finance reports 172% surge in profits as alternative lending business sector remains robust. Upgrades profit forecast to GBP3.6m

We run Legal & General shares through some sophisticated AI-based analysis to see how they shape up ahead of results.

Duke Royalty takes annual investment spend to GBP24 with investment in Instor; closes GBP100m debt refi with Canadian insurer, Fairfax

Time Finance reaps rewards from post-Covid strategic review as alternative SME finance provider's lending book recovers and profits rise 67%

Amigo shares fall 40% as subprime lender fails to secure an investor consortium for £45m equity capital raise

With an awful lot of strategic investors selling their stock to Microsoft this week, we take a look at whether LSEG is still a Buy.

Duke Royalty secures expanded and extended GBP100m credit facility with Fairfax and increases investment in Tristone to support acquisition

Duke Royalty increases revenue 34% y-o-y and raises GBP20m in new equity financing to fund an expanding pipeline of deals

Experian's expansion into Latin America augurs a new chapter. With the share price down 15% year-to-date is it a great buying opportunity?

We take a deeper dive behind the numbers at London Stock Exchange Group as it seeks to integrate Refinitiv into its business.

We take our first look at the world's biggest insurance company, which controls a huge and diversified business in China.

Amigo Holdings share price in focus for investors as the business announces that it will start lending again despite FCA investigation

Duke Royalty published an optimistic outlook for the year ahead as revenues likely to rise with inflation and higher future cashflow

Braemar Shipping earnings update sees pre-tax profits up 66% and revenue up 21% year-on-year with shares up almost 20% in a week

Hargreaves Lansdown reports disappointing results on back of turbulent investment markets but sees its share price rally

Credit rating and data firm Experian notes substantial growth in Latin American markets after liberalisation of data regime in Brazil.

With shares slipping in Asia's latest mega IPO, we ask whether extraneous factors or the nature of the insurance sector are to blame?

Some good numbers forecast for Cornerstone FS have driven shares up, but look at the big picture and there are still unanswered questions.

We revisit Supply@ME Capital as the share price pops again on hopes that it is about to see some solid revenue numbers.

Insurance technology specialist Ondo Insurtech debuted on the London Stock Exchange this week via a SPAC reverse takeover.

Wealth manager Kingwood Holdings has been building on its acquisition of eight businesses in the UK, enhancing its distribution network.

We are adding IG Group (LSE:IGG) to our tactical trading list, as the company is still demonstrating solid fundamentals and growth prospects.

Sub-prime loans specialist Amigo Holdings seems to be in a fix as it tries to avoid insolvency this year and get lending re-started.