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KKR urges Assura to ditch Primary Health Properties as bidding war heats up
By City AM
US private equity giant KKR has called on Assura to abandon a deal with rival Primary Health Properties as the bidding war for the º£½ÇÊÓƵ healthcare real estate investment trusts ramps up.
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ P&I Club expands presence with Newcastle office opening
Employment
The London based shipping insurance specialist is now recruiting into it new Quayside office
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Bank of England cuts interest rates
Bank Of England
Bank warns inflation will increase further
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Hiscox shares jump as firm hikes buyback despite huge wildfire losses
By City AM
Hiscox has posted a slight fall in interim profit as wildfire claims hit its reinsurance division, but the company increased capital returns on the back of substantial investment income
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Legal & General delivers solid profit growth after international expansion
By City AM
The company recorded a six per cent increase in core operating profit for the first half of 2025 after recording steady growth across all three of its business arms.
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Newcastle life sciences agency ramarketing opens new headquarters as it marks 16 years in business
property news
The company has expanded for the fourth time in Newcastle into The Catalyst
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High street bank triples profits by shifting focus to small business loans
By City AM
The bank recorded an underlying profit before tax of £45m in the six months to the end of June, up from £12.8m in the second half of 2024
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Bank of England's persistent 'groupthink' issue highlighted ahead of crucial interest rate cut
By City AM
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to cut interest rates on Thursday
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Battery storage group Pulse Clean Energy secures £220m debt financing to develop new º£½ÇÊÓƵ sites
Energy
Group has sites in Greater Manchester, Wales, the North East and the East Midlands – and is planning one in Devon
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FTSE 100 banks: Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC pocket £12.8bn in Q2 but trouble looms
By City AM
The Big Five - Barclays, HSBC, Natwest, Lloyds and Standard Chartered - pocketed a combined £12.8bn in the three months to June 30
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Bank of England to cut interest rates but faces dilemma over future policy decisions
By City AM
The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates this week, but the future of monetary policy is uncertain, according to leading economists
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Near £3bn high street bank funding gap to Welsh SMEs identified by report
Banking & Finance
Fintech Allica Bank said if deployed it would have had a huge economic impact
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Klarna gears up for New York IPO revival in autumn amidst market recovery
By City AM
Klarna's US listing plans were put on hold after President Trump's 'Liberation Day' levies
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Newcastle Building Society reports 'solid' half year performance
Company Results
The lender has made about £21m available for victims of the Philips Trust collapse, with £18.7m paid out so far
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North West welcomes PM's late payments clampdown
Enterprise
Small Business Plan includes finance pledges and push to tackle late payments
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Supreme Court ruling sparks crackdown on 'bad practice' by dodgy claims firms
By City AM
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have teamed up to issue a warning to law firms and claims management companies (CMCs)
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Nationwide smashes big banks in mass customer exodus as 'The Big Thankyou' pays off
By City AM
Nationwide was the runaway winner for current account switches in the first quarter of 2025 as the mutual's billions of pounds returned to customers in 2024 paid off.
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Chetwood Bank sees saver deposits exceed £5bn
Banking & Finance
The challenger bank is headquartered in Wrexham
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Klarna secures º£½ÇÊÓƵ banking licence to take on Monzo and Revolut
By City AM
The buy now, pay later firm has been granted regulatory approval to offer savings accounts to its 11 million º£½ÇÊÓƵ customers, with a debit card on the horizon
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Santander º£½ÇÊÓƵ's strategic overhaul leads to job cuts and branch closures
By City AM
The bank said provisions for other liabilities and charges were up 74 per cent to £249m driven by "higher transformation related charges". The lender listed losses and provisions as rising 119.8 per cent to €340m (£296m)
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Revolut mulls China launch as fintech giant faces º£½ÇÊÓƵ regulatory hell
By City AM
Revolut is considering a move into China as the fintech giant battles regulatory issues closer to home in a bid to become a fully fledged bank in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Rathbones sees profit fall as it warns on first-half market turbulence
By City AM
Rathbones has reported a decline in profit over the first six months of the year, as market turbulence in the first quarter took its toll on the FTSE 250 wealth manager
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HSBC profit plunges 29% amid China business write-downs, missing market forecasts
By City AM
The FTSE 100 listed global bank saw its pre-tax profit come in at $6.3bn (£4.72bn) in the three months to May 31, down from $8.8bn a year ago and below analyst expectations of $6.99bn.
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Smart Pension commits £330m to Octopus Energy funds – including backing for Kensa heat pump network
Climate Agenda
Chancellor hails success of Mansion House Acord
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