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The rebundling conundrum

The TRADE

In May, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) implemented new rules allowing fund managers to pay for research with a joint payment option, essentially allowing for the ‘bundling’ together of payments for trade execution and research. But, demonstrably, there was work to be done when it came to the introduced set-up.

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AFME calls out EU’s proposed capital markets integration plan citing equity market structure oversight

The TRADE

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has shared its response to the European Commission’s ‘targeted consultation on integration of EU capital markets in Europe’ – which closed today – highlighting several points of concern.

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Elliott has built a stake in Global Payments. How the activist can help the company lift its share price

CNBC: Investing

It provides flexible commercial payments, accounts payable and electronic payment alternative solutions that support B2B payment processes for businesses and governments. When evaluating an investment, the firm also hires specialty and general management consultants, expert cost analysts and industry specialists.

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Scaling up your business without hiring full-time staff

Growth Business

By Anna Jordan on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Scaling up your business is hard and thats before you take incoming tax rises into account. McKinsey reckons that 60 per cent of employees could save 30 per cent of their time with workflow automation, with automated accounting software, for instance.

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UK Corporate Briefing - August 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

In this month’s issue we discuss: Takeover Panel consultation and new practice statements The proposed amendments to the Takeover Code clarify how the mandatory offer requirements apply to a company with a dual class share structure when a shareholder’s percentage of voting is increased on certain trigger events.

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Sports Investment Banking: How to Win the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the Same Year

Mergers and Inquisitions

However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas. A few smaller European football clubs also happen to be publicly traded (Ajax, Celtic, etc.). Madison Square Garden hires ex-bankers and consultants for these roles).

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Tariffs & The Job Market: How the Trade War Will Affect Finance Internships, Jobs, Deals, and Valuations

Mergers and Inquisitions

If youve been breathing oxygen over the past few weeks, youve now seen approximately 523,861 articles about the trade war, the tariffpocalypse, and how random tweets now move trillions in market value each day. Yes, other countries have imposed trade barriers that have reduced access to their markets, despite the U.S.