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Chris Hughes
Bloomberg

The UK Corporate Crisis Has Gone From Bad to Worse

The UK Corporate Crisis Has Gone From Bad to Worse

The malaise in Britain’s corporate sector can be traced to policies and problems predating Conservative rule. But successive Tory administrations have been slow to stop the rot. The UK stock market should be beacon of prosperity. Instead, it has struggled to foster and retain high-growth companies…

Private Equity Rummages in Europe’s Telco Bargain Bin

Private Equity Rummages in Europe’s Telco Bargain Bin

The telecoms sector is proving a rich hunting ground for bidders and bankers. Surely stock-market investors can put up more resistance. Reliance Industries, the Indian conglomerate led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, denied a report it was mulling an offer for BT Group Plc on Monday, but the UK…

A Merger Between Covid Testers Risks a False Positive

A Merger Between Covid Testers Risks a False Positive

Progress on Covid-19 vaccines has been wonderful for the world, but in financial markets it has dulled enthusiasm for firms whose business involves virus testing. Now two of Europe’s big Covid-19 diagnostics firms — German-listed Qiagen NV and France’s BioMerieux — are mulling a union. The snag is…

Credit Suisse Just Couldn’t Say No to Archegos

Credit Suisse Just Couldn’t Say No to Archegos

The widespread and enduring failings in Credit Suisse Group AG’s risk management exposed by the Archegos scandal were laid out in all their gory detail on Thursday. The Swiss bank has started addressing each weakness one by one. What's needed is for these measures to coalesce into a total cultural…

After WFH, Bring On Flexible Work Hours

After WFH, Bring On Flexible Work Hours

The pandemic forced employers to embrace flexibility in working location, but a related concept — flexibility of working hours — is far from being the norm. As big firms encourage staff back to the office, pressure for adjustable work schedules could mount. Many bosses want staff back on site,…

Amsterdam Is Where It’s At. Can Paris and Frankfurt Stop It?

Amsterdam Is Where It’s At. Can Paris and Frankfurt Stop It?

Barely weeks after the UK’s exit from the Europe Union, Amsterdam is gaining kudos as a major European venue for stocks. It may all be a matter of perception — but perception counts in the markets. The Dutch capital has been chosen for two high-profile listings in recent days. It was also the…

Everyone Has a Right to Moan About Work From Home

Everyone Has a Right to Moan About Work From Home

The tone at the top sets the culture of the firm. Over at the UK arm of KPMG, the top has been sounding pretty tone deaf. The “Big Four” accountancy firm announced on Friday the resignation of Chairman Bill Michael after the Financial Times reported that he told staff to stop moaning about the…

The UK’s Least-Loved Stocks Face Their Reckoning

The UK’s Least-Loved Stocks Face Their Reckoning

Sterling is on the rise again as investors regain optimism there’ll be a Brexit deal. Could another leg up in the currency following a firm accord spur interest in the unloved UK equity market? Being cheap may at last be sufficient reason for investors to buy. Anecdotally, global asset managers…

AstraZeneca Can Justify Its $39 Billion Splashout

AstraZeneca Can Justify Its $39 Billion Splashout

AstraZeneca Plc was always going to do another deal one day, but few followers of the UK drugmaker expected this: It’s splashing out $39 billion in cash and stock for US rare-disease specialist Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its biggest acquisition ever. AstraZeneca already has one of the…

Vaccine Muddle Is Reputational Risk for AstraZeneca

Vaccine Muddle Is Reputational Risk for AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca Plc’s work to turn Oxford University research into a widely distributed vaccine against Covid-19 may be financially cost-free for the British drugmaker thanks to funding from outside sources. But it clearly has taken on some additional reputational risk. The presentation of late…

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