The UK’s financial services need to be investing in risk management roles to maintain the City of London’s competitive edge, the Lord Mayor has warned. In recent years, the role of Chief Risk Officers (CROs) across the financial sector has evolved from a compliance-focused gatekeeper to a strategic partner in driving growth. New research from [...]
Ferrari Group, which specialises in shipping luxury goods across the globe, has announced plans to float in Amsterdam in another blow to the London Stock Exchange. The London-headquartered company has confirmed its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam. Ferrari Group was founded in Italy in 1959 and has international operations in Europe, [...]
Legal & General is the most-held stock among all ISA millionaires using DIY investing service Hargreaves Lansdown, with fellow insurers Phoenix and Aviva joining the firm for the most popular shares. Funds run by Legal & General also make up half of the top funds invested in by the 1,322 ISA millionaires using Hargreaves Lansdown, [...]
The former Blue Plaque home of American author Herman Melville, where he wrote early drafts of Mody-Dick in the late 1840s, has gone on the market for £9m. The five-bedroom, four-storey townhouse on London’s Embankment housed Melville for two separate periods of the 1800s, and the nearby wharf served as inspiration – along with his [...]
Lloyds Banking Group has unveiled £200m plans to transform the headquarters of Scottish Widows to become the giant’s main base in Scotland. The Port Hamilton building on Morrison Street, Edinburgh, is to be designed in partnership with Drum Property Group. Lloyds Banking Group employs around 10,000 people in the Scottish capital. Located in the city’s [...]