First profit for Aquis as it vies with LSE to attract high-growth firms

First profit for Aquis Exchange as vies with the London Stock Exchange to attract high-growth firms By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2021 Aquis has announced its first-ever profit as it battles the London Stock Exchange to become the home of high-growth … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Bitcoin’s 7% surge gives blockchain firms a boost

Bitcoin started the week with a bang as the flagship crypto-currency jumped by as much as 7 per cent. Investors piled in after card payment giant Visa said it would allow the use of another digital currency, USD Coin, on its payment network.  USD Coin is a different beast to bitcoin as it is tied … Read more

Firms will offer employees free home testing kits

Firms will be able to offer their employees free Covid home testing kits from next week as ministers ramp up efforts to make offices safe Companies will be able to supply employees with Covid-19 tests under new rules  Matt Hancock believes rapid testing will help with the country with the road map The new system … Read more

Jupiter Green manager: How we invest in firms helping the planet

How we invest in companies helping the planet: Jupiter Green manager Jon Wallace discusses the exciting ideas it backs on the INVESTING SHOW By This Is Money Published: 08:33 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 08:33 GMT, 26 March 2021 Jupiter Green invests in companies that put solving environmental problems at the core of their … Read more

Home-working trend will continue to benefit DIY firms, says analyst

The DIY and home improvement boom should give a tailwind to some shares this year as people continue to work from home and lockdown restrictions ease slowly, according to a fund manager and analysts. On Monday, B&Q and Screwfix-owner Kingfisher revealed bumper sales over the past year, as lockdown fuelled a surge in DIY and … Read more

Sky launches new business offering broadband to small firms

Sky launches new business offering broadband to small firms as it steps up battle with BT By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:35 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 23 March 2021 Sky’s new subsidiary Sky Connect will offer broadband to small businesses Telecoms giant Sky has launched a business offering … Read more

Brussels launches legal action against UK over multinational firms operating in Gibraltar 

Brussels launches legal action against UK over ‘unfair advantage’ given to multinational firms operating in Gibraltar European Commission VP Margrethe Vestager made the statement earlier today It said Britain had failed to recover €100million in tax exemptions from the firms  This is the latest in a string of spats between the EU and post-Brexit Britain  By … Read more

Some energy firms at risk of going bust over distribution network fees

Several energy suppliers are at risk of collapse after struggling to pay back cash owed to distribution networks, a source from a challenger supplier has told This is Money exclusively. Those who owe money to the networks also have to pay a hefty 8 per cent interest on top of their original bill, leaving some … Read more

Firms ordered to act on diversity or face a crackdown by regulators

Top UK firms ordered to act on diversity or face a crackdown by regulators By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 17 March 2021 FCA boss Nikhil Rathi (pictured) said firms with ‘premium’ listings in London must act to improve boardroom diversty Britain’s leading companies … Read more

Tesla boss Elon Musk crowns himself firm’s ‘Technoking’

Tesla boss Elon Musk crowns himself ‘Technoking’ and names key lieutenant ‘Master of Coin’ in bizarre Game of Thrones reference By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 15 March 2021 Elon Musk has crowned himself ‘Technoking of Tesla’ while a key lieutenant has become ‘Master … Read more