Trinity bank – a blueprint for financial success

After a couple of decades in the doldrums, UK banks have performed well over the past 18 months. The FTSE 350 Banks index is up by 70% since the start of 2024, outperforming both the Nasdaq (up 35%) a

The sale after 17 years of the last of the government’s stake in NatWest has led some to claim that this was good news for the banking sector. The stock overhang has been removed and the sale has got

Companies in the news and how they were assessed

Companies in the news and how they were assessed

This year’s “unusually good run” for beleaguered British shares shows “there is life in the old dog yet”, says Katie Martin in the Financial Times. True, the FTSE 100’s 10% year-to-date gain isn’t sen

A dominant military, political instability and a reliance on foreign aid and bailouts are hardly hallmarks of successful economies. Yet Pakistan’s stockmarket is booming. The Karachi Stock Exchange KS